Rare mysty Posted June 15, 2022 Author #551 Share Posted June 15, 2022 At anchor now off Flam. Sunny for now. Full day excursion so reporting may be late. I'll definitely provide details on the meal which is scheduled for June 17th. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RELS Posted June 15, 2022 #552 Share Posted June 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, mysty said: At anchor now off Flam. Sunny fornow. Full day excursion so reporting may be late. To whet your appetite for mysty’s pictures, here’s one of the sail-in: And one of the village of Undredal: What a gorgeous morning! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted June 15, 2022 #553 Share Posted June 15, 2022 At last - Norwegian fjords as they should look in June. Hope you all have a lovely day, with continuing sunshine. Lola 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted June 15, 2022 Author #554 Share Posted June 15, 2022 We had glorious weather! Our excursion today was Scenic Sognefjord by Coach and Rail. After tendering ashore we boarded a bus to take us to Voss. Here are pics from stops along the way..... We had a delicious lunch of smoked salmon on scrambled eggs, pork tenderloin and creme caramel at the Park Hotel Vossevangen..... Another photo from Voss..... From the restaurant we walked to the train station to board the Bergen train to take us to Myrdal where we changed trains to board Flamsbana (The Flam Railway). It was a beautiful trip and difficult to photograph. Tomorrow we are in Bergen. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted June 15, 2022 #555 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Lovely pix, M! Glad you had a beautiful trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted June 16, 2022 Author #556 Share Posted June 16, 2022 I decided I needed a rest day today in Bergen. Myster set off solo on the planned walking and ice sculptures tour. He is hoping to take pics with his phone. I will attempt to share some here later. For now it's chilling on the pool deck for me. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted June 16, 2022 #557 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Good for you - I guess the weather is fine; usually it rains two out of three days in Bergen, so if you have hit the fine one you are in luck, Mysty. We have been there in both rain and sun, and sun is certainly much better. Lola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted June 16, 2022 Author #558 Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) Day has been overcast and the skies opened with rain just after Myster returned. Here are pics from his walk about and ice sculpture from Magic Ice...... Edited June 16, 2022 by mysty 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RELS Posted June 16, 2022 #559 Share Posted June 16, 2022 31 minutes ago, mysty said: Day has been overcast and the skies opened with rain just after Myster returned. We went to Edvard Grieg’s home (now a museum) where we attended a short piano concert in a lovely hall: After our tour we wandered around in the rain through the old warehouse district, which you saw I mystr’s photo. Then it stopped raining (!) and we took the Floibanen funicular up Mt Floyen, and wandered around up there. Here’s a pic of the Moon from the viewpoint on Mt Floyen: 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emtbsam Posted June 16, 2022 #560 Share Posted June 16, 2022 One of our highlights in Bergen was going to the fish market with David Bilisand nd sampling king crab! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted June 17, 2022 Author #561 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Internet is having a hizzy currently. We are docked in Stavanger but difficult to post. Stay tuned..... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted June 17, 2022 Author #562 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Internet is taking a break from the hissy so I will attempt to post. Another grey rainy day. Our excursion was a cruise to Lysefjord. Here is the map of the route from the pier near the ship to the fjord. Pics from the sail..... Pulpit Rock (the square box shape mid upper of the photo)..... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted June 17, 2022 Author #563 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Tonight is our Ukrainian meal which we will enjoy on the pool deck. Photos will follow tomorrow if the internet Goddess smiles. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted June 17, 2022 #564 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Я хочу їсти. я зараз голодний! Have a great meal! Can't wait for the pictures. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted June 17, 2022 #565 Share Posted June 17, 2022 If you are interested in historic ships, and not already all booked up, the Fram and Kon-tiki are on show at the Maritime Museum in Oslo. We found the Fram particularly fascinating. It is on the other side of the harbour. Lola 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted June 17, 2022 #566 Share Posted June 17, 2022 1 hour ago, lincslady said: If you are interested in historic ships, and not already all booked up, the Fram and Kon-tiki are on show at the Maritime Museum in Oslo. We found the Fram particularly fascinating. It is on the other side of the harbour. Lola Second that - we stayed in Oslo on our own a few years back and hopped the ferry to this very interesting part of the harbor. Isn't there a Viking ship museum there too? (from the 9th century, not one of the current Viking river cruise boats 😉 ) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveywavey70 Posted June 18, 2022 #567 Share Posted June 18, 2022 I Hope you had Imam Biyaldi on the menu! Loving following along M xxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted June 18, 2022 Author #568 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) Currently steaming our way to Oslo with a scheduled arrival of 5:00 pm. Woke to glorious sunshine this morning with temps moving beyond 50 F. Oh joy oh rapture! Here are pics from our amazing Ukrainian meal on the pool deck last night. First course was couscous with mushrooms, strips of nacho chips and mushroom sauce.... Main was turkey and beef cabbage rolls with pickled cabbage garnish from Chef Andrii's grandmother's recipe....... We enjoyed a Connoisseur's List Rioja with the meal.....unfortunately the picture refuses to load right size up. Chef Andrii did a spectacular job! One of the best meals we've had on this voyage. Edited June 18, 2022 by mysty 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted June 18, 2022 #569 Share Posted June 18, 2022 A lovely dinner - and now sunshine! The gods are maybe smiling down on you now, M. Have a great day in Oslo. Lola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted June 18, 2022 Author #570 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Just now, lincslady said: A lovely dinner - and now sunshine! The gods are maybe smiling down on you now, M. Have a great day in Oslo. Lola Our excursion for tomorrow will visit Fram! The excursion is called Norwegian Explorers. We will visit The Viking Planet (Viking Times with Virtual Reality technology), Fram Museum, and Kon-Tiki Museum. Sounds like we chose an interesting excursion. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted June 18, 2022 #571 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Daveywavey - I have heard of Imam Bayaldi, but didn't think it was Ukrainian? I guess I am missing something here. Lola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare highplanesdrifters Posted June 18, 2022 #572 Share Posted June 18, 2022 5 hours ago, mysty said: Our excursion for tomorrow will visit Fram! The excursion is called Norwegian Explorers. We will visit The Viking Planet (Viking Times with Virtual Reality technology), Fram Museum, and Kon-Tiki Museum. Sounds like we chose an interesting excursion. M - I was just reading about The Viking Planet. Looks interesting....I think? Can't wait for your review. Will be back in Oslo in August for 4 days, and will follow your lead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveywavey70 Posted June 18, 2022 #573 Share Posted June 18, 2022 3 hours ago, lincslady said: Daveywavey - I have heard of Imam Bayaldi, but didn't think it was Ukrainian? I guess I am missing something here. Lola I Know it's originally a Turkish dish Lola but my ex was from Sevastapol which is only a skip and a jump away and used to cook it often. Maybe it's a Crimean thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted June 18, 2022 #574 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Daveywavey70 said: I Know it's originally a Turkish dish Lola but my ex was from Sevastapol which is only a skip and a jump away and used to cook it often. Maybe it's a Crimean thing. Suspect that you're right. The Crimean restaurant that we visited in Kyiv (called Musafir) had very different cuisine. I don't remember that particular dish on the menu but when I checked online just now, it is there! Sounds tasty. Edited June 18, 2022 by jpalbny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveywavey70 Posted June 18, 2022 #575 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) Well we live and learn. It apparently was originally an Ottoman dish. I Knew the tale about the imam fainting but here is Wikis take on it. İmam bayıldı From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search İmam bayıldı A plate of İmam bayıldı served with yogurt and rice Alternative names İmambayıldı Place of origin Turkey Region or state Turkey Associated national cuisine Ottoman Serving temperature Room temperature or warm Main ingredients Eggplant, onions, garlic, tomatoes, olive oil Cookbook: İmam bayıldı Media: İmam bayıldı İmam bayıldı[1][2] (literally: "the imam fainted")[3] is a dish in Ottoman cuisine consisting of whole aubergine stuffed with onion, garlic and tomatoes, and simmered in olive oil. It is a zeytinyağlı (olive oil-based) dish and is found in most of the former Ottoman regions. The dish is served at room temperature or warm.[4][5] Contents 1Origin of the name 2Geographic distribution 3Variants 4See also 5References Origin of the name[edit] The name supposedly derives from a tale of a Turkish imam who swooned with pleasure at the flavour when presented with this dish by his wife, although other more humorous accounts suggest that he fainted upon hearing the cost of the ingredients or the amount of oil used to cook the dish.[6] Another folk-tale relates that an imam married the daughter of an olive oil merchant. Her dowry consisted of twelve jars of the finest olive oil, with which she prepared each evening an aubergine dish with tomatoes and onions. On the thirteenth day, there was no aubergine dish at the table. When informed that there was no more olive oil, the imam fainted.[7] Apologies for going off Piste M. Edited June 18, 2022 by Daveywavey70 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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