Category: History
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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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Geneva, Day 4, 280524
After 17700+ steps yesterday, it goes without saying that we had a well deserved lie-in. We didn’t get up until 9:30am and then weren’t in a rush to get going. When we were ready, we asked at reception for information about going on a boat cruise on Lake Geneva. The receptionist said that there was…
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Annecy/Geneva, Day 3, 270524
We awoke quite early and could hear the rain lashing down outside. Not the best start to our day for our trip to Annecy in France. This had always been part of our plan, to visit the Venice of the Alps. The hour long single bus journey was booked months ago for the princely sum…
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Geneva, Day 2, 260524
We had a much needed lie in this morning, which was great as we didn’t have a plan either. We had a leisurely get up before heading out for late breakfast. It was sunny but cooler than yesterday nearer the lake. We crossed the road towards it with the help of some local traffic police…
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