Back to where I left off yesterday. The last day of the cruise was spend on board the ship, slowly sailing back from St. Petersburg to Stockholm.
I started my morning by waking up at 8am and going to the gym. Can you believe that? I got up early just to go to the gym. Well, there were 5 other people earlier than me when I got there.
Finally, it was time for brunch.
I started treasuring the 24 hours free flow of food. I know that I won't get pampered like this for much longer.
I went for a free seminar on detoxing and learned a lot on how to explain how the body accumulates toxins in layman's term. It was a very educational session lead by the cruise's German gym instructor.
After that, it was time for the sauna and steam rooms. With free towels and deserted rooms, I felt like a sotong being grilled in the sauna and potatoes being boiled in the steam room. Hahahahaha. There was a weighing scale in the changing room for those who were interested to see what are the effects. No photos of this experience as the people in the rooms were so hot that none of the cameras survived. Hehehehe.
We went for the backstage tour in the afternoon and it was an eye opening experience.
We were shown around by the lead dancer and singer who took us through how the props and costumes were stored, make-up, changing and the chaos behind the scenes.
Dinner as usual, was a la carte. I'm missing this already. When will be my next 3 course meal served by my own waiter without me worrying if it'll burn a hole through my pocket?
The last performance for the night was so amazing that we went back to watch the whole thing again. The highlight for that night was the stunt by this husband and wife acrobats. The girl first bent to curled into a loop, then carried into the air by the guy, and suddenly he dropped her through him and she landed on the floor still maintaining the same pose. Looked painful to me but she didn't sustain any bruises. We were all so shocked.
The International Flag Parade - all the crew working on board carried their national flag for the parade. I didn't know that there were so many nationals but sadly, there were no Malaysians except the tourists.
I was tempted to buy this home but I was too broke and there was the 100mls limitation for hand carry.
The next morning, we arrived in Stockholm and also gained our 2 hours back.
This will be my 3rd time around the city.
Crash course for F on how to read maps. I hope that it was effective before your parents' trip.
The Royal Palace
This time, all of us stayed for the changing of guards.
Normal group photo.
Active group photo.
Would you dare follow us down to this dungeon cafe?
We went back to the little cafe serving drinks in humongous sizes. This time, we were served salmon quiche with watermelon sprinkled with cheese.
Awestruck by how ice-cream cones were made.
The narrowest street in Stockholm.
The art of pickpocketing in broad daylight. Hahahaha.
Stockholm's take on the Bridge of Sighs. I can understand why the owner would sigh. His windows are broken.
Sekolah
The last picture of Stockholm. I would never had expected visiting this place 3 times. Time to bid goodbye.
My hibernation for about a week started. I had to recharge my batteries before 2 VIPs arrived.
Next up: Paris through pictures Part 1
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