Blogs from Norway, Europe - page 18

Castellano debajo : la traduccion se hace mejor hoy... Un petit retour en arrière pour ce réveil matinal, bercés par la chute d'eau toute la nuit... le réveil des vaches... dont on en aurait bien pris un bébé dans son lit tellement ils me paraissaient doux !!! et cette toute belle région qu'on ne se lasse pas de visiter... Avant d'y arriver également cette neige qui nous surprend à chaque tournant... une fois elle se montre, une fois elle disparait ! Quand à mes vaches : c'est dans le nord de l'Europe, que l'on trouve cette vache à poils longs pourvue de grandes cornes. Très appréciée pour sa viande au goût persillé, cet animal rustique est capable de supporter un climat très rude... Voilà pourquoi on la retrouve à cette latitude. Elle est originaire de Highland ... read more

August 2, 2019 If today is Friday, this must be Bergen. And what a Charming “Big City” it is! One of the first capitals of Norway (way back when). We arrived in town quite early and were at the dock before 7am. We both woke up a little “under the weather” – Christopher with his deep sexy voice and dry throat, me dealing with a touch of vertigo – just couldn’t get my balance nor bearings. Perhaps a bit of food will make it right for us both. I had eggs benedict (1) and sausage (2), Christopher had oatmeal with strawberries and a hard boiled egg. So- I’ve had some “situations” with the breakfast sausage (which, by the way are great and SO much better than bacon…not a bacon fan). Anyway…Typically I cut the sausage up ... read more

Let the games begin! Since we are enjoying our first real sea day (FINALLY) it’s time for reflection, observation and a good old fashion whipping! Turquoise Lady is in front of us (we were here first…AGAIN) – just overheard from her husband “I think people should have to take a test before they vote…you know with questions like How do you use a hammer and what is it for” I. KID. YOU. NOT. My answer…”you don’t wanna know my answer” BUT….how about THIS for a question…Essay of course “in your own words describe what it means to be a patriot; is it patriotic to place party over country”? Please provide concise examples to support your conclusions. Now THAT is a question I can get behind!! We need to get people thinking for themselves again. This constant ... read more

Cruise day 16 & 17 Last sea day, a cruise summary and arriving back in blustery Blighty 30th-31st July 2019 Breakfast and then walk a mile. Deck 7 is 1/5 of a mile in perimeter so we plodded circuits round there. The front end is a bit windy today and it was a bit of a challenge to battle through the headwinds. Sitting out on deck after was a bit chillier than recently but then we were heading down the North Sea. The Neptune Lounge is where the talks are and where people fall asleep as it’s so warm in there. We haven’t been in there since the second day, partly due to the falling alseep problem and partly because there have been better things to do. At 11am today though, the executive chef of the ... read more

This morning was another beautiful day. We headed out on the now familiar drive from Os to Bergen which is a lovely drive. After parking the car above the central bus station, we walked towards Mount Floyen and found the trail to hike up. There is also a funicular up this mountain but we chose to hike it. There were some very steep sections and plenty of stairs too. But I felt very safe the whole way. The hike was about 1 1/2 hours to the top at a leisurely pace with water breaks. At the top, we found Lake Revurtjemet and borrowed canoes and canoed around for about 1/2 hour which was really fun. Then we walked over to where the funicular comes up to take some pictures of the view which was unbelievable looking ... read more