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- Selasa, 29 Agustus 2017 13.51
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Ketinggian: 23 mi
NorwayBygdøy59°54’18” N 10°41’4” E
Viking ship museum
29 Agustus 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
4 relatively intact Viking ships excavated from burial mounds. All ocean going. Detail pics are of the steering board, aka "starboard." Notice it is on the right or starboard side of the ship. AlsoBaca selengkapnya
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- Selasa, 29 Agustus 2017 14.35
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Ketinggian: 36 mi
- NorwayBygdøy59°54’29” N 10°40’59” E
Stave church
29 Agustus 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Scandinavian rural church, known as stave churches. This one dating to the 13th century. I find these wooden buildings both haunting and starkly beautiful. The tower is much taller than I expect toBaca selengkapnya
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- Selasa, 29 Agustus 2017 18.45
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Ketinggian: 7 mi
- NorwayBjørvika59°54’27” N 10°45’8” E
Oslo Opera
29 Agustus 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
HearingTosca tonight. 4th row center! Lovely building that they claim is the only opera house in the world where people are invited to walk on the roof. Pics are of the exterrior and interior,Baca selengkapnya
skip's retirement travel
Right now, 10:00, it's 58, going to 67 today. Yesterday was much cooler, with on and off rain
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- Rabu, 30 Agustus 2017 12.22
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Ketinggian: 10 mi
- NorwayBjørvika59°54’27” N 10°45’10” E
Up on the roof of the opera house
30 Agustus 2017, Norway ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
What a view.
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- Kamis, 31 Agustus 2017 14.42
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Ketinggian: 141 mi
- NorwayLiodden60°31’34” N 9°9’40” E
On the train from Oslo to Bergen
31 Agustus 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Almost 7 hours across southern Norway, partly above the tree line. Some beautiful scenery
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- Jumat, 01 September 2017 14.26
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Ketinggian: 18 mi
- NorwayBergen Ferry Port60°23’40” N 5°19’15” E
Bergen
1 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Major port on Norway's west coast. Major Hanseatic league city. UNESCO World Heritage Site of buildings used by the league, last rebuilt about 1702, and still in use. City has both old and new inBaca selengkapnya
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- Jumat, 01 September 2017 17.38
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Ketinggian: 301 mi
- NorwayFløyfjellet60°23’41” N 5°20’35” E
Mt Floyen
1 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
One of seven mountains surrounding Bergen. I rode the funicular up and walked down. The pics are a view from the top much like the overview of Bergen in a previous post. There are trolls and otherBaca selengkapnya
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- Minggu, 03 September 2017 15.12
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Ketinggian: 10 mi
- NorwayVågen60°23’51” N 5°19’28” E
Bryggen
3 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
This is an update asnd expansion on part of the previous post about Bergen. Bryggen is the old Hanseatic League operation in Bergen, dating to the 14th century. Bergen, and these buildings, were theBaca selengkapnya
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- Senin, 04 September 2017 13.34
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Ketinggian: 15 mi
- NorwayMariakirken60°23’56” N 5°19’23” E
Mariakirken
4 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Church where the Anglican ministry in Bergen worships. I attended, and it turns out the the pastor of the Anglican congreagtin, Kirk Weisz, is a Presbyterian minister who went to Princeton seminary.Baca selengkapnya
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- Senin, 04 September 2017 14.16
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Ketinggian: 4 mi
- NorwayVågen60°23’41” N 5°19’26” E
Bergen redux
4 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
This is just a few final impressions of Bergen
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- Selasa, 05 September 2017 08.44
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- NorwayTueneset62°28’26” N 6°4’16” E
Aboard the M/S Lofoten
5 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
This is the Hurtigruten cruise up the coast of Norway. Today is day one, and it's raining. The cruise lasts until Sunday. So I expect to have many posts. Most will need no comment as they are theBaca selengkapnya
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- Selasa, 05 September 2017 11.59
- ⛅ 14 °C
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- NorwayRaudeneset62°12’26” N 6°35’47” E
Hjorundfjord
5 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The ship sails in to the end of the fjord and anchors for several hours. A tender ferries passengers to shore for various excursion or just to take a walk in the little town of Urke. See next post.
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- Selasa, 05 September 2017 14.46
- ⛅ 15 °C
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- NorwayRaudeneset62°12’27” N 6°35’40” E
Urke
5 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Town at the end of the Hjorunfjord. I walked around the little town looking in every direction, taking too many pictures, and trying to imagine what it would look like on a clear day. Just imagineBaca selengkapnya
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- Rabu, 06 September 2017 07.59
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- NorwayVemundstad63°28’19” N 10°6’2” E
Approaching Trondheim
6 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
At about 15 knots. The sky is trying to clear behind us, but it still looks like rain ahead.
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- Rabu, 06 September 2017 09.31
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Ketinggian: 13 mi
- NorwayTrondheim63°25’49” N 10°23’45” E
Trondheim
6 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Nice town. Statue of Viking king Olav in the square at the city center. An ice sculpture also also in the main square and its only the beginning of September. The old bridge into the old town, andBaca selengkapnya
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- Rabu, 06 September 2017 10.13
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Ketinggian: 23 mi
- NorwayThe Archbishop`s Palace63°25’35” N 10°23’45” E
Nidaros Domkirke
6 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The main cathedral in Norway. Pilgrimage site and burial place of king/saint Olav. Spectacular gothic building from the 12th century. They don't allow photography inside, so only one pic of the naveBaca selengkapnya
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- Rabu, 06 September 2017 16.28
- ⛅ 15 °C
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- NorwaySundaberga64°4’18” N 10°1’19” E
North of Trondheim
6 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Near Stokkness. A famous lighthouse marking the narrow channel. A fish farm along the way. And a sense of how narrow the channel gets, less than 150 feet at is narrowest, through an area that is quiteBaca selengkapnya
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- Rabu, 06 September 2017 18.15
- ☀️ 16 °C
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- NorwayBuholmråsa64°25’6” N 10°26’47” E
Time to rock and roll
6 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Off Buholmrasa. Passing the lighthouse that marks the end of the passage of water protected from the North Sea behind islands and the beginning of 2 hours of open ocean in a 53 year old ship with noBaca selengkapnya
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- Kamis, 07 September 2017 07.23
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- NorwayNavarskaftet66°34’6” N 13°4’43” E
Crossing the Artic Circle again
7 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
66 30 north. 7:09 AM. Marked by the open globe. The ship has a contest to guess the exact time, to the second, of crossing the arctic circle. I guessed 7:27:50. But I couldn't get the captain to slowBaca selengkapnya
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- Kamis, 07 September 2017 09.04
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- NorwayLikholmen66°51’45” N 13°41’31” E
Approaching Ornes
7 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
First sunny day since we left Bergen at the beginning of the cruise. The first pic is into the sun and is of Svartisen glacier. Others are along the way. The ship has tradition of a ceremony whereBaca selengkapnya
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- Kamis, 07 September 2017 11.44
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- NorwaySandvika67°13’1” N 14°10’38” E
Approaching Bodo
7 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
North end of the railroad. From here on stops come more frequently. Pics are more of the amazing scenery.
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- Kamis, 07 September 2017 14.06
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Ketinggian: 4 mi
- NorwayJernbanestasjon67°17’16” N 14°23’38” E
Bodo domkirke
7 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
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- Kamis, 07 September 2017 18.54
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- NorwayTankholmen68°7’15” N 13°50’24” E
Lofoton Island at Stamsund
7 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The ship's namesake. Just around sunset.
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- Kamis, 07 September 2017 23.55
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- NorwayRaftsundet68°20’58” N 14°59’24” E
Aurora borealis
7 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Not much of a show tonight. Lights are faint and didn't dance. Hopefully there will be a better show to come.
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- Jumat, 08 September 2017 07.00
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- NorwayGansåsbotn68°48’1” N 16°33’15” E
Arriving Harstad at dawn
8 September 2017, Norway ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Small town, brief stop. The last picture is the view from the bridge taken during a tour. We were between Harstad and Finsness
Pelancong
soo cool!