Less Than Three Days to Go!

At last, I've got the packing almost done and dusted. Just the usual things you can't pack till the day still have to go in. The bags aren't too bad; I always take too much stuff, although I think I've been more ruthless let time; but hey, as long as the weight gets through!
This morning was special: Heaven touching earth as we worshipped. Thanks, Mark and Jen, for praying with me. Thanks, Vanessa, for the tips on what to do in Copenhagen. Thanks also to Greg, Graham's Russian nurse, for tips about Tallin and St Petersburg. Finally, thanks to Jenny Unsworth for the tip about the best coffee in Helsinki!

So ... at last ... I'm starting to feel excited. What am I most looking forward to?
No driving
No housework
Being waited on
The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg
The Abba Museum in Stockholm
Connecting with the Christians on board - Holland America always provides a Catholic Priest, with Mass every day; it's also almost guaranteed that there will be a protestant minister who does services on Sundays and At Sea days.
And all the rest of the travel wonders waiting in store. Here's my itinerary:

13-Aug-14	Leave Sydney 3.15pm
14-Aug-14	Arrive Copenhagen 6.25am
Then it's off on the cruise:
15-Aug-14	Copenhagen, Denmark
16-Aug-14	At Sea
17-Aug-14	Tallinn, Estonia
18-Aug-14	St. Petersburg, Russia ON VX
19-Aug-14	St. Petersburg, Russia VX
20-Aug-14	Helsinki, Finland
21-Aug-14	Stockholm, Sweden ON
22-Aug-14	Stockholm, Sweden
23-Aug-14	At Sea
24-Aug-14	Warnemunde (Berlin) Germany
25-Aug-14	Kiel (Hamburg), Germany
26-Aug-14	Copenhagen, Denmark ON
27-Aug-14	Copenhagen, Denmark
	Flying to Paris
30-Aug-14	Leave for Sydney
31-Aug-14	Arrive Sydney 7.00pm