A Taste of Norwegian Farm Life excursion

[KaDarr]

Has anyone taken this excursion? How did you like it? Was it worth it? It's kind of expensive so I can't make up my mind.

[TheOldBear]

You are probably better off looking over in the https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/116-northern-europe-amp-baltic-sea/ forum for things relating to Norway.

 

If this is a cruise line sponsored tour, you should also look at the cruise line's forum.

[edinburgher]

And have you tried simply Googling these exact words?

 

A Taste of Norwegian Farm Life excursion

 

it is somerthing we have done a number of times in the past when we wanted to find reviews or video of a particular shorex to help us decide although we are more usually DIYers..  It is surprising how often we find  descriptions and sometimes video clips too. 

 

And yes, you wouild be better on the N. Europe and Baltic Ports forum as N. Europe is where Norway is located.

[Host Jazzbeau]

You don't mention which cruise line you will be on.  We did this excursion on Viking in 2018.  Here is the relevant portion from my blog:

 

Back to the Sun for a light lunch before our tour: A Taste of Norwegian Farm Life at Ovre Eide.  This was an enjoyable excursion to a nearby farm, starting with a 10-minute bus ride with narration from one of the farm’s employees, Christina.  She introduced us to the owner, Ole, who was very personable and humorous in giving his presentation about his estate, which has been in his family for 5 generations.  The property runs from the water to the mountain top.  He has a small herd of sheep, raised for meat rather than wool as those prices were way down.  [We learned that a ewe can only suckle 2 lambs, so when a ewe births 3 lambs they would take one to a single-birth mom to see if she will adopt it; if not, they bottle feed it.]  He also has a few horses, the favorite of all being the beautiful Felina, beige with cropped two toned mane and sweet face.  He said she does no work, but he loves her anyway.  He gave us raspberry or apple fruit juice which they produce and bottle on site [no exports], and then led us into his living house where we enjoyed pastries baked by him [farms near Bergen are so small that every farmer has to have a second occupation to produce enough money: this is his] and hot beverages.  He played Grieg on piano for us.  He and two female employees dressed in traditional Norwegian attire.  Altogether a nice glimpse of farm life near Bergen.

 

and some photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[janetcbl]

8 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

You don't mention which cruise line you will be on.  We did this excursion on Viking in 2018.  Here is the relevant portion from my blog:

 

Back to the Sun for a light lunch before our tour: A Taste of Norwegian Farm Life at Ovre Eide.  This was an enjoyable excursion to a nearby farm, starting with a 10-minute bus ride with narration from one of the farm’s employees, Christina.  She introduced us to the owner, Ole, who was very personable and humorous in giving his presentation about his estate, which has been in his family for 5 generations.  The property runs from the water to the mountain top.  He has a small herd of sheep, raised for meat rather than wool as those prices were way down.  [We learned that a ewe can only suckle 2 lambs, so when a ewe births 3 lambs they would take one to a single-birth mom to see if she will adopt it; if not, they bottle feed it.]  He also has a few horses, the favorite of all being the beautiful Felina, beige with cropped two toned mane and sweet face.  He said she does no work, but he loves her anyway.  He gave us raspberry or apple fruit juice which they produce and bottle on site [no exports], and then led us into his living house where we enjoyed pastries baked by him [farms near Bergen are so small that every farmer has to have a second occupation to produce enough money: this is his] and hot beverages.  He played Grieg on piano for us.  He and two female employees dressed in traditional Norwegian attire.  Altogether a nice glimpse of farm life near Bergen.

 

and some photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the one I was referring to. Your photos bring back lovely memories!

Edited March 19, 2023 by janetcbl
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