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SEASCAPE: A SCANDINAVIA AND BALTIC CRUISE REVIEW

6/3/2012

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Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the things you did do. 
So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the harbour. 
Catch the trade winds in your sails. 
Explore. Dream. Discover. 
- Mark Twain
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We sailed from Copenhagen, Denmark on May 23. 2012 and sailed back on June 3, 2012. We visited the following ports: Oslo, Norway (sadly we didn't docked here because there's a pilot strike instead we saw the Norwegian Fjords); Aarhus, Denmark; Berlin, Germany; Tallinn, Estonia; St. Petersburg, Russia (we were here for two days); Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. 
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scandinavia and baltic cruise, princess cruise

THE CRUISE COMPANY

We wanted to see Scandinavia and the Baltic through Princess Cruises. Princess Cruises has the best itinerary for this region. See the reason why we wanted to do a cruise, on this post. We heard great reviews about this cruise line so we opted to do it through them. 
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THE ITINERARY

The map shows our cruise itinerary. We started and ended in Copenhagen. We were also able to visit another port in Denmark (Aarhus). Warnemunde is your gateway to Berlin and we had an 2 nights in St. Petersburg, Russia. The itinerary is the real taste of Scandinavia with a taste of the Baltics.

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MEDIEVAL OLD TOWN (Tallinn, Estonia)

5/29/2012

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Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. 
And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you. 
Most of the time, those marks - on your body or on your heart - are beautiful.  
- Anthony Bourdain
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This was the fourth stop of our cruise. The port was near the Old Town, just ten to fifteen minutes walk from the port. We walked around as much as we could, enjoyed the view. It was just crowded because the Old Town was small and there's a lot of cruise ship docked the same time we did. Tallinn's Mediaval Town is very charming because of it's twisting cobblestone lanes, iron street lamps, gothic spires and medieval markets. 

A definite must-see country in the Baltic region. It is best when you go on off season to enjoy better view. If we were to do it again, we would love to explore outside the walls of the Old Town and get lost with off-the-beaten route.
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We hope that we are able to see more of Estonia and not just the Old Town. On our way back to our cruise ship, we were able to take a great shot of our boat. Sometimes, when the boat is docked, there's no nice view like this or its too narrow to take photos of the ship, so we got lucky on this port and we grabbed the opportunity. The next destination is Russia and we are very excited to share to you are awesome experience in one of my favorite places to see.
Categories: Europe, Estonia, Scandinavia and Baltic Cruise, Food Adventures
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