Our first plan of action after arriving in Amsterdam was to head for the excursion desk at the terminal. My wife and I told the…
As we continued along our way through Old Town, one of the tour members complained about the amount of walking and asked if we could…
Estonia. I’ll be honest with you. Before I booked this trip, the only thing I knew about Estonia (Eesti) was that it used to be…
Tere tulemast Eestisse! Welcome to Estonia! Estonia is located in northeastern Europe. On its northern border lies the Gulf of Finland; further north lies Finland.…
We arrived at the famed Aurora cruiser for the final stop of our tour. The Aurora saw some combat during the Russo-Japanese War and in…
A short trip across a couple of bridges and we soon arrived at Sts. Peter and Paul Fortress, or just Peter and Paul Fortress. The…
Lunch was at Nicholas Palace (Nikolayevsky Dvorets). Originally built for Nikolas I’s third son, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, the beautiful 3-story building is huge as…