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Scandinavia and its Fjords
  • Rhonda Gerber
  • Rhonda Gerber

Scandinavia and its Fjords

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  • Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsПутешественник
    Monsie doesn't have her mouth full this time.
    Monsie doesn't have her mouth full this time.Heading out...Bye-bye hotel!At the hotel in Oslo. Couldn't check in yet-just a pit stop to use the WC.Walking tour of Frogner park.Circle of life: men, women, and children—intertwined and holding onto one another.All artwork and sculptures done by Gustav Vigeland.Lizard clasping a woman: Symbolizes the complex and often dark struggle of humans.Going over the bridge full of more sculptures.The angry boyTelephone boothThe park gatesMonsie is sweaty from the bus ride back into the city!The Nobel Institute: headquarters of the Committee. They evaluate candidates & announce the prize.

    Day 11 Part 1: Oslo, Norway

    26 августа, Норвегия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Had a bit of a later start this morning. Luggage out at 8:00, we had breakie at 8:00, and went on the bus at 9:00 so we could go to Frogner Park in Oslo.

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  • Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsПутешественник
    At the Nobel Institute1Lots of macaronsHeading toward the palaceStatue of Queen MaudIs this the King's Guard Band playing?Who is that?Is it a king?2No, it's the prince! Prince Haakon of Norway!1The prince is applauding the performance of the band, which marked his 25th wedding anniversary.1The band getting on a busThe princess was absent. She's in the hospital, recovering from a lung transplant.Rainbow in the fountain.What used to be the stables.Here comes the tram.Henrik Ibsen was a playwright.1

    Day 11 Part 2: Oslo

    26 августа, Норвегия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    We had only 1 hour of free time between our garden tour and our maritime tour!

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    ПутешественникLots of macaronsMm, mm.

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    ПутешественникNo, it's the prince! Prince Haakon of Norway!What is the occasion?

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    ПутешественникThe prince is applauding the performance of the band, which marked his 25th wedding anniversary.Ahh.

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  • Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsПутешественник
    Thor was an explorer.The Kon-tiki raftEaster Island replica. Thor had explored Easter Island 1955-1956.The streams of the world.Below the Kon-tiki.A hologram suddenly appears!And it is gone!TunnelsScary! Some crazy noise scared the bee-gesus out of me!Ra II, papyrus reed boat.Now to the Fram museum.The fram shipFridtjof Nansen, polar explorerHe learned how to survive in the cold from the InuitThe deck of the shipThe view outside the museum.Hotel ScandicMonsie is so excited......she is dancing her way...Down the corridor...

    Day 11 Part 3: Maritime Explorers

    26 августа, Норвегия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
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  • Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsПутешественник
    Nobel Peace Center was closed but the boutique was open.
    Nobel Peace Center was closed but the boutique was open.Oslo City HallBy the harbour front in front of City Hall.Women & Children by Emil Lie at RådhusplassenPeder Tordenskjold 18CE naval hero and vice-admiral during the Great Northern War.Franklin D. Roosevelt: honours his support for Norway during WWII & friendship with royal family.The ramparts of Akershus Fortress.Built in 1299 to protect Oslo.Wait for me Monsie!!Overlooking the Oslofjord from the ramparts.The harbor and waterfront area of Aker Brygge.King Haakon V Magnusson built the fortress.An entryway.The barracks.1The wicked queen.1The angelic princess.Foundations of St. Hallvard's Cathedral. After the fire of 1624, King Christian had the city moved.Supper time!!2Police on horses1Wood-fired pizza!! Yum!!The restaurant where we ate.20:20 sun going downThe party boat.Monsie made me walk to the waterfront promenade at Aker Brygge.The moon.2My feet are killing me. Yikes! My toe got stuck in the fan!!

    Day 11 Part 4: Akershus Fortress

    26 августа, Норвегия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
    Karen Nisbet

    ПутешественникThe wicked queen.Ha ha

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    ПутешественникThe angelic princess.Lol

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    ПутешественникPolice on horsesWhere's the pizza??

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  • Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsПутешественник
    1At least Monsie has her mouth closed... this time.Monsie's favourite sport... shopping!!RIP Dolly PartonOur pit stop was at a biker gang's club... not!Arrival at our hotel Clarion in Stockholm.Monsie's VogueingHuge shower!!Touring Stockholm: Norrström water channelThe OperaThe King's garden2

    Day 12 Part 1: Stockholm, Sweden

    27 августа, Швеция ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    We left Oslo today and drove to Stockholm. We arrived at the hotel at 16:20 and then toured the city center.

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    ПутешественникAt least Monsie has her mouth closed... this time.What are you having to eat??

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    ПутешественникWhat is being guarded?

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    ПутешественникCities look older than I expected.

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    Rhonda Gerber

    ПутешественникThe palace

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  • Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsПутешественник
    The Energizer Bunny
    The Energizer BunnyKarl XIV Johan: né Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, adopted by King Karl XIII, who had no heirs.The Royal PalaceFemale sentry: compulsory military serviceStockholm Cathedral 13 CEWalking toward the restaurant for supper.I didn't know that potatoes were grown this way...St. George & the Dragon: represents the Danish who tried to invade Sweden-Battle of Brunkeberg, 1471In the Old townTraditional hand-painted Swedish Dala horsesStortorget, the oldest public square in Stockholm's historic Gamla Stan1520, Stortorget square: gruesome execution of 82 SwedesStockholm stock exchange building: houses the Nobel Prize MuseumStortorget Public square: oldest square in Stockholm dates to Middle AgesCannonball in the corner of the building... Can you see it?2The chef of our supperThe cave cellar dates back to 13 CEMonsie is hungry...The gate is hauntedMushroom soup with fennel! Fantastic!Meatballs, mashed potatoes, lingonberries and gravy2Apple pie with custard2Monsie, the slavedriver, put me to work!The terrace tables look like student desksThe pelts on the chairs caught my eyeMonsie, the lion tamerThe Parliament building at night

    Day 12 Part 2: Stockholm, Evening supper

    27 августа, Швеция ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
    Karen Nisbet

    ПутешественникDid you go in?

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    ПутешественникApple pie with custardWas it good?

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    ПутешественникMonsie, the slavedriver, put me to work!Really? She did??

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  • Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsПутешественник
    Huge spread for breakfast at the Clarion
    Huge spread for breakfast at the ClarionInteresting wheel-like crispbread, cracker-bread, with chia seedsCheers Monsie!! One more day of Sweden siteseeing and then back to reality...Gröna Lund amusement park on the island of Djurgården in StockholmA Cruise ship entering the Port cia the Baltic SeaA view of buildings in the old townChristine, our tour guide, leading the way to Stockholm's City HallCity Hall is on the island of KungsholmenCity Hall has more than 8 million red bricksThe inner courtyardThe Blue Room, where the yearly Nobel Peace Prize banquet is heldThe organ, has more than 10,000 pipesOverlooking the Blue RoomThe Golden Hall: picture of Swedish nurse and humanitarian Elsa Brändström.The Queen of Lake Mälarcreated using over 18 million glass and gold mosaic piecesQueen of Lake Mälaren, sitting between the east and the westKing Gustav Vasa (Gustav I of Sweden), savior or protector of SwedenWooden beam ceilingA mistake: St. Erik on his horse is headless due to a miscalculation with the ceiling heightJenny Lind: Swedish opera singer, 1820-1887Saint Ansgar (Ansgar Biskop) holding a cross by a boat at BirkaEngelbrekt Engelbrektsson, 15CE Swedish statesman and rebel leaderNordiska Kompaniet (NK) department store buildingBuilding on right (former Kreditbanken), site of 1973 bank robbery, gave birth to Stockholm SyndromeThe Royal Dramatic TheatreNybroviken bay and harborThe harbour frontRight building: used to house diplomats, hence its current name, Hotel Diplomat

    Day 13 Part 1: Stockholm Old Town

    28 августа, Швеция ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Our visit to City Hall
    **Stockholm is made up of 14 Main City islands. The Baltic Sea to the East and Lake Mälaren to the west. The lake is 120 km long, drains into the Baltic Sea, with over 1000 islands. The city sits on rock, which is rising approximately 1 cm/year due to the post-glacial rebound.Читать далее

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    Time for fika: The tradition of slowing down and savouring the moment
    Time for fika: The tradition of slowing down and savouring the momentDrottningholm Palace, the private residence of the royal familyThe café where we had our cinnamon bun for fikaThe palace theatreEntrance to the gardensBaroque gardensFountainThe open field by the pondMonsie needs her shoes checked...No goose poop...Lots of birds in the pondI can't see any poop from here...Is that a troll? Bart Simpson??Time to leave the palace... and on to our next site...

    Day 13 Part 2: Drottningholm Palace, Stockholm

    28 августа, Швеция ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
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  • Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsПутешественник
    Entering the subway system at Solna Centrum station
    Entering the subway system at Solna Centrum stationA long way downAmazing colours!Artists: Anders Åberg and Karl-Olov BjörkExtensive system!Musician stands alone, symbolizing how traditional heritage was being forgotten amid modernisationWoman picking berries. Garbage behind her that someone left. What are we doing to nature?Work horse: horses were used in forest work.Train of poison: spraying chemical weed controlPoison factory: vomits out poison and ruins the fox's foodFisherman with all his equipment not catching any fish. The woman catches fish the old-fashioned wayTens of thousands of handpainted straws. Message: without rest & weight we would blow awayVery clean!!The end of the lineLayered glass showing people walking in the snowIt is cylindrical! Very amazing artwork!!Cuckoo clock: it is animated and changes with the timeBalls and lights reflect on the walls, like a discoT-Centralen stationKungsträdgården metro stationExposed bedrock with moss on itfragments and relics from demolished old Stockholm buildingsMore historical fragmentsVery creative!The artwork is of the old Makalös Palace and the baroque garden that was aboveAbout 34 meters (112 feet) underground.

    Day 13 Part 3: The subway

    28 августа, Швеция ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    We went on a tour of 3 metro stations. The Stockholm metro is an art gallery !!

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    Walking in front of the parliament
    Walking in front of the parliamentHeading into the old town behind the parliamentThis is for Keith who got lost during our metro tourA view of the amusement parkThat is the museum we are heading toThe Vasa museumThe Vasa warship17th-century warship that sank within 20 minutes during its 1st voyageIt was top-heavy with cannonsThe water seaped in through the cannon holes (gunports)The huge bowspritThe portsThe red dots is a sensor for scientific researchthe ornate quarter gallery and oak hullThe stern and transomThe colours that the ship used to beBuilt for King Gustavus Adolphus between 1626 and 1628 as a symbol of Swedish military powerThe red dots show the 20 minute maiden voyageThe usual shipworm eaten wood. However, the Vasa was preserved in the Baltic water's low salinityA model of what the Vasa would have looked likeAnchorsThe massive bowBeata, a 17th-century woman whose skeleton was found with a man named CesarGertrud (red cap), after DNA analysis proved the skeleton previously thought a man was a womanJohan was one of the older menFilip was about 20 years oldIvar trapped below deckAdam was in his thirtiesHelge: Archaeologists found his skeletal remains pinned under a 1,600-kg cannon carriageA Canadian! This is another exhibit in the museumJames Cameron another Canadian and creator of Avatar!!Head gear worn by Sam Worthington to play Jake Sully in the Avatar movies!

    Day 13 Part 4: The Vasa, Stockholm

    28 августа, Швеция ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    We had 1 hour of free time to wander around Stockholm. Then we went to the Vasa Museum to see the 17th century warship.

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    Greek salad
    Greek saladChicken with smoked marrow, red wine sauce (more like soy sauce), scalloped potatoesMousse au chocolat (panacotta)Damien our awesome bus driver and David our fantastic tour guide!!Our group

    Day 13 Part 5: Farewell dinner

    28–29 авг., Швеция ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    The next morning we got up at 1:30 because a taxi was picking us up at 2:30. However, our flight was delayed by 2 hours. We couldn't change our taxi pickup time because the office was closed. So, we waited at the airport. We landed in Zurich at 10:25. Our connecting flight was 13:25 but was delayed by 40 minutes while we waited for a passenger. We arrived in Toronto at around 16:30 or so. Mama and Papa picked us up at the airport. Home sweet home!Читать далее

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    29 августа 2026 г.
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