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Day 7 --- Leaving Norway to Visit Finland Back to page top |
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FD07-01 Entering Finland (進入芬蘭) --- |
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| D07-01-00a_The map of our tours in Finland | D07-01-00b_National flag of Finland |
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| D07-01-02_A reindeer seen on the way | D07-01-06_A scene seen on the way |
FD07-02 Siida Museum at Inari (薩米博物館) --- |
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| D07-02-01_The entrance of the museum | D07-02-02_An exhibition room showing daily life of Sami people |
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| D07-02-03_A tent house | D07-02-04_A wooden house |
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| D07-02-05_A lady of the Sami people | D07-02-07_The museum includes an open-air natural center in addition to an exhibition building |
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Day 8 --- Visiting Attractions in Finland Back to page top |
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FD08-01 Tankavaara Gold Museum at Saariselka (坦卡瓦拉黃金村) --- |
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| D08-01-07_A shot in front of an old house of Gold Village (Kultakyla) in the museum area | D08-01-08_A shot in front of an old machine |
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| D08-02-02_On the way to the old panning site Kultahuuhtomo | D08-03-02_Looking at the exhibitions of the gold museum (KultaMuseo) |
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| D08-02-03_Looking at a sign board | D08-02-04_A shot before a statue of a gold panning worker |
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| D08-02-07_We tried to pan gold in an artificial creek | D08-02-08_It seems we have panned gold (actually not; just sunlight reflection!) |
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| D08-02-09_Gold! | D08-02-10_Gold! |
FD08-02 Santa Claus Village at Rovaniemi (聖誕老人村) --- |
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| D08-04-03_The northernmost McDonald's where the group leader let us to have lunch before entering the Santa Claus Village | D08-04-04_Ordering meals |
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| D08-05-01_The entrance of the Santa Claus Village | D08-06-02_The Arctic Circle line is at the northern latitude of 66° 32' 35" in the village (but the formal data = 66°33'45.9") |
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| D08-05-07_Everybody of our group obtained an "Artic Circle Crossing Certificate" saying "At the Artic Circle with Santa Claus" | D08-05-08_The certificate was issued after taking pictures with the "real" Santa Claus (shown below) |
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| D08-06-03_Crossing the Arctic Circle in the village! | D08-06-04_Besides it! |
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| D08-07-04_Sending a letter from the northernmst post office in the Santa Claus Village | D08-08-05_Taking a rest on a Santa Claus' sleigh in a souvenir shop |
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| D08-08-01_A shot with the "UN-verified" Santa Claus | |
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| D08-09-02_We had dinner at a Chinese restaurant | D08-09-04_A dish of fish |
FD08-03 Taking Santa Claus Express to Helsinki (搭聖誕老人夜快車到赫爾辛基) --- |
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| D08-10-01_Rovaniemi Station where we took a Santa Clause Express to Helsinki | D08-10-02_We stayed overnight on the train |
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| D08-10-05_The room we stayed in has a cute bath room which has a toilet in one half and a shower in the other | D08-10-06_There are double beds, one on the top and the other at the bottom |
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| D08-10-07_The room space is small, being crowded with the luggages | D08-10-08_Helsinki Station where the route of the Santa Claus Express ends |
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Day 9 --- Tours in Helsinki, Finland + Cruise to Sweden Back to page top |
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FD09-01 Going around in downtown Helsinki (赫爾辛基市區巡禮) --- |
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| D09-01-03_The main building of University Helsinki, Finland | D09-01-08_Streetcars |
FD09-02 Rock Church (Temppeliaukion Kirkko) (聖殿廣場教堂，俗稱岩石教堂) --- |
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| D09-02-01_The entrance of the church whose exterior was constructed by use of a rock | D09-02-04_The pipe organ in the church |
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| D09-02-06a_A panoramic view of the interior of the church | |
FD09-03 Sibelius Park (Sibeliuspuisto) (西貝流士公園) --- |
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| D09-03-02_A closer look at the monument by Eila Hiltunen, which is dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1885-1957) | D09-03-03_Another part of the monument, which is a face of Sibelius |
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| D09-03-06a_A panoramic view of the monument in the park | |
FD09-04 Uspenski Cathedral (Uspenskin katedraali) (烏斯本斯基大教堂) --- |
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| D09-04-02_A closer look at Uspenski Cathedral built in 1868 which is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral | |
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| D09-04-06_A solemn altar in the church | D09-04-04_A shot in the yard of the church |
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| D09-04-10a_A closer view of the Eastern Orthodox cathedral | |
FD09-05 Helsinki Cathedral & Old City Hall (赫爾辛基教堂與老市政廳) --- |
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| D09-05-02_A shot in the front yard of Helsinki Cathedral, which is called Senate Square | D09-05-04_Another shot against the statue of Alexander II (for his career, see the caption of the picture of D09-05-03 below |
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| D09-05-03_A statue of Alexander II (erected in 1894), who initiated several reforms that increased Finland's autonomy from Russia | D09-05-07_Old City Hall of Helsinki at the two sides of the Senate Square in front of Helsinki Cathedral |
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| D09-05-08a_A wider view of Helsinki Cathedral which is a Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral bult in 1852 | |
FD09-06 Kouppatori Market & Helsinki Design District (卡烏帕多利市集與設計特區) --- |
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| D09-06-03_People enjoying discovering and shopping in the market area | |
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| D09-06-05_A fountain at a side of the market with a mermaid statue on the top, called Amanda Mermaid, which is shown clearer on the right image | D09-06-06a_The mermaid statue of the fountain, called Havis Amanda or the Mermaid (Merenneito), created in 1906 by a sculptor named Ville Vallgren (1855–1940) |
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| D09-06-07_A shop which we visited, selling souvenirs | D09-06-08_The new city hall in the vacinity |
FD09-07 Cruise to Sweden (航向瑞典) --- |
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| D09-07-01_The cruise ship of the Silja Line that we took to go to Stockholm, Sweden | D09-07-04_The main street in the ship with many shops at the two sides |
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| D09-08-01_The room which we stayed in | D09-08-02_A shot of the other room side |
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Day 10 --- Train Tours + Fjord Cruise in Norway Back to page top |
FD10-01 Cruise to Sweden Continued (繼續航向瑞典) --- |
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| D10-01-00a_Map of the cruise from Helsinki to Stockholm | D10-01-00b_National flag of Sweden |
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| D10-01-08c_A panoramic view of approached small islands at Sweden seashore | |
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| D10-02-10a_A panoramic view of approached Sweden seashore | |
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| D10-03-08a_A panoramic of colorful houses on small islands seen when the cruise ship approached Sweden | |
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| D10-04-08c_A panoramic view of approached small islands of Sweden | |
FD10-02 On way to Stockholm (沿途所見) --- |
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| D10-05-01_The port of Stockholm | D10-05-03_Central Station of Stockholm |
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| D10-05-06c_A scene of the downtown area seen from the frontal yard of the city hall where the two-tower building is Hogalid Church ( Hogalidskyrkan) | |
FD10-03 Stockholm City Hall (Stadshus) (斯德哥爾摩市政廳) --- |
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| D10-06-02_The front of the hall | D10-06-04_The inner yard |
| D10-06-08a_A broader view of the frontal yard | |
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| D10-06-09_A statue of a woman called "The Dancer" near the embankment, made by Carl Eldh in copper in 1953 | D10-06-08_A statue of a man called "Song" near the embankment, created by Carl Eldh in copper in 1953 |
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| D10-07-08a_An overview of the Blue Hall | D10-07-08b_Another overview |
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| D10-07-08c_The local guide was explaining the architecture of the hall | D10-07-08d_Another spot of the local guide who introduced information of the hall to us |
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| D10-07-08g_An overview of the Blue Hall | |
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| D10-08-01_The local guide was giving us the information about the conference room | D10-08-06_A shot in the Golden Hall |
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| D10-08-08a_Another shot | D10-08-08b_A third |
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| D10-08-08c_A panoramic view of the Golden Hall | |
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| D10-09-05_An impressive wall relief seen in the lobby of the conference room | D10-09-05a_Another impressive wall relief seen in the lobby of the conference room |
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| D10-09-08_A panoramic view of an embroidery painting set seen in a room next to the conference room | |
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FD10-04 Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet) (瓦薩博物館) --- |
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| D10-10-01_The entrance of the museum | D10-10-04_The major exhibition is an old 17-century viking warship which was salvaged from the sea in 1961 |
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| D10-10-07_A model of the real warship Vasa with the proportion of 10-to-1; the original 64-gun ship sank on her maiden voyage in 1628 | D10-10-08_A shot of the tail of the 10-to-1 colorful model of the real ship (shown left), which was built with clear and lifelike colors |
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FD10-05 Kaknas TV Tower (Kaknastornet) (斯德哥爾摩電視塔) --- |
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| D10-11-05_The interior of the Kaknastornet Restaurant on top of the tower | D10-11-04_The tower was constructed in 1967 with a height of 170 metres |
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| D10-11-06a_A panoramic view of downtown Stockholm from the top of the TV tower | |
D10-06 Artistic Metro Stations (藝術地鐵) --- |
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| D10-12-11_A shot with four of our tour group members | |
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| D10-12-09_A couple, I and my wife, being asked to act a show for photo taking | D10-12-10_A shot withh most of our tour group members |
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| D10-12-12a_A wide view of the subway space of Solna Centrum Station | |
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| D10-12-03_A shot against a wall painting | D10-13-06_A broader view of the subway space of Solna Centrum Station |
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| D10-14-03_A shot against a wall painting | D10-14-04_Another shot against another wall painting |
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| D10-14-11_The platform of Solna Centrum Station | D10-14-12_Our group members were chatting while waiting for the subway train to come |
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| D10-14-12a_Taking the train to the next station | D10-14-12b_A shot with our group guide |
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| D10-14-12c_Another photo of our group | |
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| D10-15-01_We took the metro to visit next the station named Kungstradgarden | D10-15-03_A shot against a ceiling painting of Kungstradgarden Station |
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| D10-15-05_Two of our group members on the train | |
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| D10-15-06_Three of our group members were showing poses on the platform | D10-15-04_Another shot |
FD10-07 Stockholm Old Town (斯德哥爾摩舊城區) --- |
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| D10-16-03_Strolling in the old town square | D10-16-04_An old fountain in the square |
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| D10-16-03a_A broader view of the old town square | |
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| D10-16-05_Walking and shopping in the narrow lanes in the old town area | D10-16-06_The window of a shop with a Dalecarlian horse or Dala horse which is a traditional carved, painted wooden statue of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia) |
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| D10-16-10a_A shot of our tour group in the old town square | |
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| D10-17-02_A broader view of Nobel Prize Museum which is located at a side of the old town square | D10-17-03_The Parliament House which is located near the old town square |
FD10-08 Swedish Royal Palace (瑞典皇家王宮) --- |
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| D10-17-01_The back of Swedish Royal Palace | D10-17-02_The back entrance of the palace with a guard |
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| D10-17-03_Two wall-fitting statues at the left side of the back entrance door of the palace | |
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| D10-17-03a_An enlarged version of the right wall-fitting statue of the two ones in the above image which is similar to "Abduction of a Sabine Woman, 1581 - 1583," a Mannerism sculpture of Giambologna (1529 - 1608) in Florence, Italy | D10-17-03b_An enlarged version of the left wall-fitting statue of the two ones in the above image which is similar to "Abduction of a Sabine Woman, 1581 - 1583," a Mannerism sculpture of Giambologna (1529 - 1608) in Florence, Italy |
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Day 11 --- Malmo in Sweden + Copenhagen in Denmark Back to page top |
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FD11-01 Flight to Malmo (飛航至馬爾摩) --- |
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| D11-01-07_A map of today's airliine route from Stockholm to Malmo in Sweden | D11-01-08_Malmo City Square --- Image of the city |
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| D11-02-05_Having a rest at a Max Burger | D11-02-06_In deep thinking while waiting for the meal to come |
FD11-02 Malmo Turning Torso (馬爾摩旋轉大樓) --- |
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| D11-03-01_An interesting buiding that becomes a landmark of Malmo | D11-03-04_At the root of the building |
FD11-03 From Sweden to Denmark (從瑞典到丹麥) --- |
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| D11-04-00a_A map of today's tour route (taking train to cross the border of Sweden and Denmark | D11-04-00b_National flag of Denmark |
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| D11-04-01_The Central Station of Malmo in Sweden | D11-04-03_We took a train which ran from Malmo in Sweden to Copenhagen in Denmark |
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| D11-04-06_The Copenhagen Station in Denmark | D11-04-07_Getting off the train (My wife is the one wearing blue cothes) |
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| D11-04-09_Another shot of the interior of the station | D11-04-12_Three of our group members at a corridor of the station |
FD11-04 First Impressions on Denmark (對瑞典的初步印象) --- |
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| D11-05-03_Holmens Church (Holmens Kirke) | D11-05-04_Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (an art gallery) |
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| D11-05-07_A street scene | D11-05-08_Another street scene |
FD11-05 Christiansborg Palace (Christiansborg Slot) (克里斯蒂安堡宮) --- |
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| D11-06-01_The palace was the resident of the kings of Denmark during 1417-1794 | D11-06-02_A closer look at the central building |
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| D11-06-07_A panoramic view of the palace | |
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| D11-07-01_The entrance of the palace | D11-06-08_The corridor at one side of the entrance |
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| D11-07-07_The equestrian statue of Christian IX who was the King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906 | D11-07-08_Our group members were walking to enter the palace |
FD11-06 "Black Diamond" Royal Library (黑珍珠皇家圖書館) --- |
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| D11-08-01_The library is located at a riverside | D11-08-06_A shot before a green-colored house nearby |
FD11-07 First-time Visit to NyHavn (第一次造訪新港) --- |
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| D11-09-01_A series of colorful houses seen at a river side | D11-09-02_A shot against the other river side with a big red-windowed building |
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| D11-09-07_Our tour group were having dinner | D11-09-08_The main dish of the dinner |
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FD11-08 Marriot AC Hotel (瑪莉爾特AC旅館) --- |
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| D11-10-01_The shape of the hotel is roughly a letter of H | D11-10-05_The lobby of the hotel |
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Day 12 --- Tours in Copenhagen, Denmark Back to page top |
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FD12-01 Copenhagen City Hall (哥本哈根市政廳) --- |
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| D12-01-04_A "dragon fountain" in front of the city hall | D12-01-05_The granite Zero Kilometre Stone placed right in the city centre of Copenhagen | |
FD12-02 Amalienborg (阿瑪連皇宮) --- |
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FD12-03 Gefion Springvandet & Vacinity (吉菲昂女神噴泉與近處景緻) --- |
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| D12-03-01_The word Gefion in the title of this spring is a Norse goddess of Scandinavian origin, meaning "One Who Endows Wealth" | D12-03-04b_A closer look at the statue of Gefion in the middle of a fountain | |
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FD12-04 The Statue of "The Little Meimaid" ("Den Lille Havfrue") (小美人魚雕像) --- |
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FD12-05 Second-time Visit to NyHavn (第二次造訪新港) --- |
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| D12-05-06_A second shot against the river | D12-05-02_A shot with a street performer | |
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FD12-06 Returning to Taiwan from Coopenhagen to Taipei (啟程回台) --- |
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| D12-07-01_Copenhagen Airport --- exterior | D12-07-02_Copenhagen Airport --- interior | |
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Day 13 --- Back to Taiwan & Review of Highllights Back to page top |
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FD13-01 Back to Taoyuan Airport (Taiwan) (回到桃園機場) --- |
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D13-01-00_Map of the 13-day trip to Northern Europe (note: a move specified by a line or a curve with no transportation symbol in the map means that the tour was by bus) |
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D13-01-01_Taking KLM Airline from Copenhagen back to Taiwan |
D13-01-02_Back to Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan |
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D13-01-03_The national flags of the four countries we have visited in this trip: NORWAY => FINLAND => SWEDEN => DENMARK |
D13-01-04_The four countires and the fifth one, Iceland, consist of the part of Europe called Scandinavia | |
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FD13-02 Major Symbolic Impressions of the Four Countries (四國主要的象徵印象) --- |
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D13-02-01_Major impression on NORWAY: Troll (note: this kind of doll is numerous everywhere in Norway and can be seen almost in every souvenir shop in there --> Link) |
D13-02-02_Major impression on FINLAND: Santa Claus (note: this is the only UN-verified Santa Claus in the world, different from those claimed by other countries -->Link) |
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D13-02-03_Major impression on SWEDEN: Dala Horse (note: a large model of Dala Horse was put at the entrance of the Sweden Pavlion in the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China --> Link) (My website of 2010 World Expo --> Link) |
D13-02-04_Major impression on DENMARK: "The Little Mermaid" (note: "the Little Mermaid" statue was moved to the Denmark Pavilion as the main exhibited object in the 2012 World Expo in Shanghai, China --> Link) (My website of 2010 World Expo -->Link) |
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FD13-03 Our Tour Group at Dombas in Norway --- |
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D05-12-04a_Another shot of our tour group in front of a troll statue at Dombas at the end of the Rauma Scenic Train Tour (Rauma Banent 勞馬景觀鐵道) from Andalsnes to Hamar |
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