2. Ports of Call:  Stockholm, Sweden  Helsinki, Finland  St. Petersburg, Russia

3. That’s our boat!  350 passengers  215 crew members  12 decks

4.  Capital of Sweden  Largest city  750 years old Stockholm City Hall The Nobel Banquet is held here. Old Town Stockholm

5. The Baltic Sea freezes up for 3-4 months in the winter. We wondered what the people who lived here did during the winter??? Help! Get me out of here.

6.  Capital of Finland  Largest city Reindeer is a popular meat! Suurkirkko or Great Church

7. St. Petersburg 2 nd largest city Capital of Russia from 1712-1918 Known for lavish palaces & grand cathedrals

8. Catherine’s Palace Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood Peterhof

9. The Winter Palace was home to the Russian Czars. It was built by Peter the Great for his daughter. The museum house over 2,800,000 works of art and other items. Fact: If you spent one minute at each exhibit, you will have to stay in the Hermitage for 11 years. The Winter Palace & The Hermitage Museum

10. I’m a little starry-eyed from all the excitement!

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