30/5/11 - How is this for a summer retreat away from it all? I think it must be a fishermans cottage, the only way to get to it is by boat and you will have to put up with the constant noise from the waterfall next door too.
Monday, 30 May 2011
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Day 151 - Stavanger Old Town
29/5/11 - Stavanger old town is made up of a few little cobble streets and a mish mash of white wooden houses, right in the middle is the Sardine canning factory, what more would anyone need for a day out?
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Day 150 - Nordfjord
28/5/11 - This is the tiny town of Olden from the Fjord as we sailed away. Nordfjord is the sixth largest Fjord in Norway and stretches about 60 miles from Olden to the sea.
Friday, 27 May 2011
Day 149 - Come Rain or Shine
27/5/11 - Norwegians must be used to the rain, it didn't stop us getting out and about.
In the words of Rebecca Roeder -
This is a magical world, so dreamlike.
The mystical, magical illusions stretch on forever, until they meet the endless sky.
Ah, Norway the beautiful, how wonderful thou art
The land of fantastical wonders and fairytales,
You will always be first in my heart
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Day 148 - Olden New Church
26/5/11 - The other day I showed you Olden Old Church, well, just down the road is this little gem, Olden New Church, I am sure the local residence thought long and hard about what to call it.
Day 147 - Smurf House
25/5/11 - Ever wondered what a Smurf house looks like? well here is it, in the old town of Stavanger in Norway, be warned though, it rains lots.
Day 146 - Library at Sea
24/5/11 - This the the Ventura Library, personally I think its quite small for a ship library but hey, its cool, Libraries are always nice places.
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Day 145 - Calm Waters
23/5/11 - I don't think I have seen waters as calm as this, the North sea IS a surprise to me, It was as calm as a bucket of apples in a cannibals cooking pot.
Day 144 - Saipem 7000
22/5/11 - We sailed past this little mechanical device on the way out of Stavanger Harbour, Its one of the largest mobile cranes on the planet and it is capable of lifting a whopping 14,000 tonnes and has a crew of 700
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Day 143 - Olden Old Church
21/5/11 - This little church was built in 1759 and is only used on special occasions like Norwegian Constitution Day (May 17th, the day we visited).
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Day 142 - Briksdalsbreen
20/5/11 - Another one from the Briksdal Glacier, there are lots of these little piles of rocks around the glacier which have obviously been there since the last ice age and have not been piled up like this by tourists..
Day 141 - Briksdal Glacier
19/5/11 - This was the highlight of the whole cruise for me, seeing this was really awesome, this glacier is part of the Jostedalsbreen glacier which is the largest mainland glacier in the world.
Day 140 - Jostedalsbreen National Park
18/5/11 - We passed this waterfall on the way into the Jostedalsbreen National Park, there are waterfalls everywhere in Norway.
Day 139 - Varden
17/5/11 - This is the Summit of Varden above the town of Molde, It had a nice looking cafe at the top which was closed, Didn't they know there were over 3600 people arriving on a cruise ship for the day?
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