20180726 Helsinki 1 (7 photos)

Bus tour from 10 to 1 gives a glimpse of the city with sightseeing first. Buildings look neither like Russia nor Denmark so definitely Finnish. The Mannerheim statue honors a former statesman next to the Museum of Contemporary Art (Kiasma).

20180726 Arrival Helsinki, Finland (5 photos)

Docking at 7:00am, another port, another country!

20180725 Dinner (6 photos)

For starters I have the lump crab and Jim has the prawns. Mains are lamb chops for me and beef stroganoff for him. All four of us have cherries jubilee for dessert as we sail into the Baltic Sea.

20180725 Departure Dinner (6 photos)

Back at the ship, we go up to our favorite Explorers Bar where Viking serves champagne and caviar today to celebrate our awesome adventures in Russia and to prepare us for departing at 6:00pm.

Leaving the dock and heading out to sea gives us last looks at landmarks.

At dinner we sit with the couple next door to us from Wales, fun and lively, about our age.

20180725 Hermitage 5 (6 photos)

Moving from one exhibition to another, we see an indoor marble amphitheater below. (Later we walk those steps on way to exit.) Almost painful to choose the final few photos for this post!

20180725 Hermitage 5 (8 photos)

Moving from one exhibition to another, we see an indoor marble amphitheater below. (Later we walk those steps on way to exit.) Almost painful to choose the final few photos for this post!

Back at the ship, we go up to our favorite Explorers Bar where Viking serves champagne and caviar today to celebrate our awesome adventures in Russia and to prepare us for departing at 6:00pm.

20180725 Hermitage 5 (8 photos)

Moving from one exhibition to another, we see an indoor marble amphitheater below. (Later we walk those steps on way to exit.) Almost painful to choose the final few photos for this post!

Back at the ship, we go up to our favorite Explorers Bar where Viking serves champagne and caviar today to celebrate our awesome adventures in Russia and to prepare us for departing at 6:00pm.

20180725 Hermitage 4 (8 photos)

Okay, a few more.
(Yes, occasionally glare distorts.)