Happy Birthday America! Today is the 4th of July and we find ourselves in Stockholm, Sweden, a beautiful capital city which likes to be called the “Venice of the North.” The city is built upon fourteen (14) islands with many … Continue reading →

We got another great weather day, finally! Today we visited the two (2) premier palaces in St Petersburg: Peterhof, the Summer Palace of Peter the Great, and Catherine Palace, the summer refuge of Tsarina Elizabeth and Catherine the Great. Both … Continue reading →