Author Archives: Richard

Helsingor turns out to be a nice place to walk around for a day, and it’s a good place from which to go see a couple of nice attractions, Frederiksborg Castle and Fredensborg Palace and the Royal Gardens around it. … Continue reading →

I was meh about going to Copenhagen at all, but Myung really wanted to go. I’m glad we did. There is so much to see and do there. We stayed a week and didn’t even see a significant part of … Continue reading →

I was a little surprised. Stravanger is the Norwegian petroleum hub. I thought it would be heavily industrialized, with storage, LNG facilities, tankers, and related smokestacks all over the place. It wasn’t that way. A lot of that kind of … Continue reading →

We’re on our way back, arriving in Bergen tomorrow afternoon. The ship docks for an hour this afternoon. We’ll get out and walk around a bit, and if there is something interesting or a good photo, I’ll add it. Otherwise, … Continue reading →

We’re about halfway through our 12-day cruise from Bergen to northernmost Norway, almost to the Russian border, and back. This has been on my bucket list for decades. Maybe it’s been on my mind since my parents went on an … Continue reading →

Hi again. Altogether, we spent about a week and a half in Oslo and Bergen, Norway. I don’t have much to say. We did our thing, look at the buildings and street life, walk in nice parks and along waterfronts, … Continue reading →

Hi kids! I usually like to start out with a picture because who reads my narratives for more than about a minute before skipping forward?  I, myself, didn’t know what the story is on this ship till I asked Gemini. … Continue reading →

The Užupis Constitution terms: 1. Everyone has the right to live by the River Vilnele, and the River Vilnele has the right to flow by everyone. 2. Everyone has the right to hot water, heating in winter and a tiled … Continue reading →

Hi again. Myung and I are in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. We walked all over Old Town today, and I’m bushed. Myung is tireless, and she’s checking out a ballet performance. So, I’m hanging out, writing this Latvia post. … Continue reading →

Hi y’all. After several days in Estonia, mostly in Tallinn, we decided to take the 2-hour ferry to Helsinki. The plan was to stay there a while, then maybe continue west to Stockholm, or return to Tallinn then head down … Continue reading →