Baltic Blog - Visby, Sweden

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This island is in the middle of the Baltic Sea, and off the coast of Sweden. It's the place where Swedes go for summer vacation. It's also the place where I got complete and total vacation overload. Visby has the ancient wall, towering fortresses, rambling roads, and the pleasant countryside where you can wander about. It's also full of shops and tourists. The old city is small enough that you can wander around and not get lost. It has wonderful views of the sea. I was just done with it all at the moment.

If anyone is a costumer and goes to Ren Faire, Visby is the place to go. There is a big festival there every year and many of the Trek fans are planning to come back. I'm sure it will be great. I was just so happy to get back to the ship and eat lunch, take a nap, and later work out in the gym. It is time to do double gym duty now, since after over a week of non-stop eating and drinking, my clothes are getting a little tight!

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  1. Anonymous8:57 AM

    Hi Karen, we are following your trip. Thanks for keeping up posted with the sights and sounds of Europe.

    Your CKE buddy,

    Aaron Ready

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