Grand Northern Europe Voyage - Lisbon to Stockholm - May 6, 2022 to June 28, 2022

[lincslady]

Just looked up your weather, Mysty.  Sun and some cloud!!  That  sounds great.  You have quite a lot of ports to get in before 28th, so I hope you are both feeling fit and ready to go.  Lots to see.

 

Lola

[mysty]

Our excursion took us to Malbork Castle about an hour's drive from the port.

Malbork Castle - Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork is a 13th century creation.  It is the largest castle in the world measured by land area and a UNESCO World Heritage site.  It was completed in 1406 and was the world's largest brick castle.

Some photos of the Malbork Castle.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A beautiful display of amber .....

 

 

 

 

[Daveywavey70]

8 hours ago, mysty said:

Our excursion took us to Malbork Castle about an hour's drive from the port.

Malbork Castle - Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork is a 13th century creation.  It is the largest castle in the world measured by land area and a UNESCO World Heritage site.  It was completed in 1406 and was the world's largest brick castle.

Some photos of the Malbork Castle.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A beautiful display of amber .....

 

 

 

 

Beautiful pics as always M. 

[mysty]

We are currently in the process of docking in Ronne.  Not the prettiest landscape.   

 

Day is sunny and promises to be warm.   Our excursion today leaves at 1:00 pm (Svaneke Village & Brewhouse).  We'll have a lazy morning on the ship.

[highplanesdrifters]

Lazy morning on the ship. The stuff that dreams are made of.

Edited June 24, 2022 by highplanesdrifters
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[mysty]

This tour was not stellar.  We traveled for 1/2 hour across Bornholm from our docking in Ronne to Svaneke.  We did a craft beer tasting and had 30 of free time.  When it came to return by bus to the ship 2 passengers were missing.   All aboard is 4:30 pm for a 5:00 pm sail away.  We left without them.  Bus reached the ship at 4:15 pm.  Have no idea if those 2 folks will show up.  First time in my cruising life that this has happened. Pics to follow.

[mysty]

We sailed on time and I have no idea if the two missing passengers are onboard.

Pics from our amble and beer tasting.....

 

 

 

 

 

[Lois R]

Mysty, I have so enjoyed all your commentary and pictures.

[spinnaker2]

Any news on the awol pax?

[lincslady]

Good morning,  Mysty.  I have just looked up Visby online - and it looks like a lovely place.  I hope you both have a great day ahead.

 

I too wonder if you know what happened to the missing passengers.

 

Lola

[mysty]

We are currently docked in Visby.  No word on the missing passengers.   I'll keep my ears to the ground.

 

A dear friend has relatives who came from Visby.   I'm going to try to capture the essence of the place for them.

[zqtchas]

I wonder if it was the couple who was always late returning to our tour bus in Iceland?

[mysty]

Visby (Gotland's capital) is a hilly town of about 22, 000 people.  A dramatically walled Hanseatic Trading Centre Visby faces across a 60 mile gulf towards the Swedish mainland.  It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.   Photos from our Visby on Foot tour today.  Bus to one of the gates followed by an amble.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cathedral of St. Mary.....

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 25, 2022 by mysty

[spinnaker2]

Love it!

Thanks Mysty!

[Observer]

7 hours ago, mysty said:

 No word on the missing passengers.   

 

I doubt/hope that the passengers were not in fact missing when the ship left port.

 

Though it is very rude, it is not that uncommon for guests to decide at some stop that they will get a taxi and return to the ship independently without informing the tour guide.  

[spinnaker2]

 

Some color about Visby and my relatives, with the permission of Mysty of course:

Edited June 25, 2022 by spinnaker2
Forgive the typos…

[mysty]

Just now, spinnaker2 said:

 

Some color about Visby and my relatives, with the permission of Mysty of course:

 

Thanks so very much for the historical perspective!   🥰

[Host Jazzbeau]

So did the Two Brothers make it?

[spinnaker2]

9 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

So did the Two Brothers make it?

Actually, they did not. I have no idea why. 

Maybe their wives decided they did not want to go!!!

The Two Brothers instead sailed back and forth between Bermuda and Massachusetts, bringing lumber to Bermuda, and taking rum home.

Alfred was my grandfather and Adolf was my grand uncle.

I think there is a bit of “spinning of a yarn” as told by the brothers to the reporter in the newspaper article, but it apparently made good copy.

Edited June 25, 2022 by spinnaker2

[Host Jazzbeau]

What a great story!  And maybe a good cautionary tale for my son who is talking about taking early retirement and sailing solo around the world [in his next sailboat].  He has no wife at present, but I'll bet she would have something to say about it!!!

[spinnaker2]

1 hour ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

What a great story!  And maybe a good cautionary tale for my son who is talking about taking early retirement and sailing solo around the world [in his next sailboat].  He has no wife at present, but I'll bet she would have something to say about it!!!

Maybe if he builds it they will come just like a baseball field 

[frantic36]

Mysty I just want to thank you for your blog. I just realised why I am enjoying it so much. With you just sharing your experiences without any compare and contrast to pre and post Covid sailing we can enjoy the journey. There is no fodder for opinions to be expressed by others how they had a terrible time on their cruise which tends to derail the journey.

 

I hope to emulate it when I try to do a similar blog on my cruise on Seabourn next month.

[mysty]

5 hours ago, frantic36 said:

Mysty I just want to thank you for your blog. I just realised why I am enjoying it so much. With you just sharing your experiences without any compare and contrast to pre and post Covid sailing we can enjoy the journey. There is no fodder for opinions to be expressed by others how they had a terrible time on their cruise which tends to derail the journey.

 

I hope to emulate it when I try to do a similar blog on my cruise on Seabourn next month.

 

Thank you!  Everyone experiences things differently.   We are unique individuals and we see things through filters we pick up over the course of our lives.  I just attempted to present my personal experience seen through my eyes.   I'm very glad you enjoyed the trip! 🥰

[mysty]

We are currently steaming to Tallinn, Estonia with an expected arrival of noon.  Myster is going solo for the excursion,  The Best of Tallinn.  I am going to try to wrestle our stuff into the luggage.  We disembark on Tuesday in Stockholm.   The past 2 months have been a whirlwind and we thoroughly enjoyed the chance to see our wonderful world again!

[spinnaker2]

Mysty I can't believe it's been two months already! 

Yikes. 

Happy packing.

Thank you for your posts and lovely photos.

So happy you and Myster had the opportunity to cruise once again.