Ron’s Travel Blog
Eidfjord, Sweden Mountains and Water, Fjords
Located in the middle of these giant mountains, the fjords, which are bodies of sea water that flows in to the inner part of Norway (kind of like our bays)....Eidfjord is a little tiny place literally dwarfed by the soaring mountains around it. Breathtaking is an...
Copenhagen and Denmark
Copenhagen.....and Denmark......what a place. A very full all day....and it was so impressive. Almost ready to move there...kind of place. Bikes galore.....industrious, super clean....and a lot to see. This is another 2 day minimum place...as there is so much to do...
Gdansk and Berlin..on to Alborg
Greetings all.....we are now in Alborg, Denmark.....and have had some great days. Needless to say, each day has been packed with tours and lectures, etc....here are some highlights.... 1. Gdansk is a marvel, in that it was a heavily destroyed city during WW...
At Sea…after Sweden and Finland
Today is our day at sea between Tallinn, Estonia and Gdansk, Poland ....so have a relaxing day with seminars, etc...and it is a beautiful day at sea... We got a bit behind on my daily updates as we just got busy with excursions and they have been great ...yesterday...
Iceland..Day 3
Left the hotel at 4 am....very easy check in and relaxing wait til flight at 7:30.....flew a new 757 on Icelandia....got into Stockholm at 1...great 40 minute bus ride to ship in the harbor which is downtown....unpacked and resting. Dinner at 7... Gorgeous warm...
Iceland…Day 2
Today started with me going to the airport on the airport bus to try and find the luggage. Bottom line....I got them. returned to the hotel by noon and we got on the Hop On...and spent the afternoon seeing Reykjavik ......stopped at the Krisling Mall for lunch and...
Iceland…First Stop
Our day started early at 9 am when we left on the Golden Circle Tour. We went to the National Park......then on to the Geyser.....eating lunch at the 5 star restaurant at the Geyser....then on to Gullfoss Falls..... All 3 events are well worth it...and by the time we...
Arrival in Iceland…
This was the recent trip to Northern Europe, via Iceland....and Iceland was very different than any place we had seen. Other than the fiasco with Delta and the luggage...a great brief visit.... Only the points and I will fill in later... 1. Arrived about an hour...
Juneau, Sitka, Alaska Glaciers
Monday was our day in Juneau and we arrived about 11:30am.....and disembarked about noon to find our excursion which is to the Tracy Arn Fjord and on to the South Sawyer Glacier and then back to the Sawyer Glacier. These are historic Glaciers that have become popular...
A Day in Alaska….
We had a relaxing morning with the buffet breakfast as we overslept the earlier breakfast....or rather took too long in the room.....and as we ate we started to see the glaciers in Glacier Bay....eventually ending up in the front observation areas, going between the...