Ferrol, Spain – A break before the final push
I chose not to visit this medium-size Spanish town, whose primary tourist attraction is its naval base, huge shipyard and proximity to the Camino de Santiago walk. Instead, I enjoyed…
Le Havre: a UNESCO Heritage Site?
Le Havre is the port via which most cruise ships access Normandy, France. As we arrived, it looked functional and unappealing. I didn't even take a picture, which would have…
We did Paris!
Sunday, virtually no traffic, a warm sunny day....almost 3 hours of driving to get there, and another three back...but we had a good four hours of seeing the sights. Again,…
With apologies to Ghent, Belgium
Today's trip to Ghent, Belgium totally changed my disinterest in "yet another Hanseatic League city." These buildings, though clearly similar to ones we saw in Riga, Latvia and Lubeck, Germany…
Kiel Canal
This morning we ejected ourselves from the Baltic Sea, via the Kiel Canal into the North Sea. The Kiel Canal is a 61-mile shortcut (like the C&O Canal in Maryland…
Helsinki, Finland…Wow!
From our balcony, the town of Helsinki, Finland. The tents are market stalls; the orange ones are food. You can see the ferry on the left, the swim club in…
Isafjordur, Iceland
I am so incredibly bummed that I can't figure out the electronics of the ship's crazy internet in order to share my pictures with you....one of these days. Isafjordur is…