Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Norwegian Coast Boat Cruise

The following videos were taken on Sep 13, 2011 well after our Norwegian ship cruise had been completed.  The video is hard to watch since it shows a ship similar to the one we were on that suffered a terrible engine room fire that killed two employees.  However, all the passengers and other crew members were safely removed from the ship in a nearby port north of Bergen:......



 


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So now back to the original post many months ago:

Begin cruise in Kirkenes, the center of the municipality of Sor Varanger with a population of 5,000, to begin boat cruise down west coast of Norway - First Night Video:



This is a copy of a video shown by the Hurtigruten line showing the sights of a winter cruise:


This is a video of our cruise director's description of Viking history and impact:

Cruise and visit to the town of Sortland:


This is one of several video clips that I took of the excursion through the Troll Fiord, so named for the trolls.  These mythical creatures had long crooked noses, only four fingers and toes on each limb with long bushy tails, creatures that live in the dark forests and the mighty mountains with their deep lakes and roaring waterfalls:


Troll Fiord and the music of Norwegian Edward Grieg:


Turn around point in Troll Fiord:

Arctic circle ceremony on board the Hurtigruten on deck 7 where the boat crossed over the Arctic Circle going south:

Trondheim:

Entry into Bergen Harbor:


Bergen City Tour:

Bergen City Tour (continued):

Bergen City Tour (continued):

Bergen City Tour (continued):

Ride from Bergen up coast to view Natural Gas Plant:

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