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The artist, two children, two mothers and me
For the last ten years I have been looking after an artist whose work I believe to be exceptional. When I closed my gallery he was the only artist I agreed to carry on looking after and so, for the last four years I have acted as his agent. For the first couple of years......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-10 15:19:16 | Rating:

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It's raining in Sweden
We woke up on our first morning aboard the ship to see rather ominous clouds on the horizon. Undaunted, we went to breakfast with the intent of visiting the town after. We met a couple from California who joined us at our table. You know the strange thing is that since......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-16 04:56:44 | Rating:

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It's raining in Lativia - is it me?
It was really disappointing waking to yet more rain this morning. We were in Riga today and tonight we are sailing under the most amazing skies to Estonia. We tried to walk around the town of Riga this morning but it was almost impossible as the rain was so heavy I found it hard to......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-17 16:42:36 | Rating:

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Sunshine in Tallin!
What a delight to wake up to sunshine on the horizon. We spent a lovely morning on board and kept an eye on the sky over the distant shores. When we berthed, the weather turned decidedly inclement and so we left the ship en route for the old town in Tallin, in coats and, in my case, a......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-18 15:54:42 | Rating:

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Helsinki is beautiful
We had a wonderful morning in Helsinki. Firstly the weather was beautiful - bright and sunny but not too warm. We strolled along the Esplanade by the portside and wandered through the market stalls. Unlike the other towns in the Baltic, these market stalls were interesting and......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-19 15:51:28 | Rating:

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St Petersburg at last and no rain!
We berthed early this morning almost in the centre of St. Petersburg. I woke early and lay and watched as we moved slowly up the inlet past the residential area. It was strange to watch people go about their business so early, jogging along the river bank, walking the dog and so many......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-20 04:29:16 | Rating:

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The ballet at St Petersburg
The bus collected us around 7 and it was a great journey to the theatre, as all the young people were heading out in their thousands, preparing to enjoy the annual festival which they mysteriously call 'Scarlet Sails'. There was a huge sailing ship on the river festooned with scarlet sails......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-21 06:37:10 | Rating:

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The Hermitage, St Petersburg
Even though early entrance is given to Cruise ships, it was a bit of a surprise to find so many people in the main hall, all waiting to begin their tour. By the time we left, around noon, there were hundreds in the queue at one side and many hundreds more approaching from the main......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-22 02:57:44 | Rating:

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All at sea!
Today we are at sea and a very grey one it is too. I have reached the stage where all I want to eat is tea and toast. There is so much variety here but you get to the stage after a week when it simply doesn't interest you any more and you eat because it passes the time. It has......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-23 02:42:02 | Rating:

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Poland - what a great surprise!
We arrived late in Poland this morning due to a bad storm at sea last night. We decided just to take the bus into the old town as we had so little time. How sad I was when I discovered what a wonderful old town Gdnsk was. We are utterly charmed by the architecture - tall narrow......Read More