Baltic, Iceland, Norway and the U.K.on a cruise

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Gnarly tree

 

 

 

 

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We began our last full day in London by taking the Big Red Bus to the Borough Market 

 

 

We went outside to photograph the Shard

 

 

We found Southwark Cathedral nearby

 

 

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As we entered this elderly gentleman began telling us about the church building

 

 

It has a lovely ornate altar

 

 

And some great stained glass windows

 

 

 

This one dedicated to William Shakesphere

 

 

He told us the story of Sam Wanamaker an American who raised the money to rebuild the Globe Theatre after it had burned down .

 

The choir began practice while we were there

 

 

 

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As it was near lunch time we saw that they had a cafe in the rear of the church .

 

 

We ate outside near this vintage Rolls - Royce

 

 

 

 

After lunch we decided to walk it off by going along the river . Walking under London Bridge we heard a familiar tune .

 

 

 

 

The Silver Wind was next to the Belfast

 

 

 

 

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At about this point we fancied an ice cream 

 

 

 

We crossed Tower Bridge

 

 

 

And after passing the Tower and it's guard lions we decided to pick up the Big Red Bus

 

 

 

When the bus came a lot of " ladies" came out of the woodwork cutting line , pushing and shoving to grab the few empty seats on the hot bus .

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Saint Paul's Cathedral

 

 

 

We hopped off to walk along the river embankment

 

 

 

 

 

 

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William Tyndale was the first to translated the Bible into English from the original texts

 

 

 

 

 

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We ordered room service for our last supper in London

 

 

A nice BA club

 

 

We flew Club Europe to Copenhagen which means 2 people share 3 seats instead of 2 larger seats shown when booking 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast is served

 

 

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The Taxi ride from the Copenhagen Airport takes about 30 minutes and costs about $70 . We had a short line at about 11 AM and sat about 30 minutes before boarding .

 

 

We went straight to our room 7191 Starboard aft corner .

 

 

 

 

 

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[MicCanberra]

Hi Joe,

I know I have seen some of these before in your other report, but these are so great to see again. And being here in this forum may help some planning their trip.

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1 hour ago, MicCanberra said:

Hi Joe,

I know I have seen some of these before in your other report, but these are so great to see again. And being here in this forum may help some planning their trip.

 

We hope so.

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Lunch options for day 1 MDR

 

 

View from the balcony

 

 

 

 

It was sure nice to be able to have laundry service after 3 days

 

After the lifeboat drill

 

 

 

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First breakfast at the Pinnacle Grill

 

 

Show plates for Rudi's

 

 

Where the church group met on Saturdays 

 

 

CC M&G's were held here

 

 

Neptune Lounge

 

 

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Zuiderdam ship's announcement for Tallin , Estonia .

 

 

 

 

Dinner menu is on TV

 

 

 

Escargot

 

 

The tenderloin was tender

 

 

Duck breast

 

 

 

Next stop : Tallin

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I enjoyed my visit to Estonia. Looking forward to your pics though.

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1 hour ago, MicCanberra said:

I enjoyed my visit to Estonia. Looking forward to your pics though.

 

We do enjoy Tallin as it's a DIY port and it's Medieval history . 

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Weather from the TV

 

 

The NCL Pearl was in port ahead of us

 

 

We could see our cabin here

 

 

 

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We took a cab to the upper part of the city ( and our knees thanked us )

 

 

 

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

 

 

 

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We wanted to go into this church , The Dome Church

 

 

 

Most of the people stopped at the velvet rope . It cost about 2 Euros to come all the way in

 

 

 

 

 

 

The room on the right is presumably the Neptune Lounge

 

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 A crowd at the overlook 

 

 

 

The view was worth the wait

 

 

You can see the Zuiderdam in the center of the photo

 

 

A hole in the wall

 

 

 

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Entering the old town

 

 

 

 

 

 

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So cool.

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Our knees still remember these steps from our last visit here ( they were wet ) .