The Oeresund bridge between Denmark and Sweden.

The charming arrival in Stockholm in a fjord like way.

Swedish youth building up the future.

The Nordic Museum.

Protest monument in Oestermalm (along the hop-on hop-off bus).

Tallinn from the top of the old town.

Roasted almonds, a Tallinn's speciality.

Inside Catherine's Palace.

We couldn't book a table as our Russian was too poor.

The Catherine Palace from outside.

The St. Isaac cathedral, the world's third largest basilica.

The Spilled Blood Church in memory of the tsar Alexander II at the place were he was killed and lost all his blood.

The Peter and Paul fortress on the Neva river.

The gardens of Perterhof (or Petergof) at some 25 km out of St. Petersburg. No pictures allowed inside.

Inside the Hermitage that was my personal goal for this trip.

Only 2 and a half hours to visit. However I could see what I wanted most. Here Matisse.

And Kandinski, a full room of it, even if the Russian Museum has more.

The entrance of the Hermitage.

Russian youth.

The arrival in Copenhagen with view over the Wind power plants and MS Musica, our ship's sister.

We were welcomed by seagulls looking for food.

Almost Cuba in Copenhagen.

A building similar to the black diamond, Copenhagen's Library.

The black diamond where I could visit an interesting exhibition for Kierkegaard's 200th birthday.

One of the many Kierkegaard's original notebooks.

That kind of tricycle is very popular in Copenhagen. I like the name. It was in the vicinity of the world famous restaurant Noma.

There was a sand castle contest along the anbankement.

Back to the boat a view over the Kastellet Park.

And for sure... (the tricky part was to get rid of the huge crowd of tourist (cf. Picasa).

Again the bridge between Denmark and Sweden; but you need a sharp eye.

Crossing over the North of Denmark brough the time that the rest of Europa was enjoying.

Arrival in Amsterdam.

The Van Gogh Museum, recently renovated. Splendid.

Makes me think a bit of the MoMa in NY.

This is the only visit we did in Amsterdam, like...

We only visited the Kunsthalle in Hamburg. There was a travelling exhibition on Angels with many works from Paul Klee, most lent by the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern.

The permanent collection of the Kunsthalle was also interesting, like this gigantic painting.

George Grosz.