Street Scenes from Bergen, Norway

What a beautiful city!  One of the first things I saw when I left the ship was this "Knut Knutsen's ..... elektrisk arbeid" shop.  There was also another "Knut .....somebody" shop on the main drag along the harbor - selling traditional Norwegian sweaters - they were spectacular and $300 a piece - !!!! - you can see them in the store window.  So, Knutson family, I deduce that we are practically celebrities in the lovely city of Bergen.  Here are a few pictures from the main part of town along the harbor.

Fish Market in Bergen, Norway

The fish market in Bergen is alongside the harbor and the fishermen, themselves, sell what they've just pulled in from their boats while still wearing their orange waders.   Not only can you buy all the fish you want to take home, the fishermen have stovetops ready to cook up whatever you like and serve it with a slice of lemon, piece of bread, and a salad.  Some of the fishermen are Norwegian, but they seem to come from all over Europe.  The woman who sold me my meal was Portuguese and explained many come from her country to work in Norway because the wages are much better there.  This makes perfect sense because my plate of fish was about $35.  I saw everything from caviar to whale and notice the size of the king crab compared to the little girls near the tank.  I don't know what kind of whale they sell, but I've posted a picture of it.  It is the dark red meat that looks more like beef than fish - I'm sorry I can't tell you how it tastes.

Red Bay, Labrador CANADA

Bonne Bay, Newfoundland CANADA

Hello!  Just pictures today... these were taken in late July in one of our first ports on the Voyage of the Vikings.

Isafjordur, ICELAND

Cruising the coast of Greenland

And now for a real time update...  picture taken 30 minutes ago off the port side of the ship.  Whipping wind, spraying sea, ice floating by...  quite brutal for summertime.  We are cruising along the south coast of Greenland today.  There was too much ice in the water for our ship to make it to the city of Qaqortoq, so we are sailing onward to the northwest coast of Iceland.  Wildlife sightings of the day are sea birds and a pair of orcas!

Bar Harbor in Cartoon

Hello again!  Been awhile!

I am back on the cruise ship and excited to share some of my experiences.

Here are some scenes from Bar Harbor that I caught with my new camera – playing with the color sketch feature.  Enjoy!