Friday, 3 July 2015

Aurora Cruise to Norway

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Within minutes of us arriving at the sail away party from Southampton on Wednesday we met up with our friend Dolreich.

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Our cabin is at the very front of the ship and, rather than being pinched in at the bow, we have the most superb wide corridors.

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Today we arrived in Stavanger, the first port of call of the cruise. The oldest part of the city is a conservation area full of …….

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……. lovely old wooden houses, cobbled streets and hills.

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The very pretty old part is dominated by “Aurora” wherever you look.

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We were amused to read this sign outside a cafe!

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For a mid sized cruise liner “Aurora” seemed very big moored up in Stavanger.

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The sun shone brightly and temperatures reached well in to the 20’s. Time for an expensive beer! Over £7 and not even a pint! Never mind its Norway and that’s the deal!

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The cathedral looks very English – that because it was built by the Bishop of Winchester (in England!) and is dedicated to St Swithen.

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A very high-tech selfie. Doug’s operating the camera via his phone. Well done Blue tooth.

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The crystal clear waters of the harbour were full of beautiful jellyfish.

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From the ship we could look down on the wooden houses in the old part of the city as if they were a model village.

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We left Stavanger at 5 o’ clock this evening – powering out of the harbour in the very deep waters.

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