Hello, Cruiseboysians! I hope your winter is going well. I've been getting ready for my Far East Grand Voyage, but decided to take a break and post pictures from the event that started the photography-thing for me: my trip to Kenya in 2006. I was living in northern England at the time, and one of … Continue reading Kenya 2006

No, not that Mr. Anderson. Hans Christian Andersen. We left the hotel early to make the 90-minute drive to Odense, which is where HCA was born. There was a bit of traffic, which our guide explained was due to the "potato holiday". I am not kidding. This was offset by the number of folks in … Continue reading Mr Andersen

After breakfast with the horses (or where they once lived), we traveled more "down town" to the Roskilde Cathedral, which is the official burial site of the Danish monarchs. Cathedral from Bishop's Residence Panorama Front View You can get a little bored of cathedrals when traveling in Europe. "Ho, hum - yet another giant building." … Continue reading Bricks

As the ship left Bergen to return to Copenhagen, my friends and I decided to celebrate our cruise with dinner at the "fancy" restaurant. It's one of the few places that you needed to pay extra for. So, I completed one more checkmark on my "haven't done that yet" list: Dom It was fine. I … Continue reading Copenhagen… Well, Nearby

Bergen was the only proper city during our tour along Norway. For hundreds of years this was as far north that central European merchants (mostly German) we allowed to trade. Likewise, Norwegians had to bring their goods from the northern villages to Bergen to sell. Therefore, there is a very Germanic feel to downtown. Bergen … Continue reading Bergen