Stavanger

Can't tell you much about Stavanger, as I was ill and didn't get off the ship.
I took a couple of photos from deck 11 before I went to bed. I can tell you that the City of Stavanger was officially founded in 1125, the occasion was marked by the opening of the main cathedral.
It was originally a thriving herring fishing port.
But in the 1960s with the discovery of North Sea Oil, Stavanger became an overnight success and is population skyrocketed.
Since then the city with simple Viking roots has emerged as a cultural hot spot.
You can travel back to the viking age with a visit to a nearby Iron Age Farm which is a living museum.
I'm disappointed I missed that and will definitely do it if I come to Stavanger again. Czytaj więcej