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[Hoopster95]

I’m normally not a museum guy, but the short 1.5 hour visit to the open air Sunnmore Museum to learn about some

of Norway’s early history was actually really good

The last photo… Norwegians historically from Viking days were big people? Why were the doors so short?

 

Answer: to keep as much heat in the home as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Hoopster95]

Birch bark roof… and the grass/etc to add weight to the roof to Hold in place, also for

insulation… and how was the grass/plants/etc trimmed and Maintained from getting out of control? Goats!!

 

I had a latte and a “swata”, which is a Norwegian pancake with butter and brown sugar. It’s eaten cold. InAmsterdam I had Poffertges which is kind of the same but served warm… liked those better. Oh, and the clerk Told me they eat the Svete by hand, so of Course I had to the same

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Hoopster95]

Last bit of the museum were the boats they used back in the day… amazing actually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Hoopster95]

We then headed to Alnes Fyr lighthouse by traversing 400ft underground through an extensive network of tunnel

highways underground! Amazing Norwegian engineering. Easy to get down 400

ft… just point the road in a downward 8degree gradient… but how do buses and trucks Climb that? They don’t… instead the road rotates upward round as round (like a spring) allowing a more gradual ascent.

Note the longest tunnel Is 4.2kms, it took about 4 minutes to get through it 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[RFerrington]

@twangster, was that guacamole with your fish ‘n chips ?

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[Hoopster95]

I thought this was super cool…

Norway is building an underground tunnel for ships!!! There video depicts Hrutiguten passenger ships within the tunnel

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Hoopster95]

Making our way back through the tunnels, we went to the old Giske church in Giske… you guessed it, very significant to the Giske family. We spent only 15 min there so i did not  pick up much info

 

 

 

 

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[Hoopster95]

I did get a chance to walk around town a little, shop, etc. Here’s some randoms… people were eating fish and chips

outside in the rain! Also note the reindeer and moose salami for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[twangster]

44 minutes ago, RFerrington said:

@twangster, was that guacamole with your fish ‘n chips ?

 

Yes! Not really.  Peas I think.  I didn't try it.

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[twangster]

Back in the rain out at sea.  

 

[njkruzer]

I was wondering if there they have blankets to wrap yourself in while on your balcony. 

[sgmn]

48 minutes ago, twangster said:

 

Yes! Not really.  Peas I think.  I didn't try it.

Looks like mushy peas to me, I love 'em, DH does not !!

[FionaMG]

2 hours ago, Hoopster95 said:

Also note the reindeer and moose salami for sale

 

 

 

I got some of that in Geiranger. I bought a set of three - moose, reindeer and whale - that came with a wooden cutting board in the shape of a violin. All three were very tasty. 😋

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[island lady]

3 hours ago, twangster said:

 

Yes! Not really.  Peas I think.  I didn't try it.

 

Mushy peas...very popular.  Though you need to develop a taste for them.  😉 

[bobmacliberty]

3 hours ago, Hoopster95 said:

I thought this was super cool…

Norway is building an underground tunnel for ships!!! There video depicts Hrutiguten passenger ships within the tunnel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I saw a video about this tunnel a couple of years ago.  The video might be a little out of date (some numbers in the video are different from those in your pictures) but the project is still incredibly ambitious.  As the video says, Norwegians sure do have a lot of tunneling experience.

 

 

[bobmacliberty]

3 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

Mushy peas...very popular.  Though you need to develop a taste for them.  😉 

 

I'm not a fan of peas at all (I avoid them at all costs), but I didn't mind mushy peas. 🤷‍♂️

[island lady]

9 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

I'm not a fan of peas at all (I avoid them at all costs), but I didn't mind mushy peas. 🤷‍♂️

 

So I am guessing Lima Beans are not a fav for you either?  😄 

[Jimbo]

3 hours ago, island lady said:

 

So I am guessing Lima Beans are not a fav for you either?  😄 

Love Lima Beans, peas not so much.

[StillPinkLadyOne]

On 6/5/2024 at 12:28 PM, RFerrington said:

There is definitely an acquired skill with the paper laundry bag.  The trick is to gently shove (I realize that’s an oxymoron) some smaller items (think, socks) into the corners of the bag before you gently shove the bigger stuff in.  Rolling the clothes is helpful.  Don’t worry about trying to “close” the bag.  Just leave it open at the top.  The room attendants throw the paper bag inside of a larger plastic bag (my experience, anyway) so it gets secured in the end.  
 

Trust me, I have hopelessly ripped plenty of them over the years.  I now filch extra bags from off the attendants’ carts (a huge no-no….I am aware) whenever the opportunity presents itself.

 

I am a master of the paper laundry bag…😂😜. 21 items is my current record.

Do they use scent free detergent when washing guest clothes?  Is that an option?

[StillPinkLadyOne]

Do they give you an option to use scent free detergent when washing guest clothes?

[njkruzer]

12 minutes ago, StillPinkLadyOne said:

Do they give you an option to use scent free detergent when washing guest clothes?

No.

[cruiselvr04]

Does anyone know if you can bring back unopened reindeer sausage into the US?  I wouldn’t want to buy it to just have to throw it away. 

[twangster]

Day Nine - Flam, Norway

 

 

[twangster]

Day 9 cruise compass

 

JW May 30 day 9 cruisecompass.pdf