Travel The World

On our way to Helsinki, we boarded Silja Line cruise ship for an overnight trip.  Just like the usual cruise ships, they take your picture as you board, and you'll see them on sale later on in the gallery. ^^  Our tour director picked an early dinner buffet reservation since there are many guests on board. After dinner, we went to the upper deck to enjoy the sunset.  The wind was so strong that we had to hold on to our jackets, lol! XD  We walked around the lobby and checked out the shops before we finally decided to hit the sack to prepare for another day. =) The next day after breakfast, we finally arrived at Helsinki, Finland! =)  We went straight for a city tour passing by Finlandia Hall , Senate Square , Market Square , and the Uspenski Cathedral .  Next we stopped at Sibelius Park to take some photos of the Sibelius Monument before we head to our hotel for check-in. That afternoon, we head to the city on our own to check out the places we p...

Leaving Copenhagen, we traveled north-east across Oresund to Smaland .  We had a short stop for lunch and saw a couple of preserved moose, they're huge!  We don't have moose in our country so even if they're preserved, it's my first time to see a life-size moose.  We continue the journey past Lake Vattern and viewed the Brahehus Castle towards Stockholm. Upon arrival in Stockholm, we checked-in our hotel, a few minutes rest and we leave again experience a panoramic view of Stockholm.  We went to the Kaknas Tower , it's a TV tower that allows visitor to go up it's viewing deck and see the city of Stockholm.  We end our day with a dinner at Solnadals Vardshus , it's a really pretty small old fashioned restaurant with servers in aprons. =) The next day, we had a guided tour inside the Stockholm City Hall .  We entered the Blue Hall where the Nobel Banquet is held every year.  Just above is the Gold Room where the guests dance after the banquet....

In the morning after breakfast, we drove to Rostock to board our ferry to Denmark. =)  The ferry ride took about 2 hours so we had enough time to have lunch and check out the duty free shopping on board. ^^  Upon arrival, we took our coach again and drive to Copenhagen.  We checked-in our hotel, my favorite hotel in this whole tour, Marriott Copenhagen! With a map in hand, we walk from the hotel to explore the city.  We stopped by the Copenhagen Central Station to change some money, it's an old style train station that reminds me of Harry Potter. ^^  Walking further, we reached the Tivoli Gardens , one of the oldest amusement parks in the world.  Just across the street is the Copenhagen City Hall situated at The City Hall Square.  Walking further is the Stroget , the world's longest pedestrian shopping street, truly a shopping heaven from expensive luxury brands to cheap bargains. ^^ Stroget is not all shopping though, as we walk along th...