After four city visits in five hectic days it was nice to relax on the ship this morning. Although the sun was shining there was a stiff breeze across the deck early on, which meant the solarium was the place … Read More
Day Nine–Tallinn, a fairy tale city.
As we sailed towards Tallinn it appeared just like a fairy-tale town, high on a hill with towers and church spires pointing into the sky. A short shuttle bus ride took us to the outer walls of the city which … Read More
Day Eight–St Petersburg from the inside.
If yesterday was about seeing the exteriors of the many beautiful buildings of the former Russian capital then today was about seeing the interiors of three cathedrals. After a morning spent lazing by the pool in the hot sunshine we … Read More
Day Seven–St. Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad–So Good They Named it Thrice!
We arrived in St Petersburg in the early morning sunshine. Soon people started leaving the ship to embark on the various tours that were taking place today. We had booked on a panoramic city tour which involved no interior visits … Read More
Day Six–Helsinki
We once again awoke to a calm sea and bright sunshine, the clocks had gone forward another hour last night meaning that as we arrived in Helsinki we were two hours in advance of the UK.
The city itself … Read More