We had two days in St. Petersburg. Tourist visas are hard to come by unless you are with a cruise and while in the city you are required to be with a licensed tour company. Getting off the boat was a bit cumbersomeContinue reading

Our next stop was Tallin, Estonia. We had a full day off the ship which was plenty for this sweet little city. Situated on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, ownership of the small country has changed hands many times over theContinue reading

So, our first port of call was advertised as Berlin, but anyone who knows geography knows Berlin is no where near the sea. We actually docked in Warnemunde which is a small, sleepy resort town, certainly not big enough to entertain you forContinue reading

We took a cruise--our first one ever--back at the beginning of September. I formulated all these opinions I planned to share, but at the end of the day who really cares.  No two opinions are ever the same, as evidenced in my ownContinue reading

Monet's Garden at Giverny needs no introduction. It is an understatement to say the gardens are splendid! I will let my pictures speak for themselves. Giverny is an easy day trip from Paris.   Continue reading

The main draw to Versailles is to see the splendid palace and it was for me too, although this time not only did I come to see an incredible palace built for kings, I came to see the Versailles temple built by the ChurchContinue reading

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