London to Stockholm... and all points in-between!

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On July 13, 2000, we began our second globetrotting adventure by spending two nights in London. We saw the sights through jet-lagged eyes, then took the train from London to the port in Dover. We set sail for Oslo, Norway, the evening of the 15th, and for the next two weeks we sailed the North and Baltic Seas. The weather was mostly cloudy, only occasionally rainy, and we had a few days of beautiful sunshine. The cities we visited were often beyond description. Such incredible history -- particularly London and St. Petersburg. A picture paints a thousand words, they say. So we'll spare you the endless text and get on with our photos. We hope you enjoy looking at them. We certainly enjoyed being in them!

London, England
Stephen in front of the Tower of London.

(Stephen in front of
the Tower of London.)		 Site of many Tower executions.

(Anne Bolyn & Catherine
Howard's execution site.)		 The Tower Bridge.

(Paul in front of the
Tower Bridge.)		 Stephen at Harrod's Department Store.

(Shopping at Harrod's.)
Buckingham Palace.

(Buckingham Palace.)		 St. James Park.

(St. James Park.)		 Big Ben, the House of Parliament and the Millennium Wheel off in the distance.

(Big Ben, Parliament and
the Millennium Wheel.)		 Stephen at Westminster Abbey.

(Stephen in front of
Westminster Abbey.)

Oslo, Norway
The Royal Palace.

(The Royal Palace
of Norway.)		 Munch's famous painting of "The Scream."

(Stephen in front of
Munch's "The Scream.")		 The popular "Angry Baby" statue in Frogner Park.

(Vigeland's "Angry Baby"
in Frogner Park.)		 Vigeland's sculptures in Frogner Park.

(Gustav Vigeland's
Frogner Park.)

Göteborg, Sweden
Stephen watches from the ship, as a marching band greets our arrival.

(Stephen watches a marching
band greet us from the ship.)		 Downtown.

(Downtown Göteborg.)		 Political art.

(Art for thought
on "Main Street.")		 Classic columns.

(Fascinating architecture
on "Main Street.")

Copenhagen, Denmark
The Nyhavn area.

(Historic Nyhavn or
"New Port" area.)		 Stephen at the Royal Palace.

Stephen's royal raspberry
at the Royal Palace.)		 The Citadel.

(Citadel - 17th Century
barracks, now a park.)		 Paul visits the Little Mermaid.

(Paul in front of the
harbor's Little Mermaid.)

Helsinki, Finland
Paul in Senate Square.

(Paul in Senate Square.)		 Inside the Rock Church.

(Inside the Rock Church.)		 The Sibelius monument.

(Monument to composer
Sibelius.)		 Musicians in the park.

(Park musicians.)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Soldier on the dock.

(A watchful military
eye from the dock.)		 St. Isaac's Cathedral.

(St. Isaac's Cathedral.)		 The Winter Palace.

(The main staircase of
the Winter Palace.)		 The "large" carriage used by the czars.

(The "large" carriage.)
Stephen walking through Palace Square.

(Stephen in Palace Square.)		 The Church of the Spilled Blood.

(The Church of the
Spilled Blood.)		 Shopping for souvenirs.

(Stephen shops for
souvenirs.)		 The fountains at Peterhof.

(Peterhof, summer palace
of the czars.)

Stockholm, Sweden
A museum sign.

(A museum sign
points the way.)		 The changing of the guard.

(Changing guard at
the royal palace.)		 A tour bus at the Royal Palace.

(One of our
sightseeing buses.)		 Observing the fun at the Tall Ships Festival.

(Stephen observing the
Tall Ships Festival.)
 

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