Aug. 16-23, 2024 $1 US = 10 Norwegian Krone, 0.91 Euro and 130 Icelandic Krona The village of Alesund was founded in the 9th century by Rollo, in the middle western coast of Norway, remaining a small village until the 19th century when Norwegian townships were given self governance. The …
August 10-15, 2024 Denmark Krone – 6.8 to $1 US; Norwegian Krone- 10 to $1 My sisters ended their portion of the cruise in Copenhagen – but for our very short day in port (about 5 functional hours to see a large and beautiful city founded in the 10th century), …
August 7-9, 2024 We sometimes wonder about cruise route scheduling – for some reason they sailed us back across the Baltic Sea to Lithuania – the southernmost of the three Baltic States (which includes Latvia and Estonia)- if you were to look at the sailing map of this segment parts …
August 4-6, 2024 $1 = 10.1 Swedish Krona (abbreviated SEK) We enjoyed an overnight in Sweden – and were joined by nephew Sean and his fiancee, Hannah! (No, this was not previously arranged – their best deal on flights coincided with arriving the same day we docked). Before the continuing …
August 1-3, 2024 Latvia, a small Baltic country sandwiched between Estonia on the North and Lithuania to the south with a current population of 1.9 million, has spent very little time as an independent nation. The land traded hands between the Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian, Russian and German empires. It broke free …
July 26-31, 2024 At Southampton, we had to say good-bye to our friends Alyssa and Kelly, and walked with them to the train station, and then over to say hello to my sisters Suzan and Mary at their hotel! We chatted, grabbed some breakfast, then helped them get settled in …
July 21-25, 2024 We sailed from Spain up to Ireland, and had to break out the light sweaters and rain jackets since Ireland was experiencing one of its rainiest and coolest summers in many years. We took the local train (literally located next to the port) from Cobh (where the …
July 17-19, 2024 John and I loved Lisbon and its surrounding area when we visited in November 2021. In July 2024 it’s still lovely – but a lot more crowded. We did a Guruwalk this time, so learned a little more about the history – especially about some of the …
July 13-16, 2024 Moroccan Dirhams – 10dhs=$1 Malaga’s seaside rises up into a first class shopping avenue covered by canvas sails to protect shoppers from the southern Spanish sun (and the occasional episode of “liquid sun”). It’s a beautiful town with large beaches in the city, but be prepared to …
July 8-11, 2024 Mallorca, one of the Balearic islands, sits in the Eastern Mediterranean and “belongs” to Spain. Like much of the Med, the island changed ownership over the centuries – the Phoenicians, The Carthaginians, the Romans, the Vandals, the Moors and finally the Spanish. The Serenade docked near its …