Baltics and beyond

Going down Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

In St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Broken down car Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

How cute! Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Statue city Underneath the small houses are stone statues. In winter, without the boxes, water would creep into the crevices of the statues and, after freezing, would break them open. Indeed, the scenery is much less idyllic in winter than it is in summer. Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Stately Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Lonely fisherman This side of the Gulf of Finland was completely frozen over. If you wanted you would be able to walk from Petrodvorets to St. Petersburg. This fisherman had gone only a short distance and had cut a hole in the ice to do some fishing. Peterhof (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Kid Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Hidden from view Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Portrait Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Frozen Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Finally! Real prices! Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Deputy dawg Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Ride 'm cowboy Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

New Holland 'New Holland'. Through this gate, the boats sailed into the New Holland area. Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Fountains in wooden boxes Peterhof (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Babak all dressed up Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Statue in the Hermitage Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

St. Petersburg Inside the Hermitage. Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

The mad hatter Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Toes in St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Bru! Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Fallen from the sky Peterhof (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

The odd couple In the St. Peter and Paul's fortress, we took the oppertunity of getting pictures taken of us in ancient clothing. Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

The Hermitage Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Stop! Thief! Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

The Frank Zappa shrine Vilnius (Vilnius), Lithuania

Clearly a good show Vilnius (Vilnius), Lithuania

Vilnius Vilnius (Vilnius), Lithuania

Eating snow Me, only seconds after performing the typical Russian tradition of snowdiving. Vilnius (Vilnius), Lithuania

Spooky Vilnius (Vilnius), Lithuania

A theatre in Vilnius The theater was quite remarkably lighted. The things you see in the picture are actually chandeliers. However, no lights were in them. In stead, from the ceiling, lights shown through the chandeliers, to give the impression that they were actually lighting the place. Vilnius (Vilnius), Lithuania

Sipping hot chocolate Vilnius (Vilnius), Lithuania

Snowy Riga Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Snowy In Riga, it started snowing really bad. At times, visibility was below several meters. Here, its still quite okay. Then again, it hadn't started snowing yet. Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Sigulda Clearly, Sigulda is a popular day trip in summer. Lots of well-kept pathways crossing all the surrounding hills. Funny that now, in winter, all was so very quiet. Still, most of the wooden stairs attached to the hills were meticulously swept snow-clean. Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Happy like a child Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Riga train station The lovely train station of Riga from where we later left for Sigulda. Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Sleepy Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Christmas card Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Babak Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Streets of Riga Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

The eye of the beholder Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Sigulda Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Death becomes him Vecrīga (Riga), Latvia

Humming glass In front of one of Helsinki's churches, a number of large glass blocks was standing. They all emitted different colors and 'zoomed'. If you touched them, you could feel the vibration. Itä-Pasila (Uusimaa), Finland

Surround Itä-Pasila (Uusimaa), Finland

Buzzing glass Itä-Pasila (Uusimaa), Finland

But do you have it... in blue? Itä-Pasila (Uusimaa), Finland

Rehn Itä-Pasila (Uusimaa), Finland

A Russian orthodox church Tallinn (Harjumaa), Estonia

Skyline of Tallinn Tallinn (Harjumaa), Estonia

Babak Tallinn (Harjumaa), Estonia

Skyline of Estonia Tallinn (Harjumaa), Estonia

A dragon on the wall The city hall has two little dragons coming out of the top. On the picture, you can see one of them. Tallinn (Harjumaa), Estonia

Babak from down under An idiot next to one of the towers on the city wall. Tallinn (Harjumaa), Estonia

Tallinn Tallinn (Harjumaa), Estonia

Yum It always strikes me that almost anywhere in the world except in the Netherlands, they love pastries. In Estonia they do to and its possible to spend weeks in the same cafe, constantly eating different pastries, without eating the same pastry twice. That is, of course, without getting sick. Tallinn (Harjumaa), Estonia

Steps Praga Północ (Mazovia), Poland

War memorial Praga Północ (Mazovia), Poland

Irish pub In this Irish pub, Julia and me had some tea. Our journey from Arnhem to Warsaw had tired us pretty much, so we welcomed the warmth. Both from the tea and the place itself. It was a pity that there was a cake of old milk stuck to the inside of my tea glass. It took us some time before making clear to the waitress what the problem was. Praga Północ (Mazovia), Poland

In the train Teltow (Brandenburg), Germany

Julia in Warsaw Praga Północ (Mazovia), Poland

Guards Praga Północ (Mazovia), Poland

Snowed in Praga Północ (Mazovia), Poland

Heavy load Praga Północ (Mazovia), Poland

Upside down cars Berlin (State of Berlin), Germany

Close to St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

Close to St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg (St.-Petersburg), Russian Federation

The Rotterdam skyline Rotterdam (South Holland), Netherlands