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  • Photo Opps

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    We arrived the next morning in Alesund, Norway. After a massive fire in 1904, this town was rebuilt in the art nouveau style. On this voyage our NatGeo photographer is Sisse Brimberg, Sisse has given two presentations so far. We have gotten to know her personal story, dealing with dyslexia, yet managing to land a…

  • At Sea, But In A Good Way

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    We left Tromso at 7 in the evening and woke up the next morning in Hellmobotn Bay at the southern end of Tysfjorden. Because we were above the Arctic Circle the sun never set. (Good thing our windows are covered in blackout curtains.) ____________________________________________________________________ The next day after lunch we spent the afternoon in Reine…

  • Tromso and Beyond

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    Early the next morning we flew from Oslo to Tromso where we were met at the airport and bused into town. We left our luggage under the care of NatGeo, then “hit the streets” of Tromso. In the winter Tromso is a prime location for observing the Aurora Borealis, yet even in the summer it…

  • A Day in Oslo

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    Dear Friends, I am off on another travel adventure with my friend Charlotte Bird. We are taking a cruise with National Geographic (Nat Geo) to Iceland via Norway, the  Faroes, and the Shetlands.  Before meeting the ship in Tromso we began on our own with a full day in Oslo, Norway.  The Hop On/Hop Off…