Collage: The End

The End

First Class Flight Home.

The FC was wonderful but first I spend time in the delightful first class lounge where I took a shower and had a great flight home. I watched Elvis and Nixon on the plane which I enjoyed.

More of Day 2

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Day 2

My rash was almost all gone. After a pastry at 7-11, I took the hop on hop off bus around the city.
I got off in old town and enjoyed a delightful walk and espresso. I continued to walk around and found this simple wine bar where someone was playing a violin close by the bar. It was delightful and reminded me of when the tenants above use to play.
After that, I headed to the palace which sadly was closed but I visited the armory which was nothing to write home about. The funny think, I had gotten directions to the Cathedral but the minute I left the armory it totally slipped my head and I started to walk home LOL?

Flight to Stockolm and Day 1

I had a last minute phone consultation with a Doctor for my allergic reaction the night before. He gave me some steroids which seem to work. However, after An easy flight to Stockholm, I took the train to the city but then ended a cab to the hotel.  The Radisson Blu Grand Hotel on the canal. A beautiful view but my room faced the back but at least was renovated.
I asked the front desk to find me a doctor I could visit. They give me an address and I took a nice walk and spent about 3 hours waiting to be seen and given some powerful steroids for the next few days.

Castle 3

A fun warm greeting by some local girls and me having some fun....and some still castle photos.

clowning around...

Castle II

Since this is know as Hamlet's Castle of course Hamlet was playing on the grounds.

Knonborg Castle

Knowborg castle was a joy to visit the 45 minute train along some coast was lovely and in First Class I was totally along and quiet.
Some outside Castle photos.

Dinner w/ Deb and Jerry

Spent a lovely evening meeting up with Deb and Jerry in Copenhagen. We couldn't ever get together in NYC but half way around the world we did. We meet at my hotel for a drink and then we googled a place to eat and it turned out good food. They were generous to pick up the check.

Radisson Royal Blue

Copenhagen walkabout

I spend day two walking around visiting Rosenborg Castle and visiting the can area. It was raining and damp took some pleasure out of this easoyl walkable city.

Copenhagen Day 1

Day 1 in Copenhagen, I was dead to the world. Just hung out around the hotel, in the room, order room services and read, watched shows and made some calls.

Flight to Copenhagen

Never again will I make flight at the ungodly hour of 5 am in the morning.  Later flights work better for me as I never sleep and lack of stamina to deal with going without much or no sleep

Leaving Minsk...

Minsk is a beautiful, clean friendly city with while not overly exciting merits a few days stay to relax and enjoy this no longer Russian city. Not many people speak English and this can present a little challenge to get around.

On my way out due to my lack of diligence I had not realized the visa company made a mistake and only put me down for a one day stay look it look like I had over stayed my visa. Luckily, I was asked to show my boarding pass from St. Petersersburg to Minsk and this for what ever reason got me out of a jam.

 I should pay more attention in the future

Awesome Massage And Meal...

I finally, needed to stop walking as the heat, being tied and the museum was much further than I though so I got ripped off by another cab driver and headed to eat.

I had this wonderful meal of Dranki which is potato pancakes stuffed with pork with mushroom sauce and sour cream on the side. I was fantastic to eat in authentic Balerusian eatery. I sat outside across from a military building with a tank onside.

After that fantastic mean, I walk down the lovely, Karl Marx Street to the hotel.  I decided to get another massage and boy was I glad I did. Marina works me over for 1 1/2 hours and I feel GREAT.

More Minsk...Old Soviet Architecture

Fun Buildings Minsk.

KGB Headquarters above.

Day 1 and 2 in Minsk con't...

I walked around and ran into a fun Georgian festival.

A man's got to have a place to hang his hat...