Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 28, 2019 Author #251 Share Posted September 28, 2019 We are at the funicular station and as Carol bought the tickets on line before we left home we were able to bypass the line snaking through the stanchions. Once inside though we had to wait 15 minutes or so while those who had entered previously waited for their train to arrive. Then it was our turn to go on the boarding steps and wait for our ride. It's a bit of a scrum boarding as there is only one bench in each stepped section and the rest of us have to stand and hold onto a metal bar. I needed both hands to take photos as I was by the last big window but have good balance. Up we went as it was our only option a train going down I had to be quick taking "between the trees" shots steep! A look back through the car Carol rests on the bench . We want the crowd to get ahead of us 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 28, 2019 Author #252 Share Posted September 28, 2019 A group of kids get on when we get off Look Ma! I'm on top of the World! I see the park with the lake and a fountain where the shuttle bus to the ship is rumored to be The long and winding rail Wide angle shots taken with my new lens-Zeiss Distagon 21mm isn't she lovely? (telephoto shots with Canon 70-200mm F4 L) Bulk of the shots from Bergen including bus and funicular with Canon 24-70mm F4 L) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 28, 2019 Author #253 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Not the iconic harbor and mountain view but there's more to Bergen than that (dedicated to Jasperdo) * 5 shots stitched together via Adobe Lightroom. 200mm Canon zoom I brought my tripod on the cruise but didn't take it on the bus tour and am glad I didn't as the seating was cramped enough so these are handheld and that worked This is 2 photos merged That black red and white ship is Hurtigruten's Nordkapp The triangular building with the 4 red awnings is where the pay toilets were-next to the furthest awning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 28, 2019 Author #254 Share Posted September 28, 2019 I see that train a' comin', coming' down the line... It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry eye-candy city Time to go back down. We are hungry! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 28, 2019 Author #255 Share Posted September 28, 2019 The line to go down unfortunate mascot but like the Irish leprechaun they're stuck with it a face not even a mother could love the gift shop and down we go... coming soon-we get to eat in a Norwegian restaurant Norris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkismom Posted September 28, 2019 #256 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Crown Princess 2011, wow, doesn't seem that long ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted September 28, 2019 #257 Share Posted September 28, 2019 isn't she lovely? Stevie Wonder? I see that train a' comin', coming' down the line... Johnny Cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 28, 2019 Author #258 Share Posted September 28, 2019 17 minutes ago, JF - retired RRT said: isn't she lovely? Stevie Wonder? I see that train a' comin', coming' down the line... Johnny Cash? Indeed! Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Redrobo Posted September 28, 2019 #260 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Look Ma! I'm on top of the World! I remember as a child watching James Cagney utter the words, as he was led to the chair my sister went hysterical for reasons unknown, so engrossed in the film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pd7277 Posted September 28, 2019 #261 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Bob Dylan - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a ... - YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMet Posted September 28, 2019 #262 Share Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/26/2019 at 2:06 PM, Bimmer09 said: Trip, it's great to have you following along on this voyage! Agreed on the coastline. Rocky and rugged is how I like them. Have you written a Navigator review? Norris Norris, It was only a 4 nighter to Nassau and Coco Cay. I really hadn't thought about writing one, but perhaps I should considering I was alone. Maybe someone would like to read one from that perspective. Trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Chair Queen Posted September 28, 2019 #263 Share Posted September 28, 2019 (edited) <<Long and winding ... rail>> Best band ever. Also a shoutout to Harold Arlen for Somewhere Over The Rainbow earlier. As can be seen having booked the funicular tickets online saved time going up but for obvious reasons did not help going down. A bench or two would have been most welcome, adds Bench Girl. I’m seeing Norris’s photos for the first time and I am gobsmacked. It’s as if I were there! Oh yeah, I was. Deck Chair Queen aka Carol Edited September 28, 2019 by Deck Chair Queen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkismom Posted September 28, 2019 #264 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Carol, LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted September 29, 2019 #265 Share Posted September 29, 2019 enjoying your photos of Norway. I did this trip last year on another cruise line. Loved Bergen and Geiranger. So keep the Silhouette safe and clean. I get on her on Oct 3rd taking her to Canaries. I can't wait. This will only be the 2nd cruise on Celebrity having done the Summit to Bermuda in 2016. I am booked on Apex in 2021 out of Fla as well. I agree Bergen is a great city to just walk around. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperdo Posted September 29, 2019 #266 Share Posted September 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Bimmer09 said: Not the iconic harbor and mountain view but there's more to Bergen than that (dedicated to Jasperdo) Thanks for the shout out. Those are terrific photos of the residential part of town from the top of the funicular. It looks like many of those homes would have a great view of the harbor. (I also like your strategy of letting the masses off first. That's what we always do as well. And I watch which way they're all headed and go the other way. That way, when we get to the classic viewpoint area, most everyone else has dispersed to other areas.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 29, 2019 Author #267 Share Posted September 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said: enjoying your photos of Norway. I did this trip last year on another cruise line. Loved Bergen and Geiranger. So keep the Silhouette safe and clean. I get on her on Oct 3rd taking her to Canaries. I can't wait. This will only be the 2nd cruise on Celebrity having done the Summit to Bermuda in 2016. I am booked on Apex in 2021 out of Fla as well. I agree Bergen is a great city to just walk around. The Silhouette is my favorite ship to date, for mainly visual reasons as its like a floating art gallery moreso than any other ship I have sailed on and I love the grass and the Lawn Club Grill. The buffet unbeatable so far. The Reflection only improved upon the Sunset bar and that's all-for me. I'll show you a lot of her as this goes on. You'll love her I hope/imagine. Yes, if I am in Bergen again I'll want to just walk around the harbor, pop down a few alleys and see what's there. I wouldn't take an excursion but rather just amble along going where my nose leads me-which usually means an outdoor restaurant, a coffee house or a bar. A park too. It made a wonderful first introduction to Norway for us both. Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrobo Posted September 29, 2019 #268 Share Posted September 29, 2019 7 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said: enjoying your photos of Norway. I did this trip last year on another cruise line. Loved Bergen and Geiranger. So keep the Silhouette safe and clean. I get on her on Oct 3rd taking her to Canaries. I can't wait. This will only be the 2nd cruise on Celebrity having done the Summit to Bermuda in 2016. I am booked on Apex in 2021 out of Fla as well. I agree Bergen is a great city to just walk around. See you onboard, hoping that Lorenzo will head further North as it is predicted to travel East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 29, 2019 Author #269 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Back from the funicular we walked down to the Bryggen to the restaurant Carol had spotted. On the way we stopped in a souvenir store looking for a fridge magnet of our liking. At the rear of the store we came upon a Troll room. The restaurant is the dark colored building to the left of the low green one We decide not to eat outdoors at the few tables there as it's too cool. We enter and go upstairs We asked for a table by a window and were told we'd have to be finished by 7p.m as it was reserved then. As it was just 5 p.m we had no problem with that. Menus came along with us and for drinks I ordered a beer. For madame a Ginger Beer. Listening, we were the only Americans. this hit the spot (@ $9 -cheaper than the ship) there were some lighter dishes, smaller plates including smoked whale from Lofoten we opted for the bigger plate menu I had to have Laks- steamed salmon and chose an order of fries which I was craving @$28.90. For Carol pan fried trout from Hardangerfjord with a summer salad @$32.50. Meanwhile we enjoyed some warm "home baked" bread and butter @ $3.50 A few words of Norwegian (basically please and thank you) brought smiles from our waitress and the food brought smiles to our stomachs fantastic crispy chips/fries Carol's trout dish Best salmon I've ever eaten and Carol loved her dish too. The bill was 900 Krone ($90 including $18 VAT). We thanked our waitress for the meal in Norwegian. Big jolly smile. We were going to retrace our steps and take the stairs down but the hostess offered to let us use the staff elevator which we gladly accepted. Great meal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted September 29, 2019 #270 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Riding the Floibanen in Bergen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TenneSea Posted September 29, 2019 #271 Share Posted September 29, 2019 What, no lutefisk ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TenneSea Posted September 29, 2019 #272 Share Posted September 29, 2019 How was the internet/WiFi on the Silhouette? We're doing the same trip in June 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 29, 2019 Author #273 Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, TenneSea said: What, no lutefisk ? Sorry, no. I don't even like music played on a lute. Norris Edited September 29, 2019 by Bimmer09 spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 29, 2019 Author #274 Share Posted September 29, 2019 2 hours ago, TenneSea said: How was the internet/WiFi on the Silhouette? We're doing the same trip in June 2020. I just asked Carol and her answer was "it was fine" corresponds to mine although I seldom used it. She could download 3 newspapers to her iPad in 15 minutes which is twice as fast as on any other line we have sailed. Her Kindle was useless for downloading however. I used wi fi up by the satellite dishes while drinking a beer and checking Facebook. It worked well with no frustration. In ports we used our phones on a Verizon plan for Europe. Hope this helps. Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted September 30, 2019 Author #275 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Them belly full, but we (not) hungry Buon appetito! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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