Category: History
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Svalbard Express, day 11, All at sea pt 2, 160924
A very foggy Bjørnøya/Bear Island We knew that this part of the journey was going to be arduous. We had breakfast, exchanged pleasantries with the French couple we had talked to the evening before and then went back to our cabin. We had left Ny-Ålesund at 11am the day before, so were on the ship…
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Svalbard Express, Day 10, Ny-Ålesund, 150924
Ice on the shore of Kongsfjorden at Ny-Ålesund Our ship had left Longyearbyen at 7pm on the evening of 14th. After we had dined in the restaurant, Claes told us that the ship’s captain had warned that we would be having a rocky journey up the coast from Longyearbyen to Ny-Ålesund. We went to bed…
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Svalbard Express, Day 9, Longyearbyen 140924
Glacial ice sheets , Isjfjorden Our alarm was set for 6:45 on the morning of 14th September. Our Hurtigruten app had notified us the day before that there would be some picturesque sights to see down the Isjfjorden from 7:30am until 10:30am. We got ready and went out on deck just after the start time,…
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Svalbard Express, Day 7, Honningsvåg (Magerøya), 120924
The globe at the North Cape/Nordkapp – 71 degrees, 10′ 21″ north I didn’t have the best night’s sleep last night. The boat was rocking a bit as it headed further north, so it was hard to settle. I had remembered to set an alarm to make sure that we got up in time, as…
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Svalbard Express, Tromsø, Day 6, 110924
I woke early this morning as I knew that the ship would be docking in Tromsø at 8am. The sea had been calm on the journey overnight and I slept fairly well despite being disturbed by Lady Aurora. We didn’t each much at breakfast, maybe due to the excesses of our five course meals every day.…
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Svalbard Express, Day 4, Træna, 090924
Morning view of Mount Torghatten, Torget Brønnøysund The overnight sailing was fairly calm following a bit of a swell when leaving Åndalsnes yesterday. We weren’t rushing to get ready for breakfast and were having a cuppa when there was an announcement over the tannoy. Another one of Hurtigruten’s ships, the Otto Sverdrup was passing by…
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Svalbard Express, Day 3, Åndalsnes, 080924
We woke early and opened the curtains to some fabulous scenery around the Vestnes area. The waters were calm and still, everything was just so peaceful. I wished my son, Lewis, a happy birthday for his 28 years young birthday. We got ready for breakfast and went to the Røst Restaurant. There was a good…
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Svalbard Express, Day 2, MS Trollfjord, 070924
Nordhordlandsbrau – Nordhordlands Bridge We woke early to another lovely day, a bit cloudier than yesterday, but still very pleasant. We had chosen our breakfast booking for 8am, so we had plenty of time to pack our bags before we went downstairs. Hotels in Norway | Clarion Hotel® Breakfast was typical Norwegian style, with lots…
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Roma, Italia, day 3, 260824
Today we had three things to do.1 – Go to the Lazio football shop2 – Visit the Vatican as it is close by3 – Catch a plane homeIn that order I wanted to get my son a football top from the Lazio shop. It seems to be a “thing” with him, he likes to wear…
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Roma, Italia, day 2, 250824
It was nearly 10am when we finally left the HiSuite apartment to go and find a breakfast place. It was an easy task, we found a charming little cafe called Fico Ristorante, which was about 10 metres away from our front door. The breakfast menu offered omelettes, eggs, pancakes, croissants and all the usual continental…
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