Monthly Archives: April 2012

Baltic Cruise 2009 – St. Petersburg, Russia (morning of day one)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by wordswithbrad

As a young man, there were many world destinations I had hoped to visit in my lifetime. But while growing up, I never thought I’d ever get to Russia, let alone the historic city of St. Petersburg. It was closed … Continue reading →

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Baltic Cruise 2009 – Tallinn, Estonia

Posted on April 23, 2012 by wordswithbrad

Estonia is a little nation that sits at the eastern end of the Baltic Sea, where it narrows to the Gulf of Finland. Estonia has an exciting past that has been preserved for all the world to see in its … Continue reading →

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Baltic Cruise 2009 – At Sea Days

Posted on April 22, 2012 by wordswithbrad

Most cruises include one or more at sea days, when the ship is enroute to its next port-of-call. Our Baltic cruise included three of these. To some, being stuck on a ship at sea might seem like an invitation to … Continue reading →

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Baltic Cruise 2009 – Warnemunde and Berlin, Germany

Posted on April 21, 2012 by wordswithbrad

Warnemünde, Germany was our first stop on the Baltic Sea. It’s a seaside resort town and port located at the mouth of the river Warnow (Warnemünde means Warnow mouth) in the northern-most part of the Rostock region of Germany. Since … Continue reading →

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Baltic Cruise 2009 – Aarhus, Denmark

Posted on April 20, 2012 by wordswithbrad

The second port-of-call on our Baltic cruise was still in the North Sea. Aarhus, Denmark is a large port on Denmark’s eastern coast. This was a relatively short stopover, with the ship arriving late in the morning, and leaving early … Continue reading →

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Baltic Cruise 2009 – Oslo, Norway

Posted on April 19, 2012 by wordswithbrad

This was our first port-of-call, but our third day out (the previous day had been an “at sea” day.) We arrived and moored before most passengers were awake, so the gangway and crew were all primed and ready for us … Continue reading →

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Baltic Cruise 2009 – Rotterdam (departure)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by wordswithbrad

This is a continuation of our 2009 Baltic Cruise that I started yesterday. We departed from Amsterdam early the second morning and caught a shuttle bus to Rotterdam where we boarded the lovely MS Rotterdam. We were still a bit jet lagged, … Continue reading →

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Baltic Cruise 2009 – Amsterdam

Posted on April 17, 2012 by wordswithbrad

Back in the fall of 2009, my family and I took a Holland America Baltic Cruise that sailed out of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Naturally, we flew from Toronto to Amsterdam. We left the day after that terrible tornado hit the city of … Continue reading →

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The Cape Bretoner

Posted on April 16, 2012 by wordswithbrad

As we get older, we often lose touch with good friends, no matter how close we once were. Distance and time can do that. Allan J. MacNeil of Christmas Island, Cape Breton is a good friend I lost track of … Continue reading →

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That Dandelion Lady

Posted on April 14, 2012 by wordswithbrad

Allow me to introduce you to our local environmentalist and otherwise lady-of-all-trades – Susan Koswan. I first met Susan many years ago at our monthly Old Chestnuts Song Circle and have since come to highly respect her community-minded and enviromentally-minded … Continue reading →

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