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Forum: Europe
Sep 23rd, 2023, 05:43 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Hi AlessandraZoe, thanks so much for the kind...

Hi AlessandraZoe, thanks so much for the kind words! If I actually make it to Ireland I'll need your TR.

I definitely enjoyed the Scandinavian trip, although if I went back I think I would try for...
Forum: Europe
Sep 28th, 2015, 12:18 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Glad to know you enjoyed it! This really wasn't a...

Glad to know you enjoyed it! This really wasn't a foodie trip, although I had at least one good meal in most places. If you want a culinary scene I would look for it in the capitals.
Forum: Europe
Sep 20th, 2015, 12:53 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Glad you enjoyed it, LTD. I was particularly...

Glad you enjoyed it, LTD.

I was particularly interested to see Cecilienhof because I had previously been to Livadia in Yalta. Didn't think to look for the site in Casablanca when I was there,...
Forum: Europe
Sep 18th, 2015, 12:28 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

For anyone still reading, I've started the...

For anyone still reading, I've started the southern TR here:

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/thursdaysd-wanders-south.cfm
Forum: Europe
Sep 17th, 2015, 05:39 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

This is the last post for the northern leg of my...

This is the last post for the northern leg of my three part trip. I spent two and a half weeks in England, flying to Strasbourg September 11th. I stayed very busy in England, and then came down with...
Forum: Europe
Sep 16th, 2015, 11:59 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Thankskja,good to know someon is still reading! ...

Thankskja,good to know someon is still reading!

Figure one more post on Oslo and that will conclude this leg of the trip. Am so far behind am thinking of skipping the UK, at least until I get home...
Forum: Europe
Sep 16th, 2015, 09:17 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>August 20-23, 2015: Housekeeping in Oslo</b> ...

<b>August 20-23, 2015: Housekeeping in Oslo</b>

After six nights in close quarters on the Kong Harald, plus three more nights sharing a room, I thought my sister and I might be ready for rather...
Forum: Europe
Sep 12th, 2015, 08:18 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

@Florida1 - the length of the stop varies...

@Florida1 - the length of the stop varies considerably, depending on the port, the direction of the ship, and the season. The Hurtigruten brochure, available online, has all the details.

<b>August...
Forum: Europe
Sep 10th, 2015, 01:37 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Lol, ann, still is, but the B&B picks me up and...

Lol, ann, still is, but the B&B picks me up and drops me off.

Now I think about it, one time when I did an overnight here before a flight out, I went to Arundel and caught a cold waiting for a...
Forum: Europe
Sep 10th, 2015, 09:18 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Sorry for the delay in posting, but I picked a...

Sorry for the delay in posting, but I picked a virus in London and have been feeling under the weather. I also stayed quite busy in Portsmouth. I'm now having a down day in Horley before flying to...
Forum: Europe
Sep 5th, 2015, 12:31 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

@ann - LOL. London trip has been good, but...

@ann - LOL.

London trip has been good, but tiring. I had my days wrong, my sister came up on Wednesday. Thursday was Leighton House, Kensington Palace and scone and clotted cream plus "Luxury" at...
Forum: Europe
Sep 4th, 2015, 11:22 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

@irishface - there are interior cabins, which are...

@irishface - there are interior cabins, which are presumably cheaper. We had a "best available" rate, and actually got a bigger cabin on a better deck than the category seemed to warrant. You could...
Forum: Europe
Sep 3rd, 2015, 01:56 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>August 13-15, 2015: Heading North on the Kong...

<b>August 13-15, 2015: Heading North on the Kong Harald</b>

Cruises, aside perhaps from those to Alaska and Antarctica, have never interested me. I have no desire to travel in close proximity to...
Forum: Europe
Aug 29th, 2015, 02:39 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>August 11-13, 2015: Staying Busy in Bergen</b>...

<b>August 11-13, 2015: Staying Busy in Bergen</b>

Although I prefer to travel by rail, sometimes distance or connections make flying a more logical choice, and so I flew from Stockholm to Bergen,...
Forum: Europe
Aug 25th, 2015, 10:17 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Kathie - I wasn't impressed with Denmark or Oslo,...

Kathie - I wasn't impressed with Denmark or Oslo, but liked Sweden and the Hurtigruten cruise is certainly worth doing. I would add Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga (a must for the Art Nouveau) and maybe St....
Forum: Europe
Aug 24th, 2015, 08:58 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>August 6-10, 2015: Stockholm's Islands, by...

<b>August 6-10, 2015: Stockholm's Islands, by Bus, Boat and Metro</b>

The city of Stockholm is spread over fourteen islands, joined by bridges, but many more, some large, some mere islets, buffer...
Forum: Europe
Aug 23rd, 2015, 08:47 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Thanks for the info, hetismij2. Not being prone...

Thanks for the info, hetismij2. Not being prone to seasickness, I was happy to be on deck 6. I did have wifi, although it was slow.

<b>August 7-9, 2015: Museum Days: Stockholm</b>

Stockholm is...
Forum: Europe
Aug 18th, 2015, 01:41 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>August 6, 2015: First Sight of Stockholm</b> ...

<b>August 6, 2015: First Sight of Stockholm</b>

The train from Gothenburg to Stockholm left late, as it took a while to get electricity working in the carriages, and the scenery wasn't as...
Forum: Europe
Aug 17th, 2015, 10:50 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

I do have some doubts that "everyone" was sick. I...

I do have some doubts that "everyone" was sick. I was once on a Calais to Dover ferry that went round in circles outside Dover for hours (I remember it as eight ) waiting for conditions to improve...
Forum: Europe
Aug 16th, 2015, 11:26 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Thanks kja! It slowed me down a bit in Sweden,...

Thanks kja! It slowed me down a bit in Sweden, but was less serious than some of my ankle issues and has cleared up now.

Note on sea sickness - I was talking to a woman yesterday who had not done...
Forum: Europe
Aug 16th, 2015, 12:31 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Thanks, Florida1, I enjoyed meeting you, too. ...

Thanks, Florida1, I enjoyed meeting you, too.

Maybe after a couple more summers like this, the Germans will start revising their holier-than-thou views on AC!
Forum: Europe
Aug 16th, 2015, 05:48 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>August 3-6, 2015: Gothenburg, Garden City</b> ...

<b>August 3-6, 2015: Gothenburg, Garden City</b>

Not a Garden City in the sense of Letchworth, where I grew up. Letchworth, and Welwyn, nearby, were founded by Quakers in the early 1900s with the...
Forum: Europe
Aug 15th, 2015, 10:22 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

I would have thought you wanted to be above the...

I would have thought you wanted to be above the groundwater, but I know nothing about digging large holes.

Sicily is a great destination, would love to go back!

I don't get seasick, so I'm no...
Forum: Europe
Aug 15th, 2015, 12:41 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>August 1-2, 2015: Museum Days: Copenhagen</b> ...

<b>August 1-2, 2015: Museum Days: Copenhagen</b>

With only four nights in Copenhagen, obviously I had to be selective, especially as I spent most of one day at Roskilde. I was staying very close...
Forum: Europe
Aug 13th, 2015, 12:32 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 13,382
Posted By thursdaysd

Left Bergen at 20:00 and it was smooth as glass....

Left Bergen at 20:00 and it was smooth as glass. Now it's 22:30 and there is definitely movement. Our cabin is well aft, might be better in the middle, but doubt it would be smooth. Isn't there stuff...
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