View of our ship from above Kristiansand

A Small Taste of Things To Come

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August 24th 2014
Geo: 58.1447, 7.99828With the time change, we were all awake quite early, but with the blackout curtains in place, no one was in a hurry to get up. Our first port of call was to the Kristiansand, on the southern coast of Norway. We weren't docking until after lunch, so we had the morning to explore the ship, shop a little, and Anna and I played our first round of trivia -- which we won! W ... read more

Europe » Norway

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more