Husband M and I, our son K and our daughter and her husband, along with M's 2 older sisters returned some weeks ago from our Viking Western European cruise.
The 7 of us gathered at Toronto airport for our departure. This is a tasty Reuben sandwich some of us had at the airport.
We flew to Amsterdam September 8th, it was a connecting flight to Bergen, Norway. The Viking bus met us at the airport along with other people on the same cruise. Viking caters to seniors for the most part. It was noticeably colder compared to Toronto. We had been having a warmer season.
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| Viking Bus with washroom |
We boarded the ship and had to attend a safety demonstration. Daughter L and her husband decided to visit the
Ice Bar attraction on shore, the rest of us were too tired.
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| Bergen - Breakfast on ship |
Husband M and I had a wonderful breakfast on the ship that morning. Then we all took an included tour to the city of Bergen. The guide was very good. It started to rain so husband M's sisters decided to head back to the ship with the rest of the tour. It was cold and rainy that day. My family decided to stay and explore Bergen. The first stop was McDonald's to use the washroom. Here is a neat sign in the restaurant. You generally have to pay to use the washrooms or at least buy something in Europe. Someone kind just let us into the washroom this time. The Norwegians seem to be very nice and friendly people.
To be continued.
Your daughter and her husband had lots of energy. Awesome that you had a great time.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your trip Christine...the reindeer hotdog looks delicious
ReplyDeleteMy dream is a Viking river cruise in Europe some day. Right now, we are planning a spring Alaska cruise and have to decide if we will get off the ship at the ports because of the cold! Someone said it would be a waste not to.
ReplyDeleteDo get off the ship it should be fine!
DeleteAwesome post! It is lovely place.
ReplyDeletegood morning sounds like a fun trip despite the stormy weather. never heard of having to pay to use the restrooms food sounds delicious
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful to see these photos from your trip. What a lovely time. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteWow that was a big trip Christine. I would love to visit Norway too as I have some Norwegian ancestors. I'm glad you shared this. I look forward to seeing the next post about the trip. Have a great Saturday.
ReplyDeleteAt IKEA we get moose and reindeer, too, no offense taken :-)
ReplyDeleteYes. Storm, Wilhelmshaven the other week, bruised my head. Sad you missed Amsterdam, my Brother loved it (I´ve never visited). Have a great Saturday. And thank you for sharing, was fun.
This sounds like a wonderful trip. Pity you missed Amsterdam. Looking forward to hearing more!! Hugs
ReplyDeleteExcept for the Amsterdam part it looks like the beginning of a great vacation.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! Sorry the storm prevented you from seeing Amsterdam.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are amazing, Christine. I feel like I am right there in Bergen with you. I'm looking forward to being along for the ride for more photos. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a good time.
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ReplyDeleteA great trip, the photos from Bergen are beautiful
Looks and sounds a wonderful trip. A shame you missed out on Amsterdam due to bad weather, but these things can't be helped.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your next instalment ...
All the best Jan
That sounds like a great trip!
ReplyDeleteI do like a good Reuben Sandwich.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Christine. We were in Amsterdam in April with 2 of my partner's friends. Funny story. They are both 68 and never flown in over 30 years. We had to help them with that. We landed in Amsterdam and we weren't even in the country for 1 hour and they lost their passports! They sat down and the husband left his bag and we headed to the hotel. It was only at the hotel we realised what happened! We went back to the seat and, of course, the bag was gone with the passports in it. So we spend all the of the trip going to police stations, British Embassy and Lost and Founds! They got emergency passports and we all got home okay. It was interesting and got to see parts of Amsterdam you wouldn't normally see!
ReplyDeleteYou had a wonderful, interesting trip together! Great photos and travelogue, thank you!
ReplyDeleteHug Elke
It’s a lot of fun to travel. Enjoyed your photos very much, thanks Christine.
ReplyDeletebeautiful views ....wish to visit the place
ReplyDeletebeautiful views,,,, wish to visit the places
ReplyDeleteOh gosh! I recognize those places. We were on a Viking cruise of that area too. BUT you were on a much more extensive trip. Wow! This all sounds so very amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow. This looks like so much fun! (aside from the storm and missing Amsterdam) You had a lot of your family there; that must have made it even more joyful.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how far behind I am. I look forward to seeing the entire trip you took. I enjoyed seeing Bergen through your camera lens. Even their mailbox was artsy and colorful.
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