Baltic Destinations

The Baltic cruise had us scheduled for a different city and country each day with no time to find internet or update our blog.

These pictures are from Helsingborg in Sweden which is only 25 miles from Copenhagen in Denmark.

Four Hours in London

Today we are in Warnemude on the northern Baltic coast of Germany.  During our stay in Copenhagen,
the largest part of the passengers departed so we have a whole new group.

We sailed 5880 nautical miles between New Orleans and Copenhagen. Over the next 9 days we are
 in a new port almost every day.  Today it is Warnemunde/Rostock with Tallin in Eastonia next and then
to St. Petersburg.

As we are already north, the days are pretty long from 5 am to 10 pm and will no doubt get longer by Helsinki.

Today our photos are of London and the white cliffs of Dover - mostly grey that day and very windy.

Pictures from the Azores

It's day 14 of of our trip and the Norwegian Princess is now docked in Dover after 5000 nautical miles at sea.
We traveled by coach into London for a quick view of the sights and to find some internet. at The Embankment Starbucks.
Included below are some pictures of the Azores. The main island is fairly small and totally of volcanic origin.
The main industry is milk and cheese (and some local wine).
Our next stop is Helsingborg in Sweden then Copenhagen.

Hopefully our next update will be from Coenhagen in a few days

In the Azores - Land at Last

We just finished our tour of the island and found an internet connection here in Ponta Delgada, Azores, just before boareding the ship and a four day sail to Dover. and another chance to share some pictures.

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New Orleans

Today, we are in Miami and our last chance at Internet access for some time.
We arrived in New Orleans on Friday afternoon and settled into our hotel in the Garden District.
It is a very small hotel that was once a home with  about ten rooms. It is clearly old but fully restored with twelve foot ceilings and is only a block away from the St Charles street streetcar line.
A day pass on the streetcars is only $3.00 so  we headed off - past Tulane and Loyola Universities,
huge old southern homes and the Audubon City Park and Zoo.
The streetcars date back to the 1900's but are fun to ride and are always full.
Sunday morning we went to Bourbon Street in the French Quarter and then to the Cafe du Monde for beignets (sugared donuts) and orange juice.
It is so popular there is a block long wait to get in.  From there it was off to board the ship, Norwegian Star.
We settled into our small but comfy cabin.  The balcony is big enough for a couple of chairs and a table.
A large sliding door provides access  to the balcony so we have a huge view out the side of the ship.
The first part of our journey was travelling for several hours is down the Mississippi River and Delta.
It's dark by the time we get to the open ocean.
From Miami it is an eight day trip across the open Atlantic before we get to the Azores.

Next posting from the Azores if we can find a Mcdonalds, Srarbucks or an internet cafe!