Norwegian Coastal Cruise - July 2009 - p2/2

 
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Midnight and looking
to the southeast		 A very early morning stroll around Hammerfest.
Its imposing church		 The busy fishing port of Honningsvåg, close to
the North Cape		 The interior of its little church
Norway Norway Norway Norway
The little white church overlooks the town A huge cruise ship towers
above the quayside		 Colourful houses climb the
hillside behind the town
Norway Norway Norway Norway
Only 1311 miles to
the North Pole!		 The tiny port of Kjellefjord Towering cliffs rise
straight out of the water		 The ritual of some of the catering staff having a
quick dip at Berlevåg
Norway Norway Norway Norway
Berlevåg's little white church - just after midnight! End of summer(!) sale of garden goods at Kirkenes Close to the Russian border and bilingual road signs A shopping precinct
in Kirkenes
Norway Norway Norway Norway
The unusual town church
at Kirkenes		 A monument to
fishermen at Vardø		 Vardø's imposing
church tower		 Little fishermen's huts. Vardø is actually an island
Norway Norway Norway Norway
The bright nave of
the church at Vardø		 The globe mounted at a misty North Cape! A Sami herdsman
with a reindeer		 Large wooden racks on which fish are hung to dry
Norway Norway Norway Norway
Back at Tromsø
- at midnight!		 A midnight concert at Tromsø's 'Arctic Cathedral' The 13th C. stone church
at Trondenes
Norway Norway Norway Norway
Travelling back by bus from Trondenes
to Sortland via the Gullesfjord ferry		 Our ship sails beneath
the Sortland road bridge		 The old Finnmark ship is beached behind the pub!
Norway Norway Norway Norway
An evening stroll in the
little port of Stamsund		 The pretty little town of Sandnessjøen Fish drying above the balcony of a house
Norway Norway Norway Norway
Brønnøysund, halfway between the North Cape and the south of Norway The famous Torghatten rock. The mountain with
a hole in it!		 Old warehouses, now apartments, line the R. Nidelva at Trondheim The old wooden bridge,
the original gateway
into Trondheim
Norway Norway Norway Norway
Around Trondheim. The Nidelva River, the Nidaros Cathedral and the large central Square
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Old houses in Trondheim The gardens surrounding the Ringve Museum near Trondheim The old renovated docklands The train to Oslo
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Oppdal station, on our south by rail to Oslo Some old turf-roofed houses seen from the train The iconic view of
Oslo Town Hall		 The Akerbrygge
quayside in Oslo
Norway Norway Norway Norway
Looking across to the Akershus fortress, Oslo The imposing atrium of
the Hotel Christiana		 Aboard the 'Fram', used in Arctic and Antarctic exploration. The deck and the galley
Norway Norway Norway Norway
The Kon-Tiki raft used
by Thor Heyerdahl
to cross the Pacific		 The Oseberg ship, at the Viking Ship museum The front facade of the Royal Palace, Oslo Changing the Guard
at the Palace
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A fine view overlooking Oslo from the Holmenkollen hill The National Theatre and gardens lining the avenue down from the Palace Oslo Town Hall.
The magnificent hall that's used for
the presentation of the Nobel Prizes

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Midnight and looking to the southeast
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A very early morning stroll around Hammerfest. Its imposing church
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The busy fishing port of Honningsvåg, near the North Cape
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The interior of its little church
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A huge cruise ship towers above the quayside
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Colourful houses climb the hillside behind the town
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Only 1311 miles to the North Pole!
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The tiny port of Kjellefjord
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Towering cliffs rise straight out of the water
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The ritual of some of the catering staff having a quick dip at Berlevåg
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Close to the Russian border and bilingual road signs
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A shopping precinct in Kirkenes
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The unusual town church at Kirkenes
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The imposing church tower
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Little fishermen's huts. Vardø is actually an island
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The bright nave of the church
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A Sami herdsman with a reindeer
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Large wooden racks on which fish are hung to dry
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Back at Tromsø - at midnight!
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A midnight concert at Tromsø's 'Arctic Cathedral'
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Our ship sails beneath the Sortland road bridge
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The old Finnmark ship is beached behind the pub!
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Stamsund


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An evening stroll in the little port of Stamsund
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The pretty little town of Sandnessjøen
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The pretty little town of Sandnessjøen
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Fish drying above the balcony of a house
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Brønnøysund


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Halfway between the North Cape and the south of Norway
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Torghatten


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The famous Torghatten rock. The mountain with a hole in it!
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Old warehouses, now apartments, line the R. Nidelva at Trondheim
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Around Trondheim - the Nidelva River
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The Nidaros Cathedral
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The large central Square
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The old renovated docklands
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Oppdal station, on our south to Oslo
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Some old turf-roofed houses seen from the train
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The iconic view of Oslo Town Hall
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Looking across to the Akershus fortress
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The imposing atrium of the Hotel Christiana
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Aboard the 'Fram', used in Arctic and Antarctic exploration. The galley
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The Kon-Tiki raft used by Thor Heyerdahl to cross the Pacific
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The Oseberg ship, at the Viking Ship museum
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The front facade of the Royal Palace
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Changing the Guard at the Palace
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A fine view overlooking Oslo from the Holmenkollen hill
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The National Theatre and gardens lining the avenue down from the Palace
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Oslo Town Hall. The magnificent hall that's used for the presentation of the Nobel Prizes
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