2023 – Europe
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How to grok a gracht
We wake up, still in Amsterdam. Such fun. We have tickets to the Rijks Museum today. It’s the number one most famous museum in the city an
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Off to Amsterdam!
Yesterday we did the Kiel Canal and were on the ship, motoring, pretty much the whole 24 hours. Today we get into Amsterdam and to do that
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Hey! Your country’s in the way!
I sleep great until I don’t, around 4:30 a.m. At 5:00 I get up and dressed (enough). I gather all my essentials (iPhone, computer, room key)
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Everything’s better mit schlag
Today we wake up in Germany. Warnemunde, to be exact. It’s early, 7:20 a.m. Our captain is making his daily announcement to the whole ship.
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Cue the happy dance!
Yesterday we were in Poland. Today we’re in Denmark. Tomorrow we’ll be in Germany. Bing, bang, boom. Over here the countries are close enough
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G’day, Gdańsk!
Today we add another country to our list: Poland. We’re in Gdańsk. The land of Lech Wałęsa, solidarity and the shipyards. That’s about all
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The G-spot of Europe
Well, you gain some, you lose some. Today we gain another country on our list of places we’ve visited: Lithuania. And we lose an hour. We’re
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The other side of Stockholm
When we wake it’s not too bright outside. It’s 55º on our balcony and it feels wonderful. Yesterday we arrived in Stockholm, and today we are
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Stockholm, more than just a syndrome
No time for messing around this morning. We’re in Stockholm today. The nation’s capital is at the heart/end of a huge archipelago. We’re docked
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800 year-old flush toilets
We awake right at 8:00. Well, Karen does anyway. She prods me to get up, reminding me we ordered breakfast be delivered to the room between