Hoopster95 Posted June 6 #1001 Share Posted June 6 (edited) I’m normally not a museum guy, but the short 1.5 hour visit to the open air Sunnmore Museum to learn about some of Norway’s early history was actually really good The last photo… Norwegians historically from Viking days were big people? Why were the doors so short? Answer: to keep as much heat in the home as possible. Edited June 6 by Hoopster95 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted June 6 #1002 Share Posted June 6 (edited) Birch bark roof… and the grass/etc to add weight to the roof to Hold in place, also for insulation… and how was the grass/plants/etc trimmed and Maintained from getting out of control? Goats!! I had a latte and a “swata”, which is a Norwegian pancake with butter and brown sugar. It’s eaten cold. InAmsterdam I had Poffertges which is kind of the same but served warm… liked those better. Oh, and the clerk Told me they eat the Svete by hand, so of Course I had to the same Edited June 6 by Hoopster95 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted June 6 #1003 Share Posted June 6 (edited) Last bit of the museum were the boats they used back in the day… amazing actually Edited June 6 by Hoopster95 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted June 6 #1004 Share Posted June 6 (edited) We then headed to Alnes Fyr lighthouse by traversing 400ft underground through an extensive network of tunnel highways underground! Amazing Norwegian engineering. Easy to get down 400 ft… just point the road in a downward 8degree gradient… but how do buses and trucks Climb that? They don’t… instead the road rotates upward round as round (like a spring) allowing a more gradual ascent. Note the longest tunnel Is 4.2kms, it took about 4 minutes to get through it Edited June 6 by Hoopster95 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted June 6 #1005 Share Posted June 6 @twangster, was that guacamole with your fish ‘n chips ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted June 6 #1006 Share Posted June 6 (edited) IMG_4338.mov Edited June 6 by Hoopster95 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted June 6 #1007 Share Posted June 6 (edited) I thought this was super cool… Norway is building an underground tunnel for ships!!! There video depicts Hrutiguten passenger ships within the tunnel Edited June 6 by Hoopster95 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted June 6 #1008 Share Posted June 6 (edited) Making our way back through the tunnels, we went to the old Giske church in Giske… you guessed it, very significant to the Giske family. We spent only 15 min there so i did not pick up much info Edited June 6 by Hoopster95 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted June 6 #1009 Share Posted June 6 (edited) I did get a chance to walk around town a little, shop, etc. Here’s some randoms… people were eating fish and chips outside in the rain! Also note the reindeer and moose salami for sale Edited June 6 by Hoopster95 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 6 Author #1010 Share Posted June 6 (edited) 44 minutes ago, RFerrington said: @twangster, was that guacamole with your fish ‘n chips ? Yes! Not really. Peas I think. I didn't try it. Edited June 6 by twangster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 6 Author #1011 Share Posted June 6 Back in the rain out at sea. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted June 6 #1012 Share Posted June 6 I was wondering if there they have blankets to wrap yourself in while on your balcony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted June 6 #1013 Share Posted June 6 48 minutes ago, twangster said: Yes! Not really. Peas I think. I didn't try it. Looks like mushy peas to me, I love 'em, DH does not !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted June 6 #1014 Share Posted June 6 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hoopster95 said: Also note the reindeer and moose salami for sale I got some of that in Geiranger. I bought a set of three - moose, reindeer and whale - that came with a wooden cutting board in the shape of a violin. All three were very tasty. 😋 Edited June 6 by FionaMG 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted June 6 #1015 Share Posted June 6 3 hours ago, twangster said: Yes! Not really. Peas I think. I didn't try it. Mushy peas...very popular. Though you need to develop a taste for them. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted June 6 #1016 Share Posted June 6 3 hours ago, Hoopster95 said: I thought this was super cool… Norway is building an underground tunnel for ships!!! There video depicts Hrutiguten passenger ships within the tunnel I saw a video about this tunnel a couple of years ago. The video might be a little out of date (some numbers in the video are different from those in your pictures) but the project is still incredibly ambitious. As the video says, Norwegians sure do have a lot of tunneling experience. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted June 6 #1017 Share Posted June 6 3 minutes ago, island lady said: Mushy peas...very popular. Though you need to develop a taste for them. 😉 I'm not a fan of peas at all (I avoid them at all costs), but I didn't mind mushy peas. 🤷♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted June 6 #1018 Share Posted June 6 9 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said: I'm not a fan of peas at all (I avoid them at all costs), but I didn't mind mushy peas. 🤷♂️ So I am guessing Lima Beans are not a fav for you either? 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted June 7 #1019 Share Posted June 7 3 hours ago, island lady said: So I am guessing Lima Beans are not a fav for you either? 😄 Love Lima Beans, peas not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillPinkLadyOne Posted June 7 #1020 Share Posted June 7 On 6/5/2024 at 12:28 PM, RFerrington said: There is definitely an acquired skill with the paper laundry bag. The trick is to gently shove (I realize that’s an oxymoron) some smaller items (think, socks) into the corners of the bag before you gently shove the bigger stuff in. Rolling the clothes is helpful. Don’t worry about trying to “close” the bag. Just leave it open at the top. The room attendants throw the paper bag inside of a larger plastic bag (my experience, anyway) so it gets secured in the end. Trust me, I have hopelessly ripped plenty of them over the years. I now filch extra bags from off the attendants’ carts (a huge no-no….I am aware) whenever the opportunity presents itself. I am a master of the paper laundry bag…😂😜. 21 items is my current record. Do they use scent free detergent when washing guest clothes? Is that an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillPinkLadyOne Posted June 7 #1021 Share Posted June 7 Do they give you an option to use scent free detergent when washing guest clothes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted June 7 #1022 Share Posted June 7 12 minutes ago, StillPinkLadyOne said: Do they give you an option to use scent free detergent when washing guest clothes? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted June 7 #1023 Share Posted June 7 Does anyone know if you can bring back unopened reindeer sausage into the US? I wouldn’t want to buy it to just have to throw it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 7 Author #1024 Share Posted June 7 Day Nine - Flam, Norway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 7 Author #1025 Share Posted June 7 Day 9 cruise compass JW May 30 day 9 cruisecompass.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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