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  • M
    Madame Buttonfly
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 28 Sept 2009

    Have a lovely time in Helsinki, I am envious - I have never been to Finland!  Look forward to seeing some pics of your weekend adventure.

    AKA Mrs G

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    • T
      Ted
      Joined: 4 Nov 2015

      We had a cold but lovely day in Helsinki!

      Here is the harbor…

      There were 2 giant-ass ocean liners at bay.

      Mrs. Foxy had a great time…

      …and me, too.

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      • T
        Ted
        Joined: 4 Nov 2015

        We strolled around town…

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        • T
          Ted
          Joined: 4 Nov 2015

          We checked-out some cafes and the railways station…

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          • T
            Ted
            Joined: 4 Nov 2015

            We had coffee, tee and cake at Ekberg (with a lot of lovely grannies - not Mrs. Foxy!)…

            And in the evening we had G&T's with some great Finnish gins (Helsinki Gin and Napue Gin)…

            …and for dinner we had some great Italian dishes with a big bottle of Rhino wine!

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            • F
              Finkster
              見習いボス
              Joined: 14 Mar 2013

              This bear leads a life .. damn … @Ted 's way is the right way  🙂

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              • M
                Madame Buttonfly
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                Too right!  I wish someone would "adopt" me and take me to all these wonderful places (but I suppose nobody - even the most frequent traveller - has that much baggage allowance!)

                Have fun, Ted - the weather and eateries of Helsinki look fantastic and thanks @FOXY and Mrs Foxy for taking such good care of our furry friend.

                AKA Mrs G

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                • T
                  Ted
                  Joined: 4 Nov 2015

                  Today we did visit a couple of museums (modern art, Finnish design, Finnish architecture) - mostly weird stuff!

                  In between we had coffee and cake, which was great!

                  Now, we are sitting at the airport and wait for our plane back to Moscow.

                  For dinner we had soup & curry - Yum!

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                  • T
                    Ted
                    Joined: 4 Nov 2015

                    Finally, I get to rework & update the travel log!

                    As mentioned before, we flew from Moscow to Berlin for a little road trip. Mrs Foxy took her little yellow car in the morning and only a few hours later we had reached the Bavarian Alps…




                    We were heading for Schwangau…


                    …because this is were Neuschwanstein is and were every Japanese tourist needs to go!

                    You can see it in the background if you look closely…


                    In Schwangau there is also the old castle.


                    And a lake…

                    I got a Neuschwanstein pin! (I guess this is hard currency at home in Japan…)

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                    • T
                      Ted
                      Joined: 4 Nov 2015

                      Then we headed on deeper into the Bavarian Alps…


                      Until we reached Bad Hindelang - where we had a beer, dinner and a bed for the night!






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                      • Black OrchidB
                        Black Orchid
                        Joined: 31 Dec 2014

                        Looks like you are having a wonderful time and being well looked after [emoji4]

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                        • T
                          Ted
                          Joined: 4 Nov 2015

                          Yes, that's true!

                          I finally managed to re-do the previous 2 posts…

                          The next morning we crossed the border and drove through Austria to Italy and reached Lago di Garda.



                          We didn't stay long…


                          …and reached Portovenere (a small Ligurian costal village) for dinner.





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                          • T
                            Ted
                            Joined: 4 Nov 2015

                            Portovenere is supposedly quite nice if it wasn't for the weather - but that's what you get in February…





                            There was a little church on a cliff at the end of the town…



                            From Portovenere we drove along the Ligurian coastline…La Spezia with battleships in the habour.

                            And further up the coastal road…



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                            • T
                              Ted
                              Joined: 4 Nov 2015

                              We stopped in Venazza…




                              On the road again…




                              A quick stop in Portofino…



                              ..before we reached Camogli for dinner.





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                              • T
                                Ted
                                Joined: 4 Nov 2015

                                More updates to come…

                                last edited by 28 Feb 2016, 21:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                  Wow…..Need to follow in your tracks....

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • Black OrchidB
                                    Black Orchid
                                    Joined: 31 Dec 2014

                                    What a road trip! Lucky,lucky Ted

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                                    • F
                                      Finkster
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 14 Mar 2013

                                      Portofino  😘 … lovely place!
                                      that reminds me of a great Italy trip a few years ago

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                                      • T
                                        Ted
                                        Joined: 4 Nov 2015

                                        The next morning, the view from the window…


                                        Camogli and its seafront is indeed a lovely little costal village being not far away from Genoa, our next stop.




                                        One of the reasons to head for Genoa on this particular day was to meet with Mr Volvo, who took of part of his afternoon off.
                                        Here he can be seen right in front of the church (on the left) next to Mrs Foxy.


                                        Mr Volvo send me a picture in the morning of a cedro lemon from his father's garden…

                                        This very lemon ended up being a present from Mr Volvo.

                                        Genoa ended up being very nice experience, if not thanks to Mr Volvo for showing us the many corners of the old city.

                                        The next day we drove the car through Switzerland to Colmar, France…

                                        last edited by 29 Feb 2016, 21:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • louisboscoL
                                          louisbosco
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                          briiliant road trip. i love those dream driving roads. must've been a blast with the sceneries as well!!

                                          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                                          • Harvey Specter
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