Photos from East Europe

A Mediterranean cruise

My first Mediterranean cruise went out from Ravenna, Italy, and with stops in Albania, Greece, Italy and Malta. Explorer of the Seas Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas was completed in 2000. With a gross tonnage of 137,308 and a…

A weekend in Bucharest

Bucharest is the the capital of Romania. I was there for a weekend in July 2023, and visited the world’s heaviest building, the Palace of the Parliament, as well as the former home of the notorious dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Weekend trips

Berlin, Germany My first weekend trip abroad in 2019 went to Berlin. Budapest, Hungary Kraków, Poland The Wieliczka Salt Mine, just outside Kraków, was a highlight of my July trip to Kraków. This was one of the first 12 objects…

Eurovision trip to Belgrade

I drove with a friend from Oslo to Belgrade in Serbia to see the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. On the way, we stopped in Prague, Bratislava, Budapest and Timisoara. Bratislava, Slovakia We stopped in Bratislava for a few…

My first visit to Ukraine

In December 2007, I visited the second largest (by area) country in Europe – Ukraine. Kyiv Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, has about 2.7 million inhabitants. Chornobyl I visited the site for the worst nuclear accident in history. 55,000 people…

A trip to Balkan

Sofia, Bulgaria I visited Sofia in Bulgaria for a few days in early May. Sofia is one of the oldest capital cities of Europe, and has today over a million inhabitants Skopje, North Macedonia I made a quick trip to…

A weekend in Prague

I visited Prague again in 2007, 11 years after my last trip to the city. Prague is a wonderful city for anyone interested in architecture and photography.