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Hung out in the dungeon reading until 11:30 or so, then escaped to the city center. We found a great parking place on a side street, and paid the NK8 for an hour (all that was allowed). We walked the pedestrian mall on a gloriously warm, sunny […]

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Must mean “depressing” in Norweigan
Awoke to the thickest fjord fog we ever did see. Milton went to the “exercise room” which consisted of two bicycles and a Universal Gym. Couldn’t adjust A. the seat on the bikes quite high enough, and B. the resistance level at […]

Milton actually had to set an alarm last night (to ensure timely arrival for today’s glacier climb); how barbaric. Packed picnic lunch from the breakfast buffet offerings (augmented by some sliced turkey as a special request) and met Elisit and Jorgen, a Norweigan couple in their mid 50s who would be the only […]

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The Nevele of Norway
Too quiet a morning now that all the ships had departed. We packed up, and went to our local fish/fruit market to stock up for today’s drive. We got our photo of our favorite fish-monger, and heard a beefy Scottish woman ask “for some […]

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A beautiful, sunny day for our first big Nordic hike. Went to the market to buy provisions for the hike: two half-sandwiches of freshly sliced salmon (with 10NK extra for extra salmon), two 50gr. containers of caviar, orange and black, for about $9, some bakery […]

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While listening to “Miserlu” coming in the windows from the harbor
Bergen is called the City of Seven Hills, since it is set in the base of said hills, and its light-colored houses rise part way up the hills looking very much like the Amalfi coast.
Two observations:
1. […]

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First day of truly breathtaking scenery!
Ran some errands before departing. Picked up Wendy’s coconut-custard danish and some provisions at the neighborhood apotek (drugstore), where one takes a number and then waits patiently. Certainly a civilized improvement, but everything is behind the counter, including mundane sundries. While […]

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Actually made it out of bed and down to the breakfast buffet before they close at 10. Interesting offerings: some of the usual meats, sterno-preserved eggs, rice w/chopped peppers, some of the blood sausage we first tried in Scotland (which Milton likes and Wendy can’t even look […]