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Today
my friends Sue -
[webmaster of this site]
and
Dusty
arrived
in Stockholm on the
MV SAGA
RUBY!
We had
arranged to spend the day together
and so
with Lars I travelled up to the quayside
for our
'adventure' !
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Linda at grandmother's
stall
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first took Sue into Stockholm centre and showed her the
flowermarket ... and the stall that Linda's own grandmother ran
...for 50 years! |
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and the views and places around the
City |
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Sue tells me this is 'Travelling Ted'
who goes all over the world with
her!!!
...apparently been looking out of the
porthole on the ship! |
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Sue took this picture of Lars with
Linda showing the town
hall in the background -
where they got married
Very romantic ! |
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meeting 'live' for the first time
in a two year email friendship was
so exciting;
this is Sue and Linda enjoying the
day out |
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In the 'Old town' in Stockholm - a very
narrow alleyway - perhaps the narrowest - Sue checking it out ! |
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We then hopped onto one of the 'Hop on
- Hop off' boats that travel around the harbour
between the islands that make
up Stockholm,
and went across to an island that
had a lovely park, an a Zoo and an outdoor cafe....
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As it was so hot we had cool drinks in
the shade and relaxed... |
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However, we had known that this was the
day
the Stockholm Marathon took place !
So to ensure we could get back the
Sage Ruby
to continue our voyage it was
necessary
to get back on the little Hop on/off
boat early
to try and avoid the runners !!!! |
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This was easier
said than done!
However thankfully Linda and Lars
had thought of
everything - and we followed the
runners (because we
could not cross the street!)
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However we found an
entrance to the Underground on our side - and then made a dash
on the trains to where we had been told buses were still
running to the docks ...
You've guessed it; the bus did
not come!
But an Angel came instead
A Taxi trying to avoid the
marathon turned up at the bus stop we were standing at ...
and took us all |
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safely back to the Saga Ruby
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...with some souvenirs of our
wonderful day !!! |
Olaf the Orible ! |
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All too soon the Saga Ruby with Sue and
Dusty
on board were tugged out to sea ...
but sent these photos of the
Archipelago
[as shown below] as they sailed away
on their
cruise - and eventually back to the
UK |
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The Saga Ruby waved to other ships and
then travelled far away
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Sue and
Dusty tell us that
once
back on board Saga Ruby it was time for
a cuppa
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and
some music from another Lars on the Ship!
finally
a look at a Swedish Sunset..
 
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