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<title>Travel Blog | Marty Freeman</title>
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<description>Travel adventures in journals and photos from Marty Freeman</description>
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                    <title>The Resort town of Warnemunde Germany</title>
                    <description>When we returned to our dock we saw that a tall ship was just being positioned by a tug in front of the Prinsendam. Wow What a size comparison between the two ships I went up to the top deck right away to take pictures and had fun observing all the business of this docking chanal. So many different kinds of boats and ships. There is to be a Tall Ship Festival in the near future here in Warnemun</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/Warnemunde/blog-630962.html</link>
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                    <title>Departure</title>
                    <description>This morning I woke up looked out our window to see our luggage being offloaded directly below us.  We went to our last breakfast at the Lido Restaurant and sat at our favorite breakfast table. Gathering at our debarkation point our Road Scholar group left the ship together and boarded our coach to Heathrow airport. After a surprisingly long ride we arrived at Heathrow and began the rat maze </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Heathrow-Airport/blog-637465.html</link>
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                    <title>Gala Formal Farewell dinner </title>
                    <description>After a relaxing day cruising through the Kiel Canal we changed clothes into our  Formal wear for the Farewell dinner in the La Fontaine dinning room. Laurieanne had cooked up an event for the dinner. Five people including John were going to enter the dinning room wearing masks and see what the reaction would be. I was the official photographer for the event. Laurieanne had previously bought </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Schleswig-Holstein/blog-631417.html</link>
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                    <title>Transit the Kiel Canal</title>
                    <description>Right after breakfast I went up to the top deck to view and take pictures of the approach to the Kiel Canal. There were already people with chairs along the rail so I found a space and took pictures between people. The whether was good  clear and sunny. The Kiel Canal the world39s busiest artificial waterway links the North Sea with the Baltic Sea. An average of 250 nautical miles are sav</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Schleswig-Holstein/Kiel/blog-631161.html</link>
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                    <title>The resort of Warnemunde Germany</title>
                    <description>When we returned to Pier 7 from Rostock we saw that a Tall Ship was being maneuvered in to the  dock right in front of the Prinsendam. WOW What a size comparison between the ships I immediately went up to the top deck to take pictures and had fun observing the busy  ness of the channel. There is to be a Tall Ship Festival in the near future here in Warnemunde and this Russian Tall Ship is he</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/Warnemunde/blog-631166.html</link>
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                    <title>Discover Rostock Germany</title>
                    <description>This morning with Andres our Guide we stroll down the pedestrian street Kropeliner Strabe and do some shopping there for post cards and misc impromptu buys. Then we stop at Rostock University the oldest university in northern Europe to learn about the educational system in Germany.Next we explored the town of Rostock town square City Hall shopping street and St. Mary39s Church. St. Mar</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/Rostock/blog-630913.html</link>
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                    <title>Day at Sea  Stockholm to Rostock Germany</title>
                    <description>Today39s at sea day we have the last two lectures by Kristof. In the morning The vikings  raiders traders   settlers and after lunch Cold war and daily life in  East Germany These subject were very interesting. We bid farewell to Kristof and Vibeke because they leave the ship early tomorrow morning to return to Denmark for a teaching assignment there. Everyone says Let me t</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/Rostock/blog-630390.html</link>
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                    <title>Explore Stockholm Sweden</title>
                    <description>This morning after breakfast I went up on deck to photograph our passage through the Stockholm Archipelago a series of islands leading to the City and Harbor of Stockholm. It was a clear day so the views were very good and fascinating to see. It was the first time I discovered I could look over the railing and see the bridge on both sides of the ship After we were on our excursion coach the ne</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-629908.html</link>
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                    <title>The Fourth of July on board Prinsendam</title>
                    <description>On the fourth of July while in St. Petersburg The staff of the Prinsendam had a Barbeque all afternoon on the Lido Deck. The food was delicious and the many food carvings were very decorative. At dinner in La Fountain dinning room the waiters and staff were all dressed up in the Stars and Stripes with a few Uncle Sams thrown in. </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-630900.html</link>
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                    <title>Introduction to Tallinn Estonia</title>
                    <description>What fun it is to discover something unexpected and pleasant. Tallinn was totally unknown to me and therefore was a pleasant surprise. We started with a walking tour through its Old town through its two totally different partsUpper Town and Lower Town. Tallinn was once a free trading town a member of the Hanseatic League. We see vestiges of this in  its guild houses warehouses unique Town Hall</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-629722.html</link>
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                    <title>St Petersburg  day 2</title>
                    <description>Today we briefly drove through St Petersburg and headed for the countryside  town of Pushkin. We visited the magnificent Catherine39s Palace also called the Summer Palace named after Catherine the Great restored over the last 40 years to its original splendor. We saw ceilings decorated with paintings  by Italian artists of the 17th and 18th centuries. We saw many  decorative plates and vases</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/Pushkin/blog-629682.html</link>
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                    <title>St. Petersburg Russia</title>
                    <description>Grand St Petersburg. We were awake at our usual 600 am and looked out our cabin window to see 4 other HUGE cruse ships docked in St. Petersburg  along with the Prinsendam. Lots of tourists in St Petersburg today After our usual breakfast in the Lido Restaurant a lovely breakfast buffet  too much to choose from we boarded our tour coach. We began at the Spit of Vasilievasky Island with a magni</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/Pushkin/blog-629481.html</link>
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                    <title>Discover Helsinki  Porvo</title>
                    <description>We start with an expert led overview of Helsinki taking in the historical center Finlandia Hall and the opera house. See the Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral Presidential Palace and enjoy brief stops at Senate Square Sibelius Monument and the Rock Church. Dorothy  Williams of our group had brought three white roses to leave as a memorial at the Sibelius Monument and a group of us gathered around</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Finland/Uusimaa/Helsinki/blog-628832.html</link>
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                    <title>At sea day from Copenhagen to Helsinki</title>
                    <description>Today we are at sea sailing from Copenhagen to Helsinki Finland.  We all feel a bit of relief at not having to keep an excursion time schedule and we can relax.  We do have a Lecture schedule however in the morning Kristof talks about Troubled national identy  The Danish welfare state in crisis  the topic in the afternoon is Tsars Revolutionaries and Russia39s long struggle for f</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/blog-628826.html</link>
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                    <title>Introduction to Copenhagen</title>
                    <description>Our first stop in Copenhagen was at the Little Mermaid. A photo opportunity for us and three other tour buses. So getting a clear picture of the statue was quite a feat with all the people jockeying for position. Then we were quickly back on the coach for a visual tour passing famous Tivoli Gardens Town Hall square and NY Carlsberg Glyptotek. Next we passed the world39s oldest Royal Stock Exc</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-628652.html</link>
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                    <title>Discover Helsingbourg Sweden</title>
                    <description>Helsingbourg is known for its medieval fortress stone churches and well preserved historic homes. we first visited gothic St Mary39s stone church completed in the 140039s. The church is very beautiful with  many stained glass windows a huge pulpit a massive organ and lovely ornate chandilers. Our guide then showed us the Keep as she called the medieval fortress. It is very impressive</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/blog-628601.html</link>
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                    <title>Kristof begins his Road Scholar Lectures  Day at sea </title>
                    <description>Today is our first at sea day and we begin with our Road Scholar Lecture series by Kristof Kristiansen. Kristof is a Danish teacher scholar and international policy expert who has worked with ElderhostelRoad Scholar groups for over a decade. Our morning lecture is Holland and the countries around the Baltic Sea  basic facts and contemporary challenges and our afternoon lecture is Fro</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-628549.html</link>
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                    <title>Explore the Dutch Countryside</title>
                    <description>This morning we board our tour bus with luggage having packed everything the night before. After our excursions today we embark the MS Prinsendam and the cruise beginsFirst we stop in Alsmeer the center of horticulture at the flower auction. This is a very impressive place. Just the size is overwhelming. Thousands of flowers are auctioned here and sent all over the world. As visitors we walk</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-628370.html</link>
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                    <title>Introduction to Amsterdam</title>
                    <description>Our excursions today started with learning about Amsterdam39s History while we viewed from our coach the Royal Palace the National Monument at Dam Square and one of Amsterdam39s windmills. Then we visited the Albert Cuyp Markets Europe39s biggest day market. Then John and I chose to have lunch in Remberant Square at the Opera Restaurant near the hotel. It was a sunny day and we had t</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-628297.html</link>
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                    <title>BALTIC EXPLORER In thr Draft of the Hanseatic League</title>
                    <description>Marty  John prepare to go on our Baltic Cruise with ROAD SCHOLAR ELDERHOSTEL. Our itinerary includes 2 days in Amsterdam touring the city embark MS Prinsendam  14 nights Helsenborg Sweden Copenhagen Denmark Helsinki Finland St Petersburg Russia Tallinn Estonia Stockholm Sweden Warnemunde Kiel Canal Germany Tilbury England depart Heathrow Airport for USA. We are look</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-621742.html</link>
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