Fort staircase
This was so fancy for just a staircase to cross the street. I had to take a picture.
Day 6
Christmas selfie in front of the tree! We're in Costa Maya today!
The tree is lit!
The little boy on the floor next to the Captain and the Cruise Director. Once the tree was lit, a shower on confetti/fake snow came down from the floor above us.
Lighting the Christmas tree
We picked this cruise both because it was headed to Cuba and we think Holland does Christmas better than the other cruise lines we've been on.
Very prison-y
It looked VERY much like a prison looking from the first floor up through the middle.
Jail stairs
We couldn't get over how thick the walls were!
Prison gate
They had the old prison gates in the hallways.
Room 438
Ready to go to dinner!
Staircases
Looking down the staircases made it look even more like a prison. We were on the 3rd floor. You can see people down on the first floor.
Prison hallway
You could definitely see how it was an old prison when you were in the hallway.
Off to Helsinki!
For some reason we didn't take pictures when we left home. After switching terminals at Heathrow, which took a long time, we're boarding the plane to Helsinki!
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Old steps
Very shallow, old steps.
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El Drac
The Dragon! He sits in-between the staircases at the entrance.
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Pretty empty
You can see, it was not only cold but it was rainy. I think it helped us. The park was pretty empty. I've seen photos of the park when it's chock full of people.
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Almost there
Just when we thought we were there...stairs.
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Uphill
It was a LONG walk to the park and up a very steep hill!
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Up stairs
Looking up the stairs
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Stairs
Looking down the stairs from our floor. You can see the Christmas tree in the lobby.
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Hotel staircase
We it to our hotel in Barcelona. They had an awesome starcase!