Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Moscow, Russia


St. Basil's at Red Square


Our last night in Moscow & final night of the tour.

St. Petersburg, Russia








Estonia



















Monday, August 10, 2009

Helsinki, Finland

The overnight ferry we took from Stockholm, Sweden
to Helsinki, Finland.

Russian Tsar, Alexander II








Stockholm, Sweden

View of Gamla stan (The Old City)








Dalecarlian horse or Dala horse
outside Stockholm City Hall


Alfred Nobel

Largest organ in Scandinavia with 10,270 pipes.

Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall where the
Nobel Banquet is held each year.

Golden Hall in Stockholm's City Hall

The mosaics are made from more than 18 million tiles.




Drottningholm Palace
private residence of the Swedish royal family




Our guide in Sweden & our educator for the entire tour, Michael Wilcox .


Stockholm City Hall


Vasa
Swedish ship that sank its first day on sea in 1628.
It was raised from the sea in 1959.