Author: awaywiththebirds
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Sara and Robyn say “hallo”
July 4: Bergen to Stavanger (and some new faces are added) A final farewell to our lovely Bergen hotel, and to the lovely lake in the middle of town. Today we visited Edvard Greig’s museum and house. Some irrelevant facts…Born in 1843, Greig was only 5ft tall and had a curved spine after he contracted…
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Sara and Robyn say “hallo”
July 3: Bergen The hotel where we are staying has lovely frescoes in its dining room (it’s a Michelin rated restaurant) so what better way to start the day (which is cold and rainy)! As part of our “Norway in a nutshell” package, today we had our own private guide to show us around Bergen.…
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Sara and Robyn say “hallo”
July 2: Fram to Bergen Nicky, the kanelbolle doesn’t quite stack up against the croissant with jam! Well we did three modes of transport today – ferry, bus and then train (Thomas would have loved it.) Started with a fjord cruise on the UNESCO Naeroyfjord between Flam and Gudvangen. The cruise ship itself is electric…
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Sara and Robyn say “hallo”
July 1: Oslo to Fram (and also birthdays for Robyn and Diana) Ok, James…here’s the go re Heyerdahl…he was only partly right because his theory was that a pre-Incan Indian chief called Contiki Viracocha who lived in Peru, had been driven off after losing a battle and escaped into the sunset on a balsa wood…
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Sara and Robyn say “Hallo”
June 30: Oslo Today was our museum day. We bought an “Oslo pass” which gave us free transport and entry to numerous museums. We took a ferry across the Oslo fjord to Bygday where the Kontiki and Fram museums are located. Both were small but fascinating museums. Do you remember hearing about the Kontiki expedition?…
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Sara and Robyn say “au revoir” and “Hallo”
June 29: Antibes to Oslo Sad to say farewell to Nicky who has been a wonderful host to us. We wouldn’t have seen nearly as much without her local knowledge and driving (and we probably would have starved without her help in ordering meals !) Look who I had sitting next to me on the…
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Sara and Robyn say “Bonjour”
June 28: Biot Today started with the customary french breakfast, as well as some French lessons from Nicky. (Sally, is there anything you recognise on the table? Funny, I used Nicky’s downstairs toilet yesterday, and lo and behold, the soap container was a little cat plate that you picked up for Nicky at that underground…
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Sara and Robyn say “Bonjour”
June 27: Antibes and Nice We spent the morning at Antibes’ fruit and vegetable market. A magnificent display of colour. So many different types of tomatoes, and the apricots and peaches have REAL flavour ….none of that cold storage feel! I was intrigued by all the different coloured cheeses….who’s seen green or red cheese before?…
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Sara and Robyn say “Bonjour”
June 26: Antibes and its surrounds Ok Sammy, here’s today’s collection of pastries to scale…..(noting that the banana is on the small side!) Today we explored Antibes and its surrounds. Antibes is a resort town between Cannes and Nice on the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur). It’s known for its old town enclosed by 16th-century ramparts…
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Sara and Robyn say “Bonjour”
June 25: Antibes Rob and I decided to go for an early morning walk. It was already very hot – around 27 degs ( it got to over 30 degs). Nicky had given us directions for a walk to the beach, going under the train station, which would take us about 20 minutes. So, we…