Back to reality . . .

Back to earth with a bump after a truly lovely holiday . . .

Thanks for all your kind bon voyage wishes and lovely comments on my last post - our prayers were answered and much to my delight (and I must add, great relief), we enjoyed calm seas & beautiful weather throughout our voyage  : - )  {extremely happy face}

As usual, we took hundreds (literally) of pics so I've just selected a few highlights to share with you :

Beautiful sunsets at sea, sailing under the Great Belt Bridge at midnight, and exploring the city streets of Copenhagen, Stockholm & Helsinki . . .

. . . the ornate palaces & buildings of St Petersburg and hours spent in the Hermitage museum . . .

. . . the beautiful old town of Tallinn in Estonia . . .

. . . and the pretty fishing villages on the west coast of Sweden.

Now it's back to reality : loads of laundry and a garden that seems to have been taken over by weeds in our absence.

But it's always good to be home again . . .

AND 

the sun is shining.

Hope all's well with you too, and I'm looking forward to catching up.

See you in the week,

xoxo