Last Sunday, by some synchronistic event, I found myself immersed again in Russian culture, except this time, it was in Paris! I had been lamenting that I couldn’t stay in Saint Petersburg longer than 72 hours, because I entered Russia visa free on the Russian ferry line, which however is a good thing, …
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Frankly, I never would have expected that the Baltic could be balmy, but to my great and happy surprise the whole area was last week! Clear blue skies, with full sun and temperatures hot enough for sleeveless, even in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Ferrying has got to be the best way to get around the …
Chasing the sun again, by going north! However strange it might be, Scandinavia was having a wave of perfectly clear blue skies and with a surprisingly hot sun! Stockholm was wonderful, with much warmer temperatures than Paris. Sunday took an overnight ferry to Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn is a true medieval jewel of the Baltics! Enjoying …
One of my birthday celebrations was an enchanted evening spent at Vaux le Vicomte totally aglow with candles everywhere. 2000 candles softy lit the gardens, ground, moats, canal and throughout the inside of the château! I felt like I had been pulled back into another century. If you have read my posts, you know how …
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