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  • Wayne StolleryViajanteScandinavia

    Copenhagen

    18 de maio, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    A leisurely start to our Sunday. We boarded our bus at 10 am and drove to see the home of the Danish Parliament and the opera house before heading down to the new harbour which was developed in the 1600s. This is a beautiful area but packed with tourists. We then traveled to the Rosenborg Palace which has a very original interior and is home to the crown jewels. After our tour of the palace we grabbed a quick bite to eat at a 7 Eleven before viewing the Cathedral which is quite unique as it is completely round
    From there it was a quick visit to see Hans Christian Andersens Little Mermaid before returning to the hotel
    Where Gaye immediately fell into the deepest of sleeps. At 5 pm we all met up again for a short walk to the Tivoli Gardens which is a beautiful amusement park in the centre of Copenhagen. We had some free time to wander around the park before enjoying a beautiful dinner in a restaurant in the park. On the way back to the hotel it was raining lightly but we have been blessed with the weather so far. I stopped to buy the world's most expensive tee shirt on the way back and then it was time to hit the sack ahead of a big travel day tomorrow to Hamburg.    Leia mais

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    Hamburg

    19 de maio, Dinamarca ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    After a good night's sleep I managed a run before breakfast and then it was time to pack the suitcases and get on the bus for our day traveling to Germany. Another day another country a different beer.
    The journey was uneventful with a couple of comfort stops along the way. We did pass over a shipping canal which links the North and Baltic Seas. It is over 100 kilometres long and saves ships about 400 kilometres. Very impressive. Work is underway at present on a tunnel to link Denmark and Germany which will be about 30 kilometres long.
    We arrived in Hamburg at about 4.30 pm.
    First stop was a local market for a very late lunch or a very early dinner. It was very nice as have all of the meals on the tour been.
    We then proceeded to our hotel to check in and then headed out on an evening walking tour with our guide Tilo which lasted a couple of hours. Two Hamburg women's football teams had won today and been promoted in their leagues so the celebrations were continuing into the evening. The town square was knee deep in rubbish and broken bottles. We visited the remains of St cathedral which had been largely destroyed by British bombing in WW 2 leaving the steeple as a poignant reminder to everyone of the destructive force of war.    Leia mais

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    Hamburg

    20 de maio, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    A reasonably early start at 9 am this morning. We began what was going to be a 3 hour walking tour with a visit to St Michael's church next to the hotel. The interior is far more impressive than the outside. We then wandered down to the harbour. Hamburg is situated on the river Elbe and is almost 100 kilometres from the open sea. Despite this the port is massive. We decided to postpone the rest of the walking tour and to take a 2 hour boat trip while the tide was high meaning that we could sail through the former warehouse district. The cruise was excellent despite the commentary being in German.
    After the cruise we visited the tunnel under the river which is serviced by lifts on each side. Each lift can take 2 cars although pedestrians and cyclists seem to be the biggest users these days.
    We then had a wander through the red light district to a club where The Beatles played for 10 weeks in 1962 before becoming famous.
    It was then back to the hotel for a bit of a rest.
    At 5.30 we all met up and went to the top of the steeple pf St Michael's. It is way higher than it looks from the ground and the view is very impressive. Gaye and I then had a light dinner at a local restaurant before calling it a day.    Leia mais

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  • Wayne StolleryViajanteScandinavia

    Bremen

    21 de maio, Alemanha ⋅ 🌬 19 °C

    Getting used to these leisurely starts. On the bus at 10 am heading for Brenan in Germany. Not a lot of traffic heading out of Hamburg but thousands of trucks crawling along the autobahn heading for the port of Hamburg.
    The traffic built up as we got closer to Bremen and by the time the bus stopped I was first off and looking for a bathroom. Nothing available in the hotel lobby so I charged out the back door and found a restaurant that was good enough to let me use the toilet without buying anything. I think that there may have been a look of desperation on my face. By the time I got back to the hotel all of the luggage was unloaded and in storage so we headed off on our walking tour. Bremen has a beautiful old town with buildings dating back to the 15th century. We had lunch in a local restaurant and then headed back to the hotel to check in.
    Gaye and I then wandered around the shops for a while and enjoyed an Aperol Spritz sitting in the square in the sunshine and listening to a busker playing his 4 Ed Sheran songs. Later we joined up with Linzi, Brian, Russ and Karen for another drink in the square before joining Heather and Suzanne for a bite in my restaurant at the back of hotel. It was nice to repay their kindness and we all had a very funny and enjoyable evening.    Leia mais

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    Amsterdam

    22 de maio, Alemanha ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    We were on the road at 9 am for our 5 hour journey to Amsterdam. We had a couple of stops along the way and finally arrived in Amsterdam at about 3 pm. After checking in we bundled through some washing to hang in the shower before heading out for an hours walk with our guide Tilo.
    Later we all met up for a drink in the hotel bar followed by exceptional dinner.    Leia mais

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  • Wayne StolleryViajanteScandinavia

    Amsterdam

    23 de maio, Países Baixos ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    After a brilliant run of weather with only a few spots of rain in Copenhagen today dawned cloudy and cold. We all formed up at 10 am and walked into the heart of the city. It rained on and off and there was even a little hail but nothing to detract from the walk. Amsterdam didn't really grab us this time around having been here in the summer of 2015 after our Rhine River cruise. We saw the Royal Palace and Anne Frank's house and in the afternoon took a canal cruise. We were left to our own devices for the evening so had a very nice Nasi Goring at an Indonesian restaurant with Russ, Heather and Suzanne before retiring for the night. Looking forward to boarding our ship tomorrow for our Norwegian cruise.Leia mais

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    Rotterdam

    24 de maio, North Sea ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

    We boarded our bus for our transfer to Rotterdam at 11am which was also when the rain arrived. The bus took about one and a half hours to get to the cruise terminal and by then the rain had set in. On arrival it was clear that chaos reigned supreme. There had been a gastro outbreak on the previous cruise and they were undertaking a deep clean of the ship. We had been allocated a boarding time of 1 pm but the queues were several hundred metres long including a part out in the rain and we didn't get to our cabin until nearly 3 pm. A definite black mark for big ship cruising.
    Once on board we ripped the top off of a complimentary bottle of bubbles and unpacked. Our cabin is great and we were able to enjoy our departure from Rotterdam with our bubbles out on our balcony. We met up with the rest of our group at 7 pm for a drink and an excellent dinner before catching the end of a show in the theatre which was a guy playing the saxophone. It was then time for bed.    Leia mais

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    The North Sea

    25 de maio, North Sea ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    We slept in a bit and awoke to a drizzly morning. We had a nice breakfast and I met up with Brian to the Pickle Ball court for an introduction to Pickle Ball. Unfortunately the courts are on the top of the top deck and were unplayable because of the rain so we only learnt the rules, got quite wet and retired undefeated to our rooms.
    We then went and found a young person to load the ship's app onto Gaye's phone because we couldn't download it from the app store because of the age of her phone and then grabbed a quick coffee before attending a talk on Norway and the ports we would be visiting which was very entertaining.
    By then the sun had come out and Gaye was off to a Woman's Wellness talk while I caught up with Find Penguins.
    The afternoon passed with a John Grisham book from the ship's library.
    Maher Tours had arranged cocktails in the Crows Nest on deck 12 which everyone enjoyed immensely and after that we scored another free drink at the Captains welcome before noisily staggering our way to another beautiful dinner. After dinner we took in some live music in a couple of the bars before returning to our room at 10 pm to find that we were passing some islands and that a pilot was coming on board. We witnessed a lovely sunset at 10.30 pm.    Leia mais

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    Eijford

    26 de maio, Noruega ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

    After going to bed at 11 we were awake at 3.30 am with the sensor light in the cabin coming on every time Gaye moved. By then it was getting light so we dressed and went back up to the Crows Nest on the 12 th deck to watch the ship go under the Hardanger Bridge. We only have 2 metres of clearance so it is a spectcular sight. Both ends of the bridge come out of tunnels emerging from towering cliff faces. There is snow on some of the higher peaks but the outside temperature is not too bad at 7 degrees.
    After breakfast we met up with 4 others from our group to go ashore in the little town of Eijford which has a population of about 300 people. The fjord is about 100 kilometres long.
    We had a wander around the town and bought a cinnamon roll which is allegedly the best in the world. From there we firstly walked along the foreshore and then climbed up the hill behind the town to get a view of the boat. From there we continued inland to a lake passing a Viking burial site before following the river back to town. 15,000 steps done before lunch. Boom.
    We then boarded the ship again for lunch and a bit of a nap.
    At 3 pm we went back up to the 10th deck to see the ship depart and to have a drink before returning to our cabin for a read. At 7 pm we met up with the rest of the group for drinks and dinner before heading off to bed.    Leia mais

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    Alesund

    27 de maio, Noruega ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    It got a bit rock n roll in the night as we headed back out into the North Sea and headed north towards Alesund. As we lost cell phone coverage for some unknown reason my phone reset the time to France time which is an hour behind. The French Esim may be the probelm. The flow on effect was that my watch also changed and we didn't get out of bed until 9.30 am as we were docking in Alesund. We decided not to rush and told the rest of our group that we would do our own thing today and meet for drinks later. Breakfast was packed for some reason but we got a seat by the window and enjoyed our leisurely start to the day before heading ashore. Alesund was destroyed by fire in 1904 and was rebuilt in the Art Nouveau style with some lovely buildings. The town was very quiet given that it's population had nearly trebled with the arrival of our ship. I think that a lot of people may have headed off on excursions out of town Troll hunting. We enjoyed a nice coffee at a bakery and wandered the streets before I climbed up the hill behind the town for a photo op. We wandered a bit more and I bought my customary tee shirt before it started to drizzle and we returned to the ship at 2 pm for a late lunch.
    We had a quiet afternoon on board catching up on a few emails and reading and joined out team for drinks at 7 pm and dinner at 7.30. After dinner Linzi tried to organise everyone to go to a line dancing lesson. Margaret turned out to be the only starter and I took the opportunity to enlist Brian and Russell in an expedition to the bar for a whiskey.
    The ship didn't depart Alesund until 10 pm and Gaye and I watched on from our cabin until 11pm. It was still light.    Leia mais

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