The Norwegian Fjords: we're back!!

This has been the best ever travel!! Last year was fantastic too, but the beauty of the nature in Norway is so so beautiful!!!!!
We've had a great time together, we both needed a break; and now we can enjoy it all again by looking at our uncountable pictures and videos we made !

I've made a selection for you all here! I hope you it as much as we did :)



This was our cabin
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This cat looks exactly like our Zazou, he is a boy though
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dressed for a formal dinner
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Our outdoor patio
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All kinds of breeding birds on the bird-islands near the Northcape
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raindeer
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That's it..........! I hope it isn't to much........:D
We made nearly 2000 pics, so it was rather hard to choose from ;)

:eek: WoW just look at all of that Beauty.. Sounds like you both enjoyed & had a great time.. Welcome Home.. Great Pics & thanks for sharing..

Oh my.:) Beautiful is too weak a word to describe the country there.
Just gorgeous.:) Where did your tour start and what route did you follow?
Seems like you've captured enough memories for a lifetime.

WOW! Not to many pictures for me! I looked at everyone of them and could have looked at more.. they were ALL just beautiful!!!! Some of them were downright breath taking! What a wonderful trip that had to have been for you!! I am so glad you shared it with us.. THANKS!

What a wonderful trip.. and what stunning photographs! Thank you, and Welcome back to PT!

WOW, is all I can say. :D Looks like you had a lot of fun. :) Welcome home, and I, for one, wouldn't mind seeing MORE pictures. :D

Gorgeous pictures, thanks so much for sharing them with us! Some day maybe I will get to see Sweden, (great grandparents came from there) and a stop to see the fjords would be part of the trip, of course! Any fan of Hitchhiker's Guide MUST see the fjords at some point, right?

Great pictures!

I thought your cabin looked very familiar, then I saw the name of the ship, Holland American Westerdam. My seven day cruise to Alaska in May was on the Holland America Oosterdam. Having the veranda was nice, wasn't it?

I took advantage of the computer classes, did you?

Loved the pictures! Thanks so much for sharing.

Wow, simply stunning!! What a breathtaking landscape, and the towns look so cute! Norway must be such a beautiful country! I've been to Sweden, Finland and Denmark, but never visited Norway. Def. something I should do.

Glad that you had such a good time! And thanks for sharing the pics!

Thank you for the WONDERFUL pictures! :) The trip sounds fantastic. Welcome home!

Norway is a beautiful country.:) Thank you for sharing your photo's, it was like being there. Are those albino reindeer?

Beautiful pictures Lut! It's great the two of you had such a great time! Thanks for sharing!:)

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Norway is a beautiful country.:) Thank you for sharing your photo's, it was like being there. Are those albino reindeer?

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That's what we were wondering too! We asked the guide, but he didn't react on the "albino" word, I think he didn't understand our question. But he defenitely said those whites were all raindeer too!

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Oh my.:)Where did your tour start and what route did you follow?

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We boarded in Rotterdam, which is only a 90 minutes drive from home!
The following ports were:
-Bergen
-Hellesylt & Geiranger: here we left the ship at Hellesylt, and travelled with a coach to the end of the fjord in Geiranger; Fantastic scenic drive!! This is when we saw our boat deep down in the fjord!
-Trondheim
-Hönigsvag: this is the northernmost city , from here you can go to the Northcape : this is 71°N
-Tromsö
-Alesund
-Stavanger
-Rotterdam

We crossed the Artic circle twice: this was in betweenTrondheim and Hönigsvag, and Hönigsvag and Tromsö.

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Originally Posted by Freckles

I thought your cabin looked very familiar, then I saw the name of the ship, Holland American Westerdam. My seven day cruise to Alaska in May was on the Holland America Oosterdam. Having the veranda was nice, wasn't it?

I took advantage of the computer classes, did you?

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Wow, that is our next big dream!!! We think to do this next year in August!! We are not sure yet, as we have to travel to Seattle first, which is already a very long flight for me............
Please tell me more details about your cruise, like what ports did you visit, etc... .
Yes, the verandah was VERY nice!!! Last time we had a cabin on the lower promenade of the Rotterdam, so this veranda was so super!!! We have been on our verandah quite a lot!!
I didn't take the computerclasses, as we went on an excursion in every port !

Wow! Spectacular country and scenery. You both look so happy and relaxed - the best kind of vacation.

So glad you enjoyed the trip. :) Norway has a breathtaking scenery for sure, quite different to flat Denmark. What a fancy cabin you had! :eek:

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

... and thanks for the card you sent!

Thank you for sharing, it was a joy to look at the beauty of this magnificant country and to see you so happy as well.

Here is my thread from May.
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...41#post2264941

Important part for me, no plane, just a short drive to Seattle.

Set sail at 4pm Sunday
Monday at sea.
Tuesday arrived at Glacier Bay. I took so many pictures I thought I broke by camera in the cold weather. So no more pictures Most travel was at night.
Wednesday morn, arrived at Juneau, all day there.
Thursday morn, arrived at Sitka, all day
Friday morn, arrived at Ketchikan 7am, left at 1pm, long ride to Victoria BC
Saturday 6pm arrived Victoria BC, departed 11:58pm
Sunday, arrived Seattle 7am. Had breakfast, then departed for a leisurely drive to Portland.
Two weeks later I tried my camera and discovered it was working again.

Great pictures.:) I'm glad you both had a great time.:)

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Originally Posted by Freckles

Here is my thread from May.
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...41#post2264941

Important part for me, no plane, just a short drive to Seattle.

Set sail at 4pm Sunday
Monday at sea.
Tuesday arrived at Glacier Bay. I took so many pictures I thought I broke by camera in the cold weather. So no more pictures Most travel was at night.
Wednesday morn, arrived at Juneau, all day there.
Thursday morn, arrived at Sitka, all day
Friday morn, arrived at Ketchikan 7am, left at 1pm, long ride to Victoria BC
Saturday 6pm arrived Victoria BC, departed 11:58pm
Sunday, arrived Seattle 7am. Had breakfast, then departed for a leisurely drive to Portland.
Two weeks later I tried my camera and discovered it was working again.

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Wow Freckles, that sounds so fantastic!! We are dreaming about doing an cruise to Alaska next summer; but we're afraid the long plane trip will be to hard for me.........: Seattle is very far away for us, first a trans-atlantic flight, and then a flight to the other side of the States :eek:

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and thanks for the card you sent!

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You're so welcome Randi!! I wish we'd passed Kopenhagen again, it was so neat to meet you!!

Hi Lut, If I may say so, you look great! Too many pictures? Absolutely not! I love the mountains and your pictures were not only spectacular, it was a mini vacation for me. It must have been breathtaking to actually be there. Thank you and Bernard for sharing your dynamite trip! Don't hesitate to post more pictures of your trip, this was a real treat!