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Port Days in Norway

The most beautiful fishing village –Ballstad, Lofoten Islands, Norway

August 7, 2007

  Leknes was another maiden port for Holland America. We didn’t book a tour but took the city’s $10 round-trip bus shuttle into the town on Leknes. It is a small community with a tourist office, a souvenir shop, a bakery and gas station, and not a lot more. Although Leknes was a short port [...]

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Climbing through the hole in the mountain –Brønnøysund, Norway

August 3, 2007

The maiden port of Brønnøysund, Norway was quite an adventure, starting with the scenic cruising before arrival. We sailed by Torghatten Mountain, known for a distinctive hole straight through its center. Seeing it from the distance was intimidating, as we had signed up for the ship’s Torghatten Mountain Hiking tour that mentioned that we would be [...]

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Geiranger, Norway – Sunday July 29, 2007

July 29, 2007

At 7 am the ship anchored in Hellesylt for shore excursion guests to disembark. About 8 am, the Prinsendam continued to sail into the spectacular narrow and winding Geirangerfjord. (Those who we talked to on these excursions thoroughly enjoyed them.) Around 10 am, we arrived at Geiranger, the village at the head of the fjord, [...]

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Day 83 Oslo, Norway – Even better with a local guide

July 26, 2007

Oslo, Norway – Thursday July 26, 2007  Today we had a great day in Oslo, Norway, thanks to locals Lauren and Lars showing us around. The Prinsendam docked near Akerhus Fortress, a short walk to the City Hall where we met our local friends and peaked into the main hall where the Nobel Peace Prize [...]

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