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August 21, 2015
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I last left you with the image of the hero of our story (me) standing under ominously condensing clouds and bidding farewell in Senate Square to the travelers who had a differently arranged tour agenda in Finland than I. Our …
August 20, 2015
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Since I (rather foolishly) wasn’t spending the night in Helsinki, I was able to leave my overnight gear in my cabin on the ferry. This certainly made it easy for Frederick to guide the few of us who’d grafted this …
August 20, 2015
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One of the aspects of Stockholm I found so appealing was the abundance of preserved buildings. Though you see many Neoclassical buildings from the 19th century, Stockholm retains a broad range of architecture with structures ranging from the late Renaissance …