I didn’t imagine the vessel we sailed on would include lifts to 12 levels, a shopping mall, theatre, and several bars and restaurants!

This was my cabin which, with fold-down bunks, could sleep four:

Today I’m wind-burnt from being out on the viewing deck. Children were having fun stretching out their arms and almost lifting off the deck! I watched the long sunset from the cabin, however.

It was a smooth voyage, a great night’s sleep, rocking gently.

Dinner at a picturesque bay was a delight after a long drive from Copenhagen.

The next day we went to the City Hall, where the children of the many women councillors are welcome and where the Nobel dinner is held:

Our enthusiastic guide entertained us with stories of this building and with his irreverence.