2008 July | Lauren & Jeremy

St. Petersburg – Day 1

31 July 2008

Today was our first day in St. Petersburg, Russia. We went to the Hermitage, which is a museum that houses 2.7 million works of art. There are several areas to tour in the museum…our guide told us if you spent 1 minute at each piece exhibited, it would take you 7 years to cover the [...]

Not as Important – Scrabble Update

31 July 2008

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Helsinki, Finland

31 July 2008

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In Helsinki we went on a tour of the city on these bikes called Jopo bikes. They are like old school bikes you used to ride with only one gear and brakes on the pedals. They were very easy to ride and the weather was perfect. We rode about 10 miles total and because Helsinki [...]

Copenhagen, Denmark

28 July 2008

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(Nyhavn) So we spent the day in Copenhagen on Sunday. This picture was taken in an area called Nyhaven which is basically 2 pedestrian streets with a canal running in between. Lots of little restaurants and bars are here. Jeremy went into a little bakery and ordered a chocolate danish…, apparently they don’t call them that [...]

Important Scrabble update!

27 July 2008

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Please watch the following video, important video update! Denmark update coming soon!

1st port – Oslo, Norway

26 July 2008

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We spent the day in Oslo today. (Jeremy sporting the viking cap) Kind of bummed at first because the excursion we were supposed to go on (bobsledding in Lillehammer) got cancelled due to lack of participation (apparently we were the only idiots that were gonna try THAT)! So, instead we explored the city on our own. We [...]

Let the eating begin!

26 July 2008

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It didn’t take us long to find our way to Nobu. We ordered just about everything on the menu as our first round. Once we completed those 8 dishes we ordered a second round. (Wasabi salmon tartar – Amazing!) Between the 15 dishes we were pleasantly surprised with a bottle of wine from Lauren’s parents. What a [...]

“Good Day” to you Americans

25 July 2008

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(Look Kids! Big Ben, Parliament) Greetings from across the pond! We spent two days in London enjoying the fabulous weather. Apparently it was the hottest day of the year so far, which is great, unless you are from Miami! But it actually was kind of nice weather to see the sights in. . (400′ up on the [...]