ports of call: stockholm, sweden helsinki, finland st. petersburg, russia
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Our Baltic Splendor Trip July, 2002. Ports of Call: Stockholm, Sweden Helsinki, Finland St. Petersburg, Russia. Sailin' Away on the Baltic. That’s our boat!. 350 passengers 215 crew members 12 decks. The Radisson Diamond. Stockholm. Capital of Sweden Largest city 750 years old. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ports of Call: Stockholm, Sweden Helsinki, Finland St. Petersburg, Russia
That’s our That’s our boat!boat!
350 passengers
215 crew members
12 decks
Capital of Sweden
Largest city
750 years old
Stockholm City HallThe Nobel Banquet is held here.
Old Town Stockholm
The Baltic Sea freezes up for 3-4 months in the winter. We wondered what the people who
lived here did during the winter???
Help! Get me out of
here.
Capital of Finland
Largest city
Reindeer is a popular meat!
Suurkirkko or Great Church
St. St. PetersburgPetersburg•2nd largest city
•Capital of Russia from 1712-1918
•Known for lavish palaces & grand cathedrals
Catherine’s Palace
Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
Peterhof
The Winter Palace was home to the Russian Czars. It was built by Peter the Great for his daughter. The museum house over 2,800,000 works of art and other items.
Fact:
If you spent one minute at each exhibit, you will have to stay in the Hermitage for 11 years.
The Winter Palace & The Winter Palace &
The Hermitage MuseumThe Hermitage Museum
I’m a little starry-eyed from all the excitement!