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Stockholm, Sweden

It's beautiful city with a lot history. For taxi services, don't hop in the first one available. I found out on the last day of my trip that you should at least check for three or more taxi drivers first. The price could vary significantly from one to another.

Tallinn, Estonia

Another beautiful city. Again not enough time to explore. We stayed most of our time in the walled city in old city.

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

We made the right decision to go with the Cruise excursion in Russia. You need a visa to go into Russia. Since we were there two days, you need a visa with multiple entries. Two ladies sit at our dinning table from Bulgaria only had single entry visa. They had to stay overnight in St. Petersburg for the two-day stay in Russia. The customs line was long and slow. You need to have all the documents ready when get off board. No visa required when we booked the excursion with Costa.

Helsinki, Finland

Very nice place to visit. I wish we had more time there to visit.

Costa Mediterranea

This is budget cruise. The price is right but it is not a cruise for good food.