Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1101 Share Posted June 8 I've got no plans today. In truth I could have used a day off yesterday but I wasn't going to go easy in Flam. It's getting dark here in Chops for breakfast. Heavy rain moving in. This may be a good port to explore on my own close to the ship given the weather. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted June 8 #1102 Share Posted June 8 And ok que again… 45 degree angle driving rain. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinders99 Posted June 8 #1103 Share Posted June 8 7 hours ago, twangster said: Soon we were back down at the river level so that meant town was approaching. It was a very enjoyable ride but the whole seating scramble and too many people left a lot to be desired. Next time I'll book direct with assigned seating and avoid the Royal sardine can experience. I'm sorry you weren't aware of this before your trip. I've spent quite a bit of time researching this particular port on YouTube before our July sailing and I had heard that booking direct was much better than booking via the ship. We booked through Norways Best but they don't assign a seat. What I was able to find out through researching (in case it helps others yet to cruise) is that the ships book out a certain number of train cars and that they then pack those cars to capacity. If you book directly, there's no such requirement to stick to designated cars and much more room and flexibility to move about. I also found the price booking through Norways Best a lot better. When our itinerary changed slightly and they switched our Flam and Alesund days, Norways Best was really helpful in making sure our booking date was switched to the new date. We're doing the morning train up and back to Myrdal and then in the afternoon we're doing a 2 hour Twizzy (electric car) tour up to the big lookout (Stegestein). Can't wait! Only a few weeks and we'll be there ourselves! Your photos have me so excited for this stop! It was one of the stops that was on our "MUST SEE" list before the UNSECO fjords are closed to only zero emissions ships in 2025. Loving following along but I'm sure the photos just don't do the real thing justice. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1104 Share Posted June 8 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1105 Share Posted June 8 This has the appearance of being our pier today. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1106 Share Posted June 8 The city of bridges. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1107 Share Posted June 8 Thunder rolling overhead. I saw lightning flashes at breakfast. Heading back inside. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1108 Share Posted June 8 Balcony maintenance yesterday. New coat of varnish. Blue skies and rain. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1109 Share Posted June 8 New varnish and rain = photo op. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1110 Share Posted June 8 (edited) Hopefully this line of showers moves through and the projected blanket of rain doesn't materialize. Accuweather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/no/stavanger/260665/weather-radar/260665 Stavanger Radar.mp4 Edited June 8 by twangster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1111 Share Posted June 8 8:07am shipped cleared. 6:30pm all aboard time As they say, it's a good day... to be a duck. I'm going to hang out and see if this rain clears up at all. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1112 Share Posted June 8 I may head down to deck two and offer to rent my rain pants and rain coat. $199 plus 18% gratuity seems reasonable. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1113 Share Posted June 8 Since I'm in a holding pattern watching it rain outside in Stavanger, here are some more Flam 360 images: Flam Train River 360 Myrdal Train Stop 360 Flam River Bridge 360 Flam Arched Bridge 360 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1114 Share Posted June 8 One of the reasons I decided to go live for these cruises was to document the heritage fjords from a cruise ship given this isn't going to be possible soon. Here is a big photo dump from the departure from Flam out towards the seas. 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1115 Share Posted June 8 Clearing briefly here in Stavanger. Time to venture out. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1116 Share Posted June 8 What a strange contraption? What is it for? 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1117 Share Posted June 8 HOHO if anyone is interested 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1119 Share Posted June 8 Nothing something you see just parked commonly where I'm from. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1120 Share Posted June 8 Current plan is wander up an appetite then once some of these venues open grab lunch somewhere. Darn it. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1122 Share Posted June 8 Walk through bakery and coffee shop 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1123 Share Posted June 8 Rain moving in. Good time to visit the watchtower museum. 30 NOK, 3 USD, 3 EUR 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare twangster Posted June 8 Author #1125 Share Posted June 8 Rain has moved through. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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