The food onboard is excellent. For breakfast and lunch we have a buffet. The buffet has more choices than you can imagine including smoked fish, meats, salads, cereal, yogurt, desserts, etc. For dinner, we have a fixed meal that consists of an appetizer, main course and dessert. Last night the main course was lamb and… Read More Food Onboard

It is now the evening of our first full day on the ship. Our room has two twin beds and a surprising amount of storage. There’s a nice window that we can look out from. We are one floor away from the dining room and around the corner from the laundry. Here are three pictures… Read More First full day on MS Finnmarken

I arrived in Bergen on Monday afternoon. Before joining my group, I took a walk around the town. The hotel is right in the old part of Bergen. The church is the oldest building still in use. Bergen is a delightful city. Here are my photos from that walk. On Tuesday, we got a guided… Read More Bergen

Yesterday I forgot to mention all of the food that Tamar tempted me with. For example with my beer she got Belgian french fries. I have to admit they were some of the best fries I’ve ever had. I think the difference is that they make them with fresh potatoes not frozen potatoes. Later that… Read More Last day with Tamar

Today Tamar and I drove up north of Hamburg to an arm of the Baltic Sea called the Ostsee in German. Our first stop was an old German town called Lubeck that was not bombed during World War II. Here are some pictures from the town. After lunch we drove to the sea to a… Read More North of Hamburg

In Hamburg to spend a few days with my friend Tamar. I got in about 1:00 pm and after getting settled Tamar and I took a delightful boat ride around the Hamburg Harbor, which is the 14th largest port in the world.  We saw some huge container ships and were told that they stack… Read More In Hamburg

I am in Boston visiting my college roommates before I head on to Germany and Norway. On one of the days Eileen and I took a walk in one of the parks in Newton so I can take pictures of fall colors. Of course I had to eat lobster one night. Also found out that… Read More In Boston

I will be leaving Sunday on my next big trip. This trip takes me to visiting friends in Boston and Germany. After which I’m going to make my way to Bergen, Norway, where I will go on a tour of the fjords and into the Arctic Circle to see the northern lights. When done with… Read More My next trip

I arrived in Germany on Friday. Got to spend one night in Tamar’s new apartment. It is very airy and bright with a view of the river. On Saturday, we drove to Amsterdam The countryside is so flat but very green. There were lots of wind turbines. After settling into our Airbnb, we took the… Read More Next adventure. Now in Amsterdam