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Salty Dog
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Today we are visiting the city of Kristiansand, Norway. Not on a big fjord but still a very pretty town on the southern coast of Norway. |
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 5:20 am Post subject: |
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Today our ship visits Oslo, the capital of Norway. This is my fourth time visiting here. It is home of the oldest surviving Pirate ships, the original war canoes at the Viking museum. There are also two other cool museums , the Fram museum and th Kon tiki museum, as well as an amazing City Hall. |
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Salty Dog
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Wonderful day in Oslo Today! Warm with clear skies. Had fun visiting the Viking Museum with Rupert's old ship. Thr fram museum is always fun and I was so surprised by th Norwegian Maritime Museum, it was great. Also went their World Class City Hall, and the World Famous Vigeland Park (Look that one up online). A terrific day. Tomorrow is a sea day as we sail back towards Rotterdam |
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Rusty Edge
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| Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Okay. That park looks both weird and cool at the same time... |
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 6:05 am Post subject: |
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We sailed through the fog for a day and s half and this morning we pulled into Rotterdam under glorious,sunny skies. |
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| Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 6:10 am Post subject: |
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Any more beers to report of? |
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 6:43 am Post subject: |
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Absolutely! You must try La Fin du Monde from Quebec. It is a Belgian style ale and is 9 percent alchohol. |
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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We made it home yesterday afternoon and we still have jet lag. What a great trip! We left May 10 and returned May 27. Amsterdam was fun and the Norwegian Fjords were great! I took some good pictures and will post some of them here. We were so lucky the seas were calm. We did not hit big waves at all during our 14 day cruise. The North Sea was very calm. |
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Glad you had a good trip. Try it he Bahama rum festival for your next trip. |
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 1:17 am Post subject: |
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Here is the first Norwegian Fjord we visited. It is called Eidfjord and that is our cruise ship - the Holland America Line MS Rotteram.
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 1:20 am Post subject: |
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Here is the second port we visited - it is Alesund, Norway. What a beautiful city!
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 1:24 am Post subject: |
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Here's a view of our ship docked in Alesund...
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 1:29 am Post subject: |
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This is the amazing town of Geiranger at the end of the famous Geiranger Fjord. Our ship is the largest of the three ships visiting this day...
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 1:35 am Post subject: |
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This is Geiranger Fjord from the deck of a cruise ship - AWESOME!
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 1:38 am Post subject: |
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Another view of the amazing Geiranger Fjord from the deck of a cruise ship.
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