Todays Image • On A Stockholm Street Corner

A Grab Shot While On A Stockholm Bus We’d never heard of them and the name was just too irresistible, so I grabbed a shot from our bus as we went by.Turns out that Bastard Burgers is a popular burger chain in Stockholm. Some reviewers compared their burgers to Shake Shack in the U.S. ThereContinue reading “Todays Image • On A Stockholm Street Corner”

Todays Image • Alms For The Poor

The Ajaccio Cathedral in Corsica Posted at the entrance of the Ajaccio Cathedral is a choir boy holding an alms box with the simple notation “Merci”. Ajaccio Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Mary, and is an important historical site located in Ajaccio, Corsica. It was built in the 17th century and is known for itsContinue reading “Todays Image • Alms For The Poor”

Port Of Call Stockholm, Sweden

Making The Most Of Your Visit To Stockholm Stockholm is often referred to as the city of islands. Geographically Stockholm is very large and occupies literally dozens of islands. With the Stockholm archipelago located some 27 miles from the Baltic, cruising in or out past incredible scenery is a memorable experience. Stockholm was founded inContinue reading “Port Of Call Stockholm, Sweden”

Todays Image • Sitting And Shooting The Bull

A Wet Day And A Bull In Tallinn Every tourist with a camera or cellphone can’t walk by without shooting the bull. Same with us on a recent visit to, Estonia’s Tallinn, except in our case it was raining and in haste we thought it was a pig. It’s actually called The Black Angus byContinue reading “Todays Image • Sitting And Shooting The Bull”

Cruise Port Of Call Gdańsk, Poland

Gdańsk (Eng. spelling Gdansk) is located on the coast of theBaltic Sea and is noted for beautiful beaches and waterfrontactivities along with Old Town Gdańsk featuring stunning Gothicand Renaissance buildings, including the famous St. Mary’s Church andthe medieval Gdańsk Crane. Gdańsk/Gdynia are also famous as the place where the revoltstarted that brought down the SovietContinue reading “Cruise Port Of Call Gdańsk, Poland”

The Amazing Museum of Vasa

Unarguably, Stockholm Sweden’s number one attraction is a remarkable failure of incredible proportions and still a place not to be missed by anyone visiting Stockholm. It is the Vasa Museum and it’s the final resting place of a 17th-century Swedish warship. The ship is without a doubt the best preserved and most complete 17th-century shipContinue reading “The Amazing Museum of Vasa”