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Baltic Cruise — Klaipėda architecture and color

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Akmena-Danė River

Architectural details and color are what I most enjoy photographing while I’m touring around a city, and Klaipėda provides much of both. Here are examples of what I mean:

Fun Photo Friday — Klaipėda Favorites 1

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The Black Ghost Rising

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Smile, Ms. Biker Bride

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Catching Zs

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Ship’s Hull

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Floral Floater

Baltic Cruise — Exploring Klaipėda

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Klaipėda, Lithuania

There’s some really fun stuff to see and photograph here in Klaipėda. It’s all in the little details, so make sure you look up as you walk around:

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Chimney Sweep, Klaipėda, Lithuania

As well as looking around, of course:

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Klaipėda, Lithuania

Even the local mailbox might surprise you:

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Klaipėda, Lithuania

There are sights of whimsy:

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Klaipėda, Lithuania

And scenes of quaint charm:

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Klaipėda, Lithuania

You may even see a restaurant disguised as a masted schooner (the Meridianas i...

Baltic Cruise — Helsinki, then on to Klaipėda

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Vision of the Seas in Helsinki

Most of this week I’ll be showing you Klaipėda, Lithuania, but I’m also today going to throw in Helsinki, Finland because the weather was so dismal and rainy I didn’t get many photos, let alone worthwhile ones. As such, here’s one more shot of Helsinki before we move on today:

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Helsinki, Finland

Besides, Klaipėda, Lithuania was much more picturesque anyway, so let’s skip Helsinki and move on.

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Klaipėda, Lithuania

Klaipėda is a really fun place to walk around. Inde...

Fun Photo Friday — Stockholm Favorites

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Palatial View

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Iron in B&W

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Royal Guard

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Baltic Sunset outside Stockholm

Baltic Cruise — Continuing Around Stockholm

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Stockholm, Sweden

Despite unfavorably cloudy skies, Stockholm is still fun to photograph as long as the rain holds off. We weren’t so lucky at a preceding stop into Klaipėda, Lithuania, as you’ll see next Monday.

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Stockholm, Sweden

The architecture of Stockholm has evolved over the centuries. But I prefer the classic look of the ‘Old Town,’ or Gamla stan as it’s known locally.

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Stockholm, Sweden

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Stockholm, Sweden

So, let’s take a look at the sights here in Gamla stan:

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Stockholm, Sweden

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Baltic Cruise — Stockholm Arrival

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Stockholm, Sweden

Vision of the Seas continued on into the Baltic after our two-day visit to St. Petersburg. We would make stops in Helsinki, Finland and Klaipeda, Lithuania, both subjects of upcoming articles, and Stockholm, capital of Sweden, which we’ll view this week.

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Stockholm, Sweden

The weather was less than optimal when we first stepped off the ship, as you can see by the gray overcast in some of these photographs:

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Stockholm, Sweden

But, fortunately, the sun started peeking through la...

D-Day — Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

All this week I’ll be rerunning my six-part series on the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, France. Next week I’ll return you to our Baltic trip and beyond. In the meantime, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune (the Normandy landings) and Operation Overlord (the Battle of Normandy) in the event we now collectively refer to as D-Day:

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Map of the D-Day Normandy Invasion

The map depicted above overlooks Omaha Beach. Behind that map lies the Normandy American Cemetery and Memori...

D-Day — Remembering John Steele, 82nd Airborne

All this week I’ll be rerunning my six-part series on the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, France. Next week I’ll return you to our Baltic trip and beyond. In the meantime, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune (the Normandy landings) and Operation Overlord (the Battle of Normandy) in the event we now collectively refer to as D-Day:

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Paratroopers in Stained Glass

In keeping with Monday’s Memorial Day post and Wednesday’s commemoration of D-Day, I dedicate today’s post to the...

D-Day — Omaha

All this week I’ll be rerunning my six-part series on the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, France. Next week I’ll return you to our Baltic trip and beyond. In the meantime, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune (the Normandy landings) and Operation Overlord (the Battle of Normandy) in the event we now collectively refer to as D-Day:

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Omaha Beach

On D-Day, the 6th of June, 1944, Omaha Beach was bleak. U.S. V Corps under the direct command of Major General Leonard Gerow would...