Monthly Archives: August 2026

I was a little surprised. Stravanger is the Norwegian petroleum hub. I thought it would be heavily industrialized, with storage, LNG facilities, tankers, and related smokestacks all over the place. It wasn’t that way. A lot of that kind of … Continue reading →

We’re on our way back, arriving in Bergen tomorrow afternoon. The ship docks for an hour this afternoon. We’ll get out and walk around a bit, and if there is something interesting or a good photo, I’ll add it. Otherwise, … Continue reading →

We’re about halfway through our 12-day cruise from Bergen to northernmost Norway, almost to the Russian border, and back. This has been on my bucket list for decades. Maybe it’s been on my mind since my parents went on an … Continue reading →

Hi again. Altogether, we spent about a week and a half in Oslo and Bergen, Norway. I don’t have much to say. We did our thing, look at the buildings and street life, walk in nice parks and along waterfronts, … Continue reading →

Hi kids! I usually like to start out with a picture because who reads my narratives for more than about a minute before skipping forward?  I, myself, didn’t know what the story is on this ship till I asked Gemini. … Continue reading →