Stockholm

Stockholm I'd say is the one city that has almost every thing to do with boats. First of all, when we got off the ship we got on a tour bout that slowly made its way through the canals showing us al the wonderful houses, hotels and a few royal palaces. We even saw a few house boats.
Now you don't see that in Westport country do you? After the Venice tour, as Alex calls it, we went to see THE VASA, the mightiest battle ship in the Swedish armada. This monster was equipped with two cannon decks and a massive hull, as needed to carry 300 bronze guns and crew.

The engineer said that the ship would be invincible, and it definitely would have been if it hadn't sunk 10min. after leaving dock. On the walk back to the ship we walked past the famed gay pride parade. Millions of gay people from all over Europe were dancing to music. Now, gays are very interesting people, but drunk gays are a completely different question.

Our trip to Berlin

When we got off the boat to Berlin we headed not to the city we were docked at but to the train station. This particular German train, an average train, was much more spacious and much more convenient than the average New York subway. It was beautiful as we sped by the German countryside in our luxurious locomotive. We even saw some cows.

When we got there, Berlin was instantly one of my favorites because it was so modern. It was a shame that it got bombed flat by the allied forces in WWII. Just imagine living in a pile of rubble. At the end of the war, the allied forces kept flying over Germany but this time for different reasons. They dropped food over Berlin while it was rebuilding itself and during the terrifying time of soviet rule. They even dropped candy. But the city is now almost completely rebuilt. Some fellow Germans feel that Berliners will never give up. Speaking of Soviets and their German occupation of East Berlin, they were so precautious about the other side managed by the allied forces. The Russians hated the allied forces so much they built a deadly wall between the two sides and surrounding the entire city. On top of that wall were posted hundreds of guards, dogs and tank barriers. The guards had orders to shoot anybody who tried to escape to the other side of the city and they did. But some people did escaped. Some of them were guards themselves.

In 1989 when the Soviet Union fell and Russia became Russia and Estonia became Estonia, the whole city began chipping away at the wall and blasting it and knawing away at with chain saws. When the wall came down the two sides met each other like old friends. And after the horrible reign of the U.S.S.R., the city has rebuilt itself once again.

Danish Resistance Museum in Copenhagen

During our trip to Copenhagen,we went to the Danish Resisistance Museum. Most of it was pastry samples, diet tips and before and after signs. :) The rest of it was nazi flags and big guns. The Danish resistance was not actually much because the Germans, in WWII, felt the Danes were a pure country and didn't bother them much. But they did resist the Nazis and so anyone who resisted the Nazis deserves a memorial or two. Especially the fact that mostly young people resisted.

One of the guns was a large anti-tank battery. As you can see from the photo this gun is equipped with a bullet proof sheild to protect the gunner. It used explosive shells. Next is a Mocoson 1847 turret machine gun. It was designed for, of course, turrets. These particular model used 13 caliber bullets , the museum also owned an anti-aircraft gun this weapon also used explosive shells.

In conclusion, I learned lots about the Danish Resistance (and pastries!).