Greetings from Gothenburg
28 июля 2024 г., Швеция ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We arrived in Gothenburg about 36 hours after leaving home and taking a fog-delayed flight to Sydney, a flight to Singapore and another to Copenhagen and then a train to Gothenburg. Being too early toЧитать далее
Day 2 Gothenburg
29 июля 2024 г., Швеция ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Two tourist quests of the day were assessing the merits of the Hop-on Hop-off bus and finding the city fortress. Two features of the HoHo bus were waiting a lot and walking a lot. You see, GothenburgЧитать далее
ПутешественникSurely walking will help to counter the health effects of scroll consumption.
Day 3 Gothenburg
30 июля 2024 г., Швеция ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The feature of today was that it was not Monday, which meant that art galleries and museums were open. So we took in the Art Museum and the City Museum. Tick. Tick.
The weather has been good. Just aЧитать далее
Lovely to see these photos. I never made it to Gothenburg when I lived in Sweden…. [Chris van Rens]
On to Oslo
31 июля 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Another day, another country.
But before moving on from Gothenburg, a story of interest.
Bruce Springsteen attracted a record crowd for his gig at the football stadium. He had the place jumping soЧитать далее
Cultural and maritime day
1 августа 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Yeah, things are a bit dear here in Oslo. Like $7 for a coffee - which is good but not great. And don't get me started on alcohol, the sale of which must be regulated by the Temperance League. MakesЧитать далее
I'm a bit worried that the need for alcohol overrode sensible budgeting.....hope it's good gin! Weather looks perfect. [Mary]
Great pics - Did you go to see the big Viking Ship in the museum south of Oslo? From memory it's biggest ever found and restored. Farvel, Peter [Peter van Rens]
More around Oslo
2 августа 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Gee there's a lot to do in Oslo.
Being local transport experts, we took 2 buses to Vigeland Park where sculptures by Gustav Vigeland featured in a quite large formal parkland. He was prolific andЧитать далее
ПутешественникLooks like an amazing park! Beautiful weather. Are the days really long? Is that the real Munch?!
ПутешественникYes. Dark after about 10pm or so. And yes it's the real Edvard Munch
How much Oslo can u pack in?
3 августа 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
How much Oslo can you pack in - especially if, like me, you have the absorption rate of a saturated sponge?
We started out, of course, on a quest for coffee but the place is dead on a Saturday beforeЧитать далее
ПутешественникDefinitely the one on the left Tania. I think it was dated 1895!
Iceland
4 августа 2024 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Another day, another country.
An early start to catch the nearly 3 hr flight to Reykjavik. The airport is over 50k out of town as it was built by the Americans for their purposes in the war.
FirstЧитать далее
Golden circle
5 августа 2024 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Today we had a good time on a small bus tour of the Golden Circle - the main attractions out of Reykjavik. The driver had an Italian, Polish, Icelandic accent - with perhaps a trace of Scottish -Читать далее
Hi Dean and Sue - great tale of today’s events and pics. Our family of 6 visited Iceland in 1974. Flying Icelandic Air from NY to Luxenburg was a way of saving money and seeing Iceland. Alas, feeding 6 people at prices you mentioned (even then) took away (more than) the anticipated savings! But the visit did provide a lasting memory. Enjoy! [Peter vR]
ПутешественникWow what a stunning geezer! ;) wow at those prices. Glad it’s not too cold!
South coast
6 августа 2024 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Today, another small bus tour-- this time to the South Coast from Reykjavik. Waterfalls, glaciers (no geezers), puffins, black sand beaches - to name a few of the highlights.
We had Melbourne weather.Читать далее
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I’ve got to say the Italian Catholics do a prettier church
Sue's photos
6 августа 2024 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Here are some of Sue's photos from the past 2 days.
Spectacular! lucky you didn’t need the suntan lotion you forgot to take to the beach! [PetervR]
ПутешественникGreat photos Sue and I see you have mastered the Icelandic place names.
Onto the ship
8 августа 2024 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Yesterday, Reykjavik had its summer - warm, sunny, no wind. Yesterday, summer finished. Today, it is doona-with-sleeves weather.
We went up the tower of the (Lutheran) church yesterday morning and gotЧитать далее
Reykjavik certainly shows signs of progress - good on them the Icelanders and that without assistance from the EU Regional Fund. [Peter vR]
Isafjordur
9 августа 2024 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Pulled up in Isafjordur, a town of about 4,000 on the western fiords. We went on an excursion, which was good enough without being highly enriching. The town itself was pretty sleepy.
One thing ofЧитать далее
Is driftwood from Siberia still landing or have they cut down all their trees too? Great photos.....you won't lose Susan in her red puffer jacket! [Mary]
Akureyri
10 августа 2024 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We moved on overnight to Akureyri, a major town of about 20,000 in the north, although we didn't see much of it as we went on a very good all-day tour.
First stop was Godafoss (God's Waterfall).Читать далее
Seydisfjordur
11–19 авг. 2024, Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Today, we are at the charming village of Seydisfjordur. It is at the end of a rather long fiord on the eastern side of Iceland. Because it is surrounded on 3 sides by steep mountains, there are 4Читать далее
Did the couple make it or are candidates for the Eurovision Songfestival? [PetervR]
All at sea
12 августа 2024 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
A sea day on our way to the Faroe Islands.
Iceland was great - a good place to visit. It is very different, with a lot to offer in history, landscape and (often quirky) culture. We had the feeling weЧитать далее
Faroe Islands
14 августа 2024 г., Norwegian Sea ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
After a pretty rough night - the captain reported 20 ft waves - we tied up in Torshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands.
We did a couple of tours, basically taking in the vistas, although the secondЧитать далее
ПутешественникA bit of that. They chopped them down in earlier times. Now trying reafforestation with species that work in other places, such as Alaska.
More Sue photos
14 августа 2024 г., Norwegian Sea ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Here's a catch up on some of Sue's photos.
ПутешественникGreat shots, especially the one with horses by the water, turf-roofed buildings, etc
Geiranger, Norway
15 августа 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Another Krone, another country.
Now back in Norway, down the end of a fiord at the village of Geiranger (population about 200 without cruise ships and 5,000+ with cruise ships).
A very picturesqueЧитать далее
Alesund
16 августа 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Today, it was Alesund, a city spread over 5 islands. It was burnt down in 1904, and reconstruction was in the architectural fashion of the time - Art Nouveau. That and fish are the city's claims toЧитать далее
A couple of extras
16 августа 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Flam
17 августа 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Down another fiord to a small place called Flam (pronounced 'Flom').
Speccie vistas were the order of the day. In the morning, we took the Flom Railway up the mountains and back. It's UNESCO listedЧитать далее
ПутешественникSomehow the weather suits it, makes it look even more impressive (maybe not to be in)
Bergen
18 августа 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Pulled up in Bergen, the second biggest city in Norway, with a population of around 300,000 (excluding cruise ships).
One of Bergen's features is rain. It rains on average 240 days a year. Today wasЧитать далее
ПутешественникBeen to Bergen too .. only 52 years ago! More fishing boats than phishing cruisers then
Leaving Bergen
20 августа 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Let's go back to Sunday night, when we were still on the ship. Remember that Monty Python sketch where the diner points out his fork is a bit dirty and it ends up the chef comes out and commitsЧитать далее
And you missed the Grieg museum/house! Such a shame! So much culture in Bergen. Don’t know about Trontheim! [PetervR]
The Evens girls know that a range of raincoats for different conditions of wetness is essential! Perhaps our Anchorage weather system had moved on to Norway? [Mary]
Trondheim
21 августа 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We flew up to Trondheim, a city of about 200,000 mid way up the Norwegian coast.
Two things to mention:
1) rain, rain and more rain
2) the city is hosting a fishing conference.
Because of 2), weЧитать далее
And the only food available is wafers. At least you can wash it down with a sweet red wine. [Ian]
Oooh what was the design museum? Welcome to Europe! x [Ilona]
ПутешественникJudy's penfriend from age 11 lives in Gothenburg .. we visited in '72 .. they still keep in contact