Friday, July 28, 2023

Rick Steves Tour of Scandivania - Part 1: Photos of Our Travel Companions

 June 5:  Stockholm 

Walking Tour of Stockholm - walking past the buildings of the Swedish Parliament

Visiting the home of our guide, Haakon

Haakon meets a fellow guide

Passing through the narrowest street in Gamle Stan (the old city)

Sharon and Joanne meet a Viking

Joanne and Dan

June 6:  Stockholm to Kalmar

Our group outside the Stockholm City Hall with guide Åsa, and Louise with her  nyckelharpa

Entering our Kalmar Hotel

Dale and Dan dip their toes in the Baltic Sea in Kalmar.

The beach at Kalmar

June 7:  Kalmar to Copenhagen

Approaching Kalmar Castle

Kalmar Castle

Kalmar Castle

A 15th century feast


The Monet Experience at Kalmar Castle

Evening walking tour through the streets of Copenhagen

Copenhagen

A surprise visit from Hans Christian Anderson

Bev and the Gang settle in for our group dinner in Copenhagen

David, Laurie, Matthew and the gang stop for ice cream on the walk back to the hotel.

June 8:  Copenhagen

Morning walking tour of Copenhagen with guide Benny

Susan, Karen, and Mary with Benny

Amalienborg Palace

An old square in Copenhagen




June 9:  Copenhagen to Roskilde to Ærø Island

Joanie goes Viking!

Jerry, Carla, Raymon, Bruce, and Mary - lunch at Roskilde

Laurie, Bev, Ruby, and Bruce on the ferry to Ærø

Bev and Ruby

Bill and Karen, Jim and Karen

Carla and Mary

Bruce, Bill and Susan

Laurie, David, and Laurel (being naughty)

On the ferry to Ærø

Joanne, Dan, Stan, and Sharon watch Ærø come into view

June 10th:  Aero Island, Our Vacation from Our Vacation

Meeting Guide John in front of På Torvet in our town of Ærøskøbing

Guide John

A shop in Ærøskøbing

Home-brewed whiskey

Laurel served the local whiskey

Touring Ærø


Stan, Sharon, Joanne, and Dan in front of the tiny beach cottages

Joan and Raymond got matching shirts in Roskilde (by coincidence)

Joan on the bluffs of Ærø

Linda and Laurel pouring aquavit

Bruce in front of Andelen

Carla and Mary rented bikes on Ærø

Mary

Joanne, Bill, Jim, Dale, Tony, Karen, and Kathy enjoying Happy Hour at Andelen

Bruce, Raymond, Susan, Laurel, and Bill at Happy Hour


June 11: Aero to Helsingore to Varberg

Karen, Karen, and Susan waiting for the ferry


Bruce and Dan at Varberg Fortress

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.
Cruise through the western Swedish Archipelago











Our captain, Per














Great home-cooked meal after the cruise.

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

Joan and the Vigeland Park Fountain

Reindeer Dinner in Oslo

June 13: Oslo

Morning walk through Oslo with guide Lars

An old square in Oslo

First bank of Norge (Norway)




On the platform of the Opera House

Outside the Opera House

Karl Johans Gate, Oslo

The Norwegian Royal Palace in the distance



The square below Rådhuset, Oslo's City Hall

The new National Museum of Norway

Laurel, Kathy, Sharon, and Raymond at Happy Hour

Tony and Maggie

Stan, Dan, Joanne, and Linda

Joan and Laurel look pretty happy at Happy Hour.  (I found my favorite new beverage!)


June 14:  Oslo to Laerdahl (Norwegian Mountains)

Bev and Ruby in the shop at Maihaugen

Maihaugen Folk Village, Lillehammer

Trails at Maihaugen

Borgund Stave Church

Borgund

June 15: Mountain Drive and Sogn Fjord Cruise

Bill (?) and Joan

Tony, Karen, Susan, and Ruby

Karen, Susan, and Ruby

Laurel and Jonas

Jonas and Laurel

Joan at overlook above Sogn Fjord

Picnic lunch on the shores of the Sogn Fjord

Susan, Raymond, and Bruce


Ruby and Bev

Laurie and David

Kathy, Linda, Karen, and Jim

Tony, Maggie, Raymond, Linda, Matthew, Carla, Laurel, and Jonas

Bill, Karen, Bill, Susan

Mary and Bruce

Bill, Karen, and Raymond

Raymond, Bill, Bruce, and Susan

Susan, Karen, and Karen

Joan with Norwegian Pølse

June 16:  Bergen

Joan at the top of Fløyen with the overlook of Bergen

Walking tour of Bergen with Guide Sue


Along the Bryggen

In the Bryggen

Streets of Bergen

Bruce with his reindeer pølse

The Last Supper 😞

Karen, Susan, and Bill

Stan, Sharon, and Joanne

Raymond, Mary, Matthew, Linda, Dale, Linda,
Kathy, Maggie, Tony, and Laurel

Bill, Karen, Susan, Bill, Sharon, Joanne, Dan,
Carla (hiding), Ruby, Joan, Jim, Karen, Laurie, and David

June 17: Bergen 

Joan and Linda spent the last day in Bergen visiting Troldhaugen,
Edvard Grieg's beautiful home by a fjord






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