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Chicago - Helsinki 9-10 November, 2002
Yes, I flew on SAS. No, It wasn't this particular plane...
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Stop 1 - Helsinki, Finland
Capital City: Helsinki (Helsingfors) Main Cities: Tampere, Turku, Espoo...
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Strand Intercontinental Hotel - Helsinki
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Esplanadi - Helsinki
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Downtown Helsinki
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Sea Ferry Terminal/Uspenski Cathedral
This ferry runs daily to Stockholm and back. The Uspenski Cathedral...
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Helsinki Cathedral - Senate Square
In mid-November, the tall shadows mark the setting sun. This photo was...
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Helsinki Cathedral
The smaller building to the right contains the bell tower - it was...
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It's never too cold to shop
Ever since the 1930s Finnish design has followed two guiding principles:...
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Mid-day in Helsinki
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Sibelius Monument
Legendary Finnish composer - born 8.12.1865 Hämeenlinna, Finland died...
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Sibelius Monument
Sibelius' output was wide and included 7 symphonies, some 100 solo songs...
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Helsinki Central Railway Station
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1952 Olympic Venue - Helsinki
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Next stop - RUSSIA!
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Russian Federation Flag
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Vyborg
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Border crossing
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Radisson SAS Hotel - St. Petersburg
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Stalin-Era Apartment - St. Petersburg
Over its history, St. Petersburg has had other names as well. Before the...
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City vista
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The Church on Spilled Blood
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Church on Spilled Blood
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Church on Spilled Blood
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Girls School for the Aristocracy
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The cruiser "Aurora"
This gun fired the first shot that signaled the beginning of the Bolshevic...
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The cruiser "Aurora"
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Security trucks outside the Russian Mint
... located within the confines of the Peter and Paul fortress.
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And Dad wanted to go Hawaii....
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Waterskiing, anyone?
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The Admiralty - Peter & Paul Fortress
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City vista - the Hermitage
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The Venice of The North
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A new Russia since Perestroika...
The hammer and cycle of the Soviet Union flag are replaced by the two-headed...
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Statue - only two support points! WOW
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At least its starting to thaw....
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Church on Spilled Blood
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Church on Spilled Blood
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Nevsky Prospekt
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Supermarket to the Czars
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McDonald's hamburgersky
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Lenin and a Soviet-era building
St. Petersburg is the only city in Russia that kept all of its monuments to...
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World War II Memorial
... commemeorating the 900 day siege when St. Petersburg was cut off...
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Pushkin - The Catherine Palace
German princess who became Empress of Russia after disposing of her...
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Pushkin - The Catherine Palace
Our lovely guide Leana in the foreground... a font of knowledge about Russia,...
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Grounds of the Catherine Palace
They say it's very beautiful here in the summer.
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Catherine Palace
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Grounds of the Catherine Palace
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The Catherine Palace
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"She gets too hungry for dinner @ 8"
"...thats why the lady is a Czar!" Royal Dining Room - Catherine Palace
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Welcome to my humble abode...
... the Throne Room at the Catherine Palace.
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Catherine Palace
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Catherine Palace
Catherine II (l762-1796)was one of the most successful European monarchs. She...
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Back to Chicago via Copenhanen - 17NOV
There was a baggage handler's strike in Copenhagen which was called 15...
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Eastern Europe
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