Heading Home


Saturday morning in Stockholm:  Wow! We got very busy and there was no time for blogging. Well, we finished our cruise in Stockholm and spent two additional days there before departing for home. After a 2:15 AM Saturday wake-up, 45 minute drive to the airport, brief wait for check-in to open, a quick stop at the lounge, we’re on the plane heading to Amsterdam before connecting to San Francisco. Hopefully I’ll be able to publish this post before departing there. We had a great time. We’re a little tired. And, we look forward to moving back into our home with the renovation complete. 

Monday morning in California:  I intended to add a few photos of our last few days and post the blog page above, but wasn't able to do so.  We started the long trip home from Stockholm, with a quick connection in Amsterdam.  Flying KLM Business Class for the first time.  We decided it was well worth it, being able to sleep lying down for a good part of our 11 hour flight from Amsterdam to SFO.  We're almost back on the correct time zone in a day and a half.  Alexa met us at San Francisco airport shortly after noon, still Saturday, and we stayed with her Saturday and Sunday for a quick visit.  This morning, we're heading home to begin moving back in our home. 

After our last stop at Gdansk, Poland, our next port-of-call was Mariehamn in the Aland Islands in Sweden. We had a wonderful day sailing on a Restored Tallship with 2 masts and 5 sails in the Aland Archipelago which is a chain of over 6000 islands.  Our last stop on the cruise was Stockholm where we stayed 3 nights, one on the ship and 2 in an historic hotel on Skeppsholmen, a lovely island connected by a bridge with only a short walk to old town and down town Stockholm.  We took a guided walking food tour where we were able to enjoy the local cuisine.

Here's the Tallship before the sail

Sails going up

Full sails flying

Captain at the helm,
one of many islands in the distance

Crew members at ease

Stockholm from a water ferry.
We could also walk via bridges
and connecting islands.

Janet on the bridge 
connecting Skeppsholmen Island

Old Town Stockholm

Flower Market


Statues at the Nobel Prize Auditorium

The Tiniest Statue we've ever seen!
coins below show size comparison

Swedish meatballs (gone)
Walking Food Tour

We sampled meat from
Moose, Reindeer, and Bear


Flowers inside our hotel

And flowers outside our hotel

Quiet surroundings at our Hotel


Thanks for following us along our way.
We enjoyed the trip and we hope you did too.
Janet & Todd

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  1. AnonymousAugust 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM

    Great job on the blog, Todd! It was a fabulous trip, and as always, we enjoyed having you and Janet as our traveling buddies! Deborah

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