Tag: museum
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Sweden felt like home
My Swedish friend of many decades picked us up from the ferry. Everything in Stockholm felt so familiar and English – even TV. The ice cream is even better though. Who can beat the epic taste of liquorice and raspberry ice cream by 3 Friends / 3 Venner? All plant-based. After an overnight in Stockholm…
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Sigulda and the Gauja River National Park, by train
Only just over an hour on the train from Riga, the capital of Latvia, is Gauja National Park. It’s a combination of native forest and river. It’s fabulous and accessible by public transport, so would be easy to do a day trip. To access the national park, the train station choice is to get out…
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International historic boat collection at the National Maritime Museum branch at Tczew, near Gdansk
Where in the world has a top conservation lab for historic boats? Tczew (pronounced a bit like ‘chef’) is an easy train ride out from Gdansk on the main line to Malbork and Warsaw. There you will find the impressive lab which you can view from above as well as an excellent Polish and international…