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September 7, 2005 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Baltic Seaport Cities Packing Round 1. All of these cities are major Baltic seaports except OSLO, NORWAY . 2. These are all popular tourist attractions in Copenhagen except GAMLA STAN DISTRICT . 3 St. Petersburg's NEVSKY PROSPEKT is called the most famous street in all of Russia. 4. Kaliningrad, a region of RUSSIA , lies between Lithuania, Poland and the Baltic Sea. 5. Gdansk, Poland, is one of the best places in the world to buy AMBER jewelry. 6. Helsinki, the capital of Finland, was named a "European city of CULTURE " in 2000. Picture: large rectangular beige building with trees and buses Departure Round 1. You'll get minced pork meatballs if you order FRIKABELLER in a Copenhagen restaurant. 2. Russia's first Museum of EROTICA recently opened in St. Petersburg. 3. The bronze HORSE given out at the Stockholm Film Festival is the world's heaviest award. 4 This river connects Riga, Latvia, with the Baltic Sea. DAUGAVA 5. The only Baltic seaport city ever to host the Olympic Games is HELSINKI . Picture: old stone archway with rooms above On Tour 1. January 9, 1905, is called "Bloody SUNDAY " in historical accounts of St. Petersburg. 2 The hill on which the Estonian town of Tallinn has always been centered is called TOOMPEA . 3. Bisby is the main port city on this largest of Baltic islands. GOTLAND 4. This seaport in the northwest region of Russia is one of the oldest cities in Europe. VYBORG 5. Jurmala, in Latvia, is best known as a/an BEACH RESORT . 6. Naantali, Porvoo and Kotka are all seaside towns in FINLAND . 7. "Gammelstad," the most famous site in Lulea, Sweden is a/an OLD TOWN . Picture: modern glass building about 10 stories 8. The 10-mile-long AORESUND Bridge completed in 2001 is the longest bridge in Europe. 9. Cruise ships dock at this German port city to take passengers on a tour of Berlin. ROSTOCK 10. Odense, Denmark's third largest city, is the birthplace of this children's author. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 11. This one-time capital of Sweden is the oldest city in Finland. TURKU 12. A section of the castle in Kalmar, Sweden, exhibits punishment methods used on WOMEN . Bonus Question One Raekoja Plats, or TOWN HALL Square, has long been the center of life in Tallinn, Estonia. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Estonia is Tallinn found? Area 2 Picture: bridge over river with horse statues on the ends Slide Show 1. This Stockholm landmark built from 1697-1754 was then Europe`s largest construction project. ROYAL PALACE 2. The so-called SWEDISH Gate is a landmark in Riga, Latvia. 3. Helsinki residents celebrated when the striking CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM opened in 1998. 4. This landmark bridge in St. Petersburg is noted for the rearing horses at its four corners. ANICHKOV BRIDGE Clues for next destination: Colonial history Northeastern US Patriots |