Scandinavians at Heart
We can see why people have been raving about Scandinavia forever. We get the fuss. Four really polite, friendly, prosperous, clean, safe, societies that are the envy of many outside…
Where to Eat & Sleep in Scandinavia
Restaurants As is our custom we booked dinner reservations at each of our destinations so that we always have a place to go at the end of a long and…
The Journey Home Was Quick
After a fantastic 10 days in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Estonia it is time to come home. Our flight from Helsinki back to Chicago had a late afternoon departure, and…
Talinn is an Amazing Place
Just fifty miles across the Gulf of Finland from Helsinki lies the capital of Estonia, known today as Talinn. Chartered in 1248, the medieval old city of Talinn was named…
Helsinki Is In Love With the Letter K!
Ever notice just how many letter K’s are used in many Finnish words? LOTS. And let’s not even count the umlauts and other circly things over Finnish letters. It’s mainly…
Enjoying the Simple Life in Stockholm
George Cukor once recounted a conversation with Swedish actress and icon Ingrid Bergman. She was said to say “I feel sometimes people are disappointed when they meet me because they…
Does Your Mother Know?
There is only one place in the world where you can be an unashamed ABBA fan and that’s at the ABBA Museum with all the other ABBA freaks swaying and…
On Our Way to Stockholm!
After squeezing all we could from Copenhagen, we headed to our next stop in Stockholm – capital of the Swedish realm. The train to Stockholm is around 5 hours which…
Most Beautiful Rhododendron Gardens
Lying just on the other side of the 2.5km wide Øresund lies the Swedish town of Helsingbord. We reached Helsingbord via the car ferry that runs several times per hour…
To be, or not to be…
Well obviously to be. But before we talk about that, we had a super fun day in the north of Denmark visiting famous Danish castles. The day began by renting…