Bob&Anni5115Feb 7, 20241 min readJanuary 17, 2023 - Day at SeaJanuary 17, 2023 – A Day at sea- our favorite! I spent too much time napping in the afternoon while Bob Humbert spent an enormous amount...
Bob&Anni5115Feb 7, 20241 min read2023 Grand Pacific Voyage Thursday, January 12And so we begin our travels again. Actually, our trip begins on Thursday, January 12 when BlackLane cancels in an email the night before....
Bob&Anni5115Jan 9, 20231 min readJune 29, 2022 - Stockholm to Naples, FLYes, we are ready to go and after a lovely breakfast at our hotel, we are picked up by a beautiful black limousine and head to the...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 9, 20231 min readJune 28, 2022 - Stockholm, SwedenI think they saved the best for last. We arrive in Stockholm which is the Venice of the North. You can see immediately that there are...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 9, 20231 min readJune 27, 2022 - Helsinki, Finland - a Powerhouse of outstanding design and creativityWe dock in Helsinki, Finland at 8 AM. Helsinki is among a gathering of about 300 islands in the Gulf of Finland. A flawlessly designed...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 9, 20232 min readJune 26, 2022 - Tallinn, Estonia - a Fairytale City of New and OldNow this port was truly extraordinary for its oppressive communist history. We arrive at Tallinn Estonia around Noon. We joined an...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 9, 20231 min readJune 25, 2022 - Visby (Gotland), SwedenIt's Anni's birthday. We dock at Visby, Sweden at 8 AM. Lo and Behold right next door is Cunard’s Queen Victoria. How ironic that we...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 9, 20231 min readJune 24, 2022 - Ronne, Denmark -the capital of Bornholm IslandWe decided to skip the official excursions and explore on our own. This island sits in the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Sweden and is a...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 9, 20231 min readJune 23, 2022 - Gdansk, PolandGdansk is one of Poland's oldest and most beautiful cities, sitting on the edge of the Baltic Sea. Looking around today, it is difficult...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 9, 20231 min readJune 22, 2022 - Copenhagen, DenmarkIt's cloudy and rainy and our ship makes way for Gdansk, Poland at Noon. We love quiet days like today! Tomorrow is an early excursion....
Bob&Anni5115Jan 9, 20232 min readJune 21, 2022 - Copenhagen, DenmarkWe are docked in beautiful Copenhagen and it’s sunny!!! We take advantage of the beautiful weather have breakfast outside at La Terrazza...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 1, 20231 min readJune 20, 2022 - Aalborg, DenmarkAalborg is Denmark's fourth largest city - Viking landscapes, modernist architecture, superb local food and lots and lots of beer! First,...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 1, 20231 min readJune 19, 2022 - Oslo, Norway - City with stunning natural beauty!This morning we get off the ship and walk along this fabulous harbor. We go by the Nobel Peace prize building and along the waterfront,...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 1, 20231 min readJune 18, 2022 - En Route to Oslo,NorwayIt's Bob's birthday, it begins with breakfast on a gorgeous morning, we get back to our stateroom with a surprise of balloons, cards,...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 1, 20231 min readJune 17, 2022 - Stavanger, NorwayWe dock at Stavanger, Norway @ 8:00 AM. This is the energy capital of Norway as the city’s growth was fueled by discovery of oil in the...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 1, 20231 min readJune 16, 2022 - Bergen, Norway - Norway's second-largest cityPastel colored warehouses appear as we dock in Bergen, Norway at 8:00AM. We are deep in yet another overwhelming Fjord. Bergen's...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 1, 20231 min readJune 15, 2022 - Flam, Norway - Home to Glacial WaterwaysFlam is one of the country’s longest Fjord, 204-kilometer Sognefjord. Natural beauty is its claim to fame, and the scenery does not...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 1, 20231 min readJune 14, 2022 - Olden (Loen), NorwayThey describe Olden as quaint wooden farmhouses sitting below jagged mountain peaks in a land of superlative natural features. A village...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 1, 20231 min readJune 13, 2022 - Alesund, Norway - Art Nouveau Architecture HavenWhat a beautiful fjord - Geirangerfjord - a World Heritage site. Unfortunately, Alesundis does not come alive until later in the summer...
Bob&Anni5115Jan 1, 20231 min readJune 12, 2022 - En Route to Alesund, NorwayDay at Sea - we went to a Culinary Demonstration and Talk - "Smorrebrod: Nordic Open-Faced Sandwiches" - recipes, demo and tasting with...
