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This is a photographic record of our trip to Russia and Scandinavia in May-June, 2006. I've published it without changing the caption from that which the computer assigned or comment. These will be added as time allows. I wanted to get the photos up as soon as possible. There are just over 300 photos in the album, selected from a total of almost 1000 I took.

The Beginning
St. Petersburg
Alexander Pushkin
Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace Flower Garden
Street Signs
Catherine Palace
Great Hall
Ballroom Musicians
Pribaltiskaya Hotel
Baltic Sea from the back of the Pribaltiskaya Hotel
Rostral Column
Peter and Paul Fortress
Rostral Column Park
Bob, Marla, and Marrianna in St. Petersburg
Exterior of The Hermitage
Peter The Great
St. Isaac's Cathedral
Peter and Paul Fortress
Church on Spilled Blood
Courtyard of The Hermitage
Group Photo - Inside The Hermitage
Hermitage Inlaid Floor
Gilded Decor
Seat of Power
Inlaid Table Top
Gold Peacock Clock
Inlaid Doors
Leonardo da Vinci
Da  Vinci and our guide, Marena
Ceiling
Another Ceiling
Story Behind The Painting
St. Petersburg Canal
Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan
House of Books
Modern Glass Building
Exiting The Cathedral
Canal Scene
The Hermitage Links
St. Petersburg Skyline
The Hermitage From The River Neva
New Construction Skyline
Domes Of The Church On Spilled Blood
Building With Signs
Pretty Building
Another Pretty Building
Marinsky Palace
Celebration Balloons
Another Beautiful Building
View From Canal Boat
Canal View
Monument Arch
Waiting
Peterhof
Fountains
Fountains
Photo Op
Grounds
Fountains - Looking Up To Castle
Fountains and Crowds
Waiting In The Rain
Standing In Line
Giving Up
Peterhof
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No Good Reason
Helge, Our Tour Director
St. Petersburg To Helsinki Train
Entrance To Temppeliaukion Church
Inside
Sanctuary
Choir
Finland Sculpture
Sibelius
Forest and Sibelius
Wedding Photography
Very Pretty Lake in Helsinki
Helsinki Skyline
Monument In Helsinki
Church in Helsinki
Helsinki Plaza
Aboard the Boat, Leaving Helsinki
Dinner On Board
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Dinner Table
Helen and Bob
Early Morning
Achilpelago
Scenery Floating Past Us
Islands
Island Homes
Caves
Island Home
Even Smaller Island
Unloading In Stockholm
Stockholm Bus Tour
The Prince's Car
Small Sculpture
Street Scene
It's Not Mine
Plaza of Stockholm City Hall
Stockholm City Hall
Interior Brick Work
Stairway
Upstairs Room Mosaic
Statue At Other End
Stockholm's Mushroom
Fountain
Stockholm Street
View From Our Hotel Window
Dinner In Stockholm
An Exciting Evening On The Town
Learning A New Card Game
The Bridge Group
Skip-Bo Players
Pre-school Children
Maternity Shop
Museum Across From The Vasa
Bronze Map of The Grounds
The Vasa
Vasa Gun Porthole
The Vasa
Wooden Carving From Within The Vasa
Vasa As Originally Painted
Detail Of the Aft End of The Vasa
Aft Corner
Detail of Aft Corner
Our Hotel In Stockholm - The Scandic Park
Flowers Across From The Hotel
Another Interesting Building
Statue Of Bishop
Arched Windows of the Church.
Altar
Arched Ceiling
Organ
Exterior Brickwork
Bus Photo
Flower Near A Break Stop
Diane, Marrianna, and Marla
Scandic Winn Hotel
Karlstad Park Across From Scandic Winn
Pretty Scenery
Garden Center
Lunch Stop
Farmland Scenery
Lake Mjoesa
Lillehammer Ski Jump Runs
Lillhammer Ski Jump
Ski Jump
Lillehammer Olympic Flame Cauldron
Sanderstolen Hotel
Sanderstolen Hotel Lobby
Farm Building
Holsasen
Stave Church
Oscar's Friend
Graveyard
Interesting Story Here
Church Entrance
Original Staves
Another Interesting Story
Sign Just Inside The Church
Sanctuary Interior
The Rest Of The Story
Church Altar
Church's Bell
Church's Organ
Another Photo Of The Church
Farm Storage Building
Very Old Farm
Scenic Lake View
Scenic Farm and Lake
Reflective View
Waterfall
Lunch Stop
Fellow Tour Group Folk
Fjord View
ADW
Village On The Fjord
Village On The Fjord II
Fjord Fog
ADW
Fjord III
Norwegian Scenery
Apple Orchard
Fjord View From Our Hotel Window
Rica Brakanes Hotel
Rica Brakanes Front Entrance
Tour Group Enjoying The Solarium
Another Solarium View
Bridge Group
Hardanger Fjord From The Hotel
Hardanger Fjord Early Morning
Ulvik Church
Salmon Farm
Scenery Around Ulvik
One Way Bridge
Waterfall
Above Bergen, Norway
Bergen Church
Sculpture
Monument To Sailing and Sailors
Monument From Another Angle
Bergen City View
Church
Farmer Fertilizing His field
Gorgeous Scenic View
Returning To The Rica Brakanes Hotel
Leo and Rusty
Marla
Wedding Boy
Hardanger Fjord Evening
Hardanger Fjord Evening II
Scrub Evergreen
Another Wedding Party Member
Jim and Bob
Fjord View IV
Double Waterfall
Latefoss Falls
Lunch Stop
Lunch Stop Restaurant
Heddal Stave Church, Telemark, Norway
Original Bell Tower Of Heddal Stave Church
Heddal Tour Guide Lady
Interior Decoration
Heddal Stave Church Cemetary View
Oslo Night View
Oslo Train Station
Norwegian Tall Ship
Fountain Of Frogner Park
Walkway To Fountain
Vigeland Sculpture
Female Figure
Two Sets of Lovers
Another Set
Figures In Circle Of Life
John and Daughter Cindy
Central Fountain
Life Stages
More Stages Of Life
Still More Stages
Freize Around Pool
Flowers Along Walkway
Mother and Child
Viking Ship Museum
Overhead View
Archaeologists
Oslo Park On the Waterfront
Amundsen's Ship
Bob and Marla with Traveler
Oslo Gallery
Helge At The Akershus Fortress
Tall Ship Sailing Vessel
Oldest Building In Oslo
Oslo's Old and New
Rusty, Helen, and Leo In Thon Opera Hotel Lobby
Marimekko Cow
Marrianna At Fountain
Last View Of Oslo
Little Mermaid
Copenhagen's Opera House
Capital Courtyard
Copenhagen Plaza
Copenhagen New Architecture
Tivoli Park Entrance
Interior of Copenhagen's English Pub
Diane
Tivoli Music Stand
Tivoli Fountains
Tivoli Fountains II
Tour Group In Tivoli
Tivoli Scene
Another Tivoli Scene
Tivoli Scenery
Dinner In Tivoli
Another View Of Tivoli Fountains
Tivoli Oriental Restaurant
Cirkus
Walking Tour Of Copenhagen
Copenhagen Waterfront Scene
Helen and Marrianna, Resting
Copenhagen Plaza
Save The Animals
Interesting Automobile
Another Mime
Drunken Mime
Monk Mime
A Simple But Beautiful Manhole Cover
Desert
Copenhagen Corner Restaurant