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Scandinavia (September 2005)
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Helsinki, Finland
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View of Uspensky Cathedral
from Market Square
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Uspensky Cathedral
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Uspensky Cathedral Dome
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Helsinki Cathedral
overlooks Senate Square
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Beth on the steps
of the Helsinki Cathedral
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One of the many statues
adorning the cathedral roof
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Senate Square statue
of Czar Alexander II
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Public transit trolley
turns in Senate Square
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Trolley in front of
Stockmann department store
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Sederholm House, the
oldest stone building
in Helsinki (1757)
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Try enjoying your
smoked salmon in Market Square
without attracting
these guys
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Flower vendor in
Market Square
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The Scandic Marski (our accomodations)
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Church in the Rock
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Suomenlinna Sea Fortress,
guarding the Helsinki Harbor entrance
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Harbor island near Suomenlinna
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Finns enjoy their ice cream; even if it is 50° outside
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A view of the Baltic Sea as we leave Helsinki Harbor
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View of Helsinki from our Stockholm-bound ferry
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Stockholm, Sweden
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A rainy day passing through the straits that lead to Stockholm
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Troops marching to the Swedish Royal Palace
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Beth standing in front of the Royal Palace in Stockholm
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In the palace courtyard,
troops await the arrival of the Kings of Sweden and Malaysia
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Arrival of the Kings
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XII Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
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Changing of the guards outside the palace
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A street in Gamla Stan, the oldest part of Stockholm
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Gamla Stan street at night
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The Swedish Academy,
where the Nobel prize winner in literature is chosen each year
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Mårten Trotzigs Gränd, the narrowest street in Stockholm
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Canal near the palace
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Hotel Diplomat, one of the finest in Stockholm
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Boats on the Strandvägen quay
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Swedish Parliament (Sveriges Riksdag)
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The island of Riddarholmen
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Riddarholmen viewed from Lake Mälaren
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Storkyrkan, Stockholm's oldest church (13th Century)
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Cafes in Stortorget, Gamla Stan's Great Square
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Stadshuset, Stockholm's city hall
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A reindeer at Skansen open-air museum and zoo
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Museum of the
Warship Vasa
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Jeff standing at the Vasa's massive
(and ornate) stern
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Remains of a Vasa crewman recovered with the ship
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Scenery as we leave Stockholm on the ferry for Helsinki
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Beth and Jeff on the ferry
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Car ferry crossing the inlet as we pass
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Swedish sunset
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