June 5: Stockholm
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| Walking Tour of Stockholm - walking past the buildings of the Swedish Parliament |
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| Visiting the home of our guide, Haakon |
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| Haakon meets a fellow guide |
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| Passing through the narrowest street in Gamle Stan (the old city) |
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| Sharon and Joanne meet a Viking |
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| Joanne and Dan |
June 6: Stockholm to Kalmar
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| Our group outside the Stockholm City Hall with guide Åsa, and Louise with her nyckelharpa |
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| Entering our Kalmar Hotel |
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| Dale and Dan dip their toes in the Baltic Sea in Kalmar. |
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| The beach at Kalmar |
June 7: Kalmar to Copenhagen
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| Approaching Kalmar Castle |
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| Kalmar Castle |
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| Kalmar Castle |
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| A 15th century feast |
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| The Monet Experience at Kalmar Castle |
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| Evening walking tour through the streets of Copenhagen |
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| Copenhagen |
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A surprise visit from Hans Christian Anderson
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| Bev and the Gang settle in for our group dinner in Copenhagen |
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| David, Laurie, Matthew and the gang stop for ice cream on the walk back to the hotel. |
June 8: Copenhagen
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| Morning walking tour of Copenhagen with guide Benny |
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| Susan, Karen, and Mary with Benny |
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| Amalienborg Palace |
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| An old square in Copenhagen |
June 9: Copenhagen to Roskilde to Ærø Island
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| Joanie goes Viking! |
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| Jerry, Carla, Raymon, Bruce, and Mary - lunch at Roskilde |
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| Laurie, Bev, Ruby, and Bruce on the ferry to Ærø |
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| Bev and Ruby |
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| Bill and Karen, Jim and Karen |
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| Carla and Mary |
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| Bruce, Bill and Susan |
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| Laurie, David, and Laurel (being naughty) |
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| On the ferry to Ærø |
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Joanne, Dan, Stan, and Sharon watch Ærø come into view
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June 10th: Aero Island, Our Vacation from Our Vacation
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| Meeting Guide John in front of På Torvet in our town of Ærøskøbing |
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| Guide John |
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| A shop in Ærøskøbing |
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| Home-brewed whiskey |
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| Laurel served the local whiskey |
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| Touring Ærø |
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| Stan, Sharon, Joanne, and Dan in front of the tiny beach cottages |
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| Joan and Raymond got matching shirts in Roskilde (by coincidence) |
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| Joan on the bluffs of Ærø |
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| Linda and Laurel pouring aquavit |
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| Bruce in front of Andelen |
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| Carla and Mary rented bikes on Ærø |
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| Mary |
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| Joanne, Bill, Jim, Dale, Tony, Karen, and Kathy enjoying Happy Hour at Andelen |
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| Bruce, Raymond, Susan, Laurel, and Bill at Happy Hour |
June 11: Aero to Helsingore to Varberg
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| Karen, Karen, and Susan waiting for the ferry |
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Bruce and Dan at Varberg Fortress
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June 12: Varberg to Archipelago Cruise to Oslo
I think some of these photos were taken by other people and sent to all of us, but I've included them to have them all in one spot.
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| Cruise through the western Swedish Archipelago |
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| Our captain, Per |
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| Great home-cooked meal after the cruise. |
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Group Photo in front of Vigeland Park
Back Row: Raymond, Tony, Matthew, Bill, Bruce, Bill, Jim, Dan, Ruby, Karen, Laurie (hiding), Susan, David, Stan, Carla, Dan
Front Row: Laurel, Mary, Maggie, Joan, Linda, Karen, Linda, Beverly, Kathy, Sharon, Joanne |
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| Joan and the Vigeland Park Fountain |
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| Reindeer Dinner in Oslo |
June 13: Oslo
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| Morning walk through Oslo with guide Lars |
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| An old square in Oslo |
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| First bank of Norge (Norway) |
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| On the platform of the Opera House |
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| Outside the Opera House |
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| Karl Johans Gate, Oslo |
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| The Norwegian Royal Palace in the distance |
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| The square below Rådhuset, Oslo's City Hall |
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| The new National Museum of Norway |
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| Laurel, Kathy, Sharon, and Raymond at Happy Hour |
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| Tony and Maggie |
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| Stan, Dan, Joanne, and Linda |
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Joan and Laurel look pretty happy at Happy Hour. (I found my favorite new beverage!)
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June 14: Oslo to Laerdahl (Norwegian Mountains)
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| Bev and Ruby in the shop at Maihaugen |
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| Maihaugen Folk Village, Lillehammer |
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| Trails at Maihaugen |
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| Borgund Stave Church |
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| Borgund |
June 15: Mountain Drive and Sogn Fjord Cruise
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| Bill (?) and Joan |
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| Tony, Karen, Susan, and Ruby |
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| Karen, Susan, and Ruby |
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| Laurel and Jonas |
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| Jonas and Laurel |
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| Joan at overlook above Sogn Fjord |
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| Picnic lunch on the shores of the Sogn Fjord |
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| Susan, Raymond, and Bruce |
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| Ruby and Bev |
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| Laurie and David |
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| Kathy, Linda, Karen, and Jim |
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| Tony, Maggie, Raymond, Linda, Matthew, Carla, Laurel, and Jonas |
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| Bill, Karen, Bill, Susan |
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| Mary and Bruce |
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| Bill, Karen, and Raymond |
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| Raymond, Bill, Bruce, and Susan |
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| Susan, Karen, and Karen |
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| Joan with Norwegian Pølse |
June 16: Bergen
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| Joan at the top of Fløyen with the overlook of Bergen |
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| Walking tour of Bergen with Guide Sue |
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| Along the Bryggen |
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| In the Bryggen |
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| Streets of Bergen |
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| Bruce with his reindeer pølse |
The Last Supper 😞
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| Karen, Susan, and Bill |
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| Stan, Sharon, and Joanne |
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Raymond, Mary, Matthew, Linda, Dale, Linda,
Kathy, Maggie, Tony, and Laurel |
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Bill, Karen, Susan, Bill, Sharon, Joanne, Dan,
Carla (hiding), Ruby, Joan, Jim, Karen, Laurie, and David |
June 17: Bergen
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Joan and Linda spent the last day in Bergen visiting Troldhaugen,
Edvard Grieg's beautiful home by a fjord |
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