Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 18, 2019 Author #476 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Well that was a fun excursion, at least when I was up on the top deck, free to roam. Carol had a situation when she got back on the boat after the waffles- a couple had taken our seats. "Somebody took ours" was the excuse. Carol rousted them. Two wrongs don't make a right! That aside and forgiving Norway for raining on us, we had a nice 3 hours on the water in such a beautiful place. Now we would have some time to enjoy Stavanger or the harbor part of it at least. We needed another fridge magnet and I needed to have lunch on Norwegian soil for the last time as our next port would be Southampton. These boots are made for walking and that's just what they'll do a little beauty fridge magnets here? score! we resisted these back outside ageless beauty 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkismom Posted October 18, 2019 #477 Share Posted October 18, 2019 NANCY SINATRA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted October 18, 2019 #478 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) I have taken the same Stavanger boat tour 2x. Both times for our waffle stop we had a small restaurant and ate inside.. I had sunny weather both times and stayed on the upper deck the whole time. Edited October 18, 2019 by phabric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitaxi Posted October 18, 2019 #479 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, phabric said: I have taken the same Stavanger boat tour 2x. Both times for our waffle stop we had a small restaurant and ate inside.. I had sunny weather both times and stayed on the upper deck the whole time. Was this tour through the Cruise line or independent?? Have this port next June.... thanks for any information Michele Edited October 18, 2019 by mitaxi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJSailors Posted October 18, 2019 #480 Share Posted October 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, silkismom said: NANCY SINATRA Yes ! Our aerobics instructor uses the song for one of our routines. Selected for the beat rather than the lyrics,no doubt . When I hear it in class, I wonder what was on the B side of the record. Now, back to your excellent review and photos, Norris ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted October 18, 2019 #481 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, mitaxi said: Was this tour through RCCL or independent?? Have this port next June.... thanks for any information Michele My cruise and excursion was with Princess in August both times. It is very windy when the boat is going. I wore a thin spring jacket with a hood, sweater, a wool hat, thin gloves both times. I need them, I gave a lady another pair of gloves. There were seats in the lower level with a bathroom, I think some kind of snack bar(?). On the upper deck, no seats, I sat on a life jacket box the whole time. Another person had a review (I forget which cruiseline] they took a independent fjord Cruise in Stavanger, cheaper than cruiseline, with no stop for waffles. Edited October 18, 2019 by phabric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 18, 2019 Author #482 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Carol had her Rick Steves restaurant recommendations for harbor dining. One was closed and the other one was this the front part was a glassed-in restaurant and the back part was a fish shop. I really wanted to sit outside on this lovely harbor. It was very busy when we looked in and that was another negative. We walked on some restaurants were closed and didn't serve lunch. That surprised me given the 2900 passenger ship across the harbor. Dinner only. We liked the look of this one as it had an awning to keep the rain off should it come again I went in and asked the only waiter there if we could order outside and the answer was yes. He brought us menus which beats guessing what the chef can cook this was my reward for getting soaked at the waterfall a crisp, cold Norwegian lager lunch is my favorite meal of the day particularly if eaten outdoors somewhere nice and especially on vacation. I had imagined just this when I was back in Chicago packing We ordered some food... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 18, 2019 Author #483 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Well, here I am eating fish and chips again with mushy peas Carol had her teriyaki salmon, washed down with ginger beer this was (I regret) only our third meal in Norway-Bergen, the buffet in Voss and now Skagen and each one was simple food done just right. Next time we go we will look forward to the food As we ate under the awning there was a downpour of Miami magnitude (my measurement for rainfall having spent so much time there) The closed restaurant next door was getting a wash-down while we stayed dry the bill-roughly $77. Beer was $9 each and I had to enjoy 2 of those more soon... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 18, 2019 Author #484 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Before we left I went to use the restroom and took some pics of this over 200 years old restaurant along the way The espresso machine is from this century and I wish I had it at home we have 2 espresso machines at home ; one a Capresso make which can also brew drip coffee and grind the beans and the other is a Nespresso which uses pods of really good coffee and comes with my seal of approval. I can't exist without coffee but I spurn any flavoring such as hazelnut, kimchee or halibut. There are two cooks in the kitchen and I stop to thank them for a delicious lunch and promise to write a TripAdvisor review. I will write a bunch of them about London and each port in Norway after I finish this. I pass a couple of dining rooms the wood on the walls is original after the restroom I visited the wine cellar time now to move on... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 18, 2019 Author #485 Share Posted October 18, 2019 It has stopped raining and we enjoy a walk along the harbor front we will leave within the hour By the ship there are enticing little streets climbing up from the harbor. I resist the lure to go up there with the camera. I have since seen beautiful photos from these streets ( in this review) and regret not going up but I hope to return to Stavanger someday in the future. One last longing look back and I step onto the gangway for the last time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyguru32 Posted October 18, 2019 #486 Share Posted October 18, 2019 4 hours ago, MJSailors said: Yes ! Our aerobics instructor uses the song for one of our routines. Selected for the beat rather than the lyrics,no doubt . When I hear it in class, I wonder what was on the B side of the record. Now, back to your excellent review and photos, Norris ! Side B was day Dream by Dora Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJSailors Posted October 18, 2019 #487 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Thank you, hockeyguru32. I thought it may have been another song by Nancy Sinatra,but couldn’t think of any. Now,back to our regularly scheduled Bimmer09 review ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 19, 2019 Author #488 Share Posted October 19, 2019 The little alleyway I didn't explore. Next time! now we are back on board waiting for the departure Carol was too tired to attend Afternoon tea in the buffet so ordered room service tea and cookies-they were out of scones Stavanger Sailaway I went up to the Sunset bar when I returned to the ship. Just a couple there, without drinks. I went to the bar which was deserted. No bartender. Odd. I went behind the bar and opened the door to the stockroom and there was the bartender reading his cell phone. "We're closed!" Say what? "Go downstairs". I did go downstairs and get my drink there after searching between the sofa cushions for a bartender. Stellar not-service! Back up to Sunset and I acted as the "go downstairs" host to the other people who came along. For the 5.30 sailaway I went back down to our cosy cabin we pushed away from Norway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTraveller Posted October 19, 2019 #489 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Thank you Norris for allowing me to follow your Norwegian adventure. I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing Norway through your eyes and wonderful narrative and photos. It bought back great memories of my June cruise. I will definitely have to go back to Norway - it is just so beautiful! Thanks again for an excellent review! Allison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 19, 2019 Author #490 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Oil rig tender at a guess I'm looking left and right as there is something to see on each side the industry is mainly on the starboard side as we leave residential to port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 19, 2019 Author #491 Share Posted October 19, 2019 looking back more, much later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 20, 2019 Author #492 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) The Stavanger sail away is a pretty long one and these photos prove it. Even though it iS Norway's 4th largest city with a population of 120,000 which is miniscule, it is stretched out along the shore with single family homes predominating. leafy suburbs It's not a tourist city, it's a city that serves the oil industry that has made Norway rich imagine seeing the Silhouette sailing past your window once a week! new houses being built now we see farmland so we must be leaving the city behind Edited October 20, 2019 by Bimmer09 correcting capital letters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 20, 2019 Author #493 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Sunset on the North Sea We took a nap after the farmland, as fatigue and the love of naps kicked in. When we awoke the sun was going down there is no such thing for me as one picture of a sunset -the light and the clouds are ever-changing so I wait it out, knowing no two sunsets are exactly alike last one 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 21, 2019 Author #494 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Dinner in the Grand Cuvee and it was weird and I mean the lighting. Red. our new wait staff If you eat with your eyes then I was suddenly not hungry that was tomato bisque a shrimp (tiny ones) cocktail Caesar salad the reason for the red lights becomes more apparent when suddenly music erupts and waiters on the far side of the restaurant abyss parade while waving napkins furiously. Diners clap their hands for a couple of minutes and then the waiters go back to bringing people food. I don't think fake or real baked Alaska played a role. I guess the last Elegant Chic night was the reason for the celebration the lights now changed to lavender Beef Wellington, a favorite of mine. Carol's notes say "under seasoned and soggy crust" but I guess it is hard to season with so many different tastes to cater for. Soggy not usually a good word when put next to crust however Carol's citrus roulade "much like a twinkie" This dinner, memorable but for the wrong reasons, would be our last in the MDR as we had booked the Lawn Club Grill for our last night onboard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 21, 2019 Author #495 Share Posted October 21, 2019 After dinner a smoke for me as we sailed in the dark North Sea but it's cold and we are soon back inside where there is a band playing the band was on deck 3 (and 4 through 15) Carol in an elevator. I love those panoramics! I drift away to take random photos cool... Silhouette is a floating art gallery World Class bar and your bird can sing Sushi on 5 late diners I meet up with Carol back at the band and we ride up to 15 my favorite deck lighting. It's been raining this comes a close second. Beautiful pool deck at night time to go back down to deck 7 where we live and the band plays on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt fan Posted October 21, 2019 #496 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Your sunset pictures are the best Norris. Can you imagine living in a place like Stavanger? Do you ever get "tired" of the scenery or just get used to it? I wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffetfan47 Posted October 21, 2019 #497 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Awesome sunset pics. I have a lot of sunset pics but most in the tropical locations we tend to go to. I have also noted the way the view changes minute by minute as the sun goes down. I tend to include palm trees, sea oats or beach chairs in the frame of my sunset pics. This was from Infinity sailing away from Ft Lauderdale last year. Miami skyline in the background. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigrou Posted October 21, 2019 #498 Share Posted October 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Bimmer09 said: and your bird can sing The Beatles. Enjoying your review so much, especially as I'll be boarding Silhouette on Thursday. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 22, 2019 Author #499 Share Posted October 22, 2019 10 hours ago, Walt fan said: Your sunset pictures are the best Norris. Can you imagine living in a place like Stavanger? Do you ever get "tired" of the scenery or just get used to it? I wouldn't. I can imagine it. I lived in somewhere scenic-a fishing village on the Irish Sea, right by the harbor and I didn't tire of the scenery or long for somewhere else but when I moved to London my homeland became back-burner which it still is. If you are asking did I become blasé about the scenery every new day in Norway then the answer is no- but I was only there for 4 days. Norris, thanking you for the photo compliment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted October 22, 2019 Author #500 Share Posted October 22, 2019 15 hours ago, Tigrou said: The Beatles. Enjoying your review so much, especially as I'll be boarding Silhouette on Thursday. Thank you. Thank you and Bon Voyage! Have you sailed her before? Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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