J&G Journeys
London is a special place to us. The last time we were in London was 1998 when pregnant with our first son, we knew travel was going to be on hold for a while as family responsibilities was about to grow. Gina went to college on a semester abroad in Kensington, so she has always …
Our last port of call – Greenwich, England came with with the sad realization that soon bags would be placed outside the cabin and the disembarking would commence, but what excited us was that we would soon be touring London a favorite city of ours. But what about Greenwich? – we really had no expectations …
Last port – Greenwich England, Let’s celebrate time Read More »
Well it took 37 years, but we finally returned to one of our favorite cities from our Honeymoon. Boy things have changed but then, some things were the same as we recalled. As mentioned in our previous post, Kirkwall had us a bit under the weather and medicine had helped but you still have the …
Arrived in Orkney Island at the port of Kirkwall early on a foggy/misty rainy day in Scotland. It was a brief tender from ship to shore arriving in the heart of Kirkwall a quaint city that is the parliamentary seat of the Orkney Islands and the largest town of the Orkney Islands. Its a ancient …
After 2 days at sea – (which included a wine tasting class, and a spa service) Our ship, the Viking Mars, docked in Lerwick, Shetland Islands Scotland. What a beautiful day it was! The weather could not be any better, warm and sunshine all day. The best part, the international tall ship race was in …
We arrived at the port of Honingsvåg Norway which is proclaimed the northernmost city of Europe. At 71° North Latitude, you stand 1300 miles from the north pole, 140 miles from NW corner of Russia, and along the northeast passage that connects Atlantic and Pacific Oceans running north of Russia. Our tour today had a …
Day 8 – the night before we passed 66.5° north latitude which means we are north of the arctic circle and docked at the beautiful “Gateway to the Arctic”, in Tromsø, Norway. Most noted for being a viewing point for colorful Northern Lights that lights up the nighttime sky in fall and spring. The City …
After Departing Geirangerfjord, we had enjoyed dinner at the Chef’s Table – a pre-fix five course menu that changes every three days, normally follows a theme, is paired with a selection of wines and every bite certainly tantalizes your taste buds. The first night was Asian infusion menu that was so, so good, with exceptional …
Our first port of call after Bergen Norway was Geirangerfjord – a small village at the end of the winding Norwegian Fjord which is framed by mountains with massive waterfalls on each side. The trick really is to be awake at 6AM to go on deck for the sail in, a 2 hour sail in …
Unpacking that evening made for a late night but the bed and cabin was comfortable and we woke rather early because the first day was with the ship docked in Bergen to get a chance to walk around the city which was adjacent to the port we were out – the only challenge was the …