Kristiansund, Norway

What a gem! This is a beautiful town with lots of interesting parks, statues, churches, shopping of all types, and lovely cafes. And all this on a Saturday when most everything is closed.

The Klipfish woman statue is to commemorate the women who contributed so significantly to that industry.

There were some Christmas shops, with lots of cute ornaments, nutcrackers, tree alternatives and great decorating ideas.

A gift shop next door had legit foul weather gear, sweaters, handmade knits and tsoschkes. We walked further down the street to a grocery store, where I picked up some more snacks for our steward, and had fun looking at the different lutefisk- including lutefisk bacon.

We found a cozy cafe- "Plan A" (I don't even want to ask...) where we had coffee, cocoa, and a pastry. We were joined by a couple of Australian ladies from Adelaide and had a nice chat.

We then headed up the hill to see the Kirkenlandet Church. It's very modern- doesn't look at all like a church from the outside, but inside has lots of stained glass panels and an impressive organ. I gave an offering and lit a candle for everyone on my prayer list.

Back at the ship we had another really nice Military Reception, staying after for a bit to see Venus and B-12. Dinner was at Versailles.Leia mais