No doubt, every time I am in Stavanger I will hike up to the Preikestolen --in English the Pulpit Rock. I cannot get enough of it. And it brings me luck too. Today our ms BERLIN pays a visit to Stavanger, our last Norwegian port of call before heading back to [...]
How many times I've been in Ålesund? A dozen. Surprisingly I never climbed the almost 500 stairs to the top of the Mount Aksla. Time to do it! It is six o'clock. We start to approach Ålesund. Our little ship is berthing behind the huge MEIN SCHIFF 1. [...]
My travel agent once told me a story about a customer who asked tickets for a flight to Kristiansand (KRS) in southern Norway. In fact, what he meant was Kristiansund (KSU), which is where we are going. Ms BERLIN re-crossed the Arctic Circle yesterday afternoon. If Belinda, the cruise manager, hadn't [...]
Today our little ship is in Tromsø. Toda's program: a scenic tour by Zodiac. Grey weather in Tromsø? Doesn't matter. We have been so lucky the days before, especially in Honningsvåg. Because I have already been in Tromsø two years ago I decided to book the Zodiac excursion. A new terminal [...]
This evening we're going to arrive in Honningsvåg, our northernmost destination. On the menu? The delicious king crab. The northernmost destination of our cruise is coming closer. I am so happy to be on this small ship, because it allows us to navigate to Honningsvåg via something I would call 'the [...]
A miracle it is. I can see the sun in a far distance. The magical midnight sun, and I feel it is going to be glorious. During the first days of our cruise to the North Cape I tried not to think to much about it. Fifty shades of grey and umbrellas, [...]
July 10. It took our little ship BERLIN five days to reach the Lofoten. Arriving shortly after midnight, under a thick carpet of clouds, the blue hour makes the scenery look impressive and mysterious. What would the next day bring? The Lofoten islands are located above the polar circle, which [...]
When you visit Bergen by ship, and you only have a couple of hours to spend, then a good advice would be to go to the fish market. When you visit Bergen by ship, and you only have a couple of hours to spend, then a good advice would be [...]
Are you interested in some of my photographic secrets? From last year's cruise with Holland America Line's KONINGSDAM I picked my ten favourite shots. And then I started to write down how I achieved the final results. The first picture of this blog post was taken in the early hours [...]
Probably one of the best cruise excursions to do in Norway is the hike to the iconic Preikestolen or Pulpit Rock, at least when your ship pays a visit to Stavanger. The big question: how difficult is it? Cruise ship and nearby ferry terminal Before showing some photos I would like to [...]
