Also Poland was a a great trip. Krakow is really pretty and we enjoyed Gdansk as well.I visited Malta which is interesting and Valleta is very historic. Wentvon a loose tour of Baltic countries.. we started in Helsinki, took the ferry to Tallinn and then had a private guide all the way. We ended in Amsterdam. Riga was my favorite and lots of Soviet history and many people willing to talk about it ...was better than a classroom.