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

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With our shopping done , we came back a little early .

 

 

Walking through this place we remembered a wine and cheese tasting event in 2006

 

 

 

One soft cheese tasted so horrible that I spit it out and frantically tried to wipe the nasty taste off , but to no avail .

 

Back on the ship we realized that some new neighbors had moved in .

 

 

 

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Not long before our departure time there was an announcement looking for several passengers . They did make it back when they felt like it with some applause .

 

 

 

 

 

After sail away we were eating some snacks on the balcony 

 

 

There was a large flock of aggressive seagulls in a feeding frenzy landing on our rails and dropping their droppings on our deck and the 4th floor deck that sticks out from the ship . We clapped to shoo them away but they were persistent . When we looked around the side of the ship we noticed that they were being hand fed .

 

 

 

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This was our 3rd trip to Stockholm so we felt comfortable as a DIY port . The first part is a long sail in through the Swedish Archipelago with some nice scenery .

 

 

We get pretty close to some of the islands and houses

 

 

 

 

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That is such a beautiful sail in to Stockholm.

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2 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

That is such a beautiful sail in to Stockholm.

 

It sure is and we went a different route on the sail out .

 

 

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It was still very early but the bow was open

 

 

 

 

 

[MicCanberra]

3 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

It sure is and we went a different route on the sail out .

 

 

Wonderful, although it is such a maze it would be easy to go a different way 100 times.

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It's amazing 

 

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On our 1st to Stockholm we could walk to Gamla Stan . On our 2nd we  could take a shuttle to ride the 2.8 miles to Gamla Stan . On the Zuiderdam there was no shuttle . You could use a HOHO or walk . We were do in port at 8 but cleared 7:15 , before the Pinnacle was open . We went to boat the bus as soon as we could . Ours was at the end in the sunlight .

 

 

The sun was quite bright and after about 25 minutes we left .The first stop was the Norway Museum 15 minutes later . We wanted to go to the next stop but we were told to get off now . We asked when he would begin the hoho route and he said later . We decided to walk the waterfront to the next HOHO boat pickup .

 

 

 

The Vasa Museum was also closed

 

 

 

Looking for our HOHO boat

 

 

 

We came to the ABBA Museum also closed .

 

I wasn't a major fan of their music in the day but I never remembering Agnetha looking sooo beautiful  before .

 

 

[Lagerta]

As always, wonderful photographs! Made me miss my Baltic adventures. Thank you for sharing 🙂

Edited November 18, 2019 by Lagerta

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1 hour ago, Lagerta said:

As always, wonderful photographs! Made me miss my Baltic adventures. Thank you for sharing 🙂

 

Well thank you. It's such a nice area with all of the art , history and architecture . There's so many cultures so very close together . The Baltic was an add on since we booked 14 day cruise first and we thought later we're there so why not ? 

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We were let off the bus at the green B and walked to the green D next to the amusement park

 

 

 

Where we waited for the right boat - about an hour .

 

 

Another wrong boat 

 

 

 

 

The right one packed to the gills . We had been in the sun for over 1-1/2 hours and we had a Swedish sunburn .

 

 

When we got off by the AIDA ship there were many people waiting for our 2 spots . It's about a 30 minute walk to Gamla Stan 

 

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19 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

It sure is and we went a different route on the sail out .

 

If I may say so, I think this is very unlikely that you went a different route on the way out.
 

Your ship was Zuiderdam right? It is almost 300 m long so according to the regulations for the fairways around Stockholm the only way in/out for ships longer then 245 m (~800 foot) is via Furusund and there is only one way to get there for large cruise ships.

Also the museum is called Nordiska museet (the Nordic museum) and not Norway museum. 😉
As for the Vasa museum, during 1 September - 31 May its is open daily but do not open until 10 am.

 

Also for transport I can recommend using public transport, especially between Vasa museum and Gamla Stan. From Allmänna Gränd use Djurgårdsfärjan (line nr 82) to Gamla Stan.

Edited November 18, 2019 by Desdichado62

[MicCanberra]

Good to see Pat looking so at home in Sweden, she may be viking.

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4 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Good to see Pat looking so at home in Sweden, she may be viking.

 

We thought that she was Irish through Cork until we visited there but she may be a little more English than we thought .

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2 hours ago, Desdichado62 said:

If I may say so, I think this is very unlikely that you went a different route on the way out.
 

Your ship was Zuiderdam right? It is almost 300 m long so according to the regulations for the fairways around Stockholm the only way in/out for ships longer then 245 m (~800 foot) is via Furusund and there is only one way to get there for large cruise ships.

Also the museum is called Nordiska museet (the Nordic museum) and not Norway museum. 😉
As for the Vasa museum, during 1 September - 31 May its is open daily but do not open until 10 am.

 

Also for transport I can recommend using public transport, especially between Vasa museum and Gamla Stan. From Allmänna Gränd use Djurgårdsfärjan (line nr 82) to Gamla Stan.

 

Thank you , hopefully the public transportation information may help others in the future .

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17 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

We thought that she was Irish through Cork until we visited there but she may be a little more English than we thought .

Rosie has heritage from Sweden along with many other countries (Danish, English, Irish, German).

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2 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Rosie has heritage from Sweden along with many other countries (Danish, English, Irish, German).

 

Sounds like the stops on a Baltic cruise .

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After exiting the boat we crossed the street

 

 

and climbed these stairs ( thank heaven for handrails )

 

 

for a nice view of the city and the park .

 

 

 

 

[MicCanberra]

6 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

Sounds like the stops on a Baltic cruise .

Yes, we have been to all of those countries, some numerous times.

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Hopping back on we headed to the Old Town ( not our boat )

 

 

Our boat only had room for 5

 

 

 

Stockholm waterfront

 

 

 

Edited November 19, 2019 by scubacruiserx2

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Saint George slaying the Dragon

 

 

Horse Parade

 

 

 

 

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On guard

 

 

 

The Parliament

 

 

 

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We sat in front of it and saw a little leaf twister

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Royal Swedish Opera House .

 

 

 

It's a beautiful area , just across from Gustav Adolf's Square

 

 

 

Walking toward the City Hall