You may remember that my very generous brother-in-law has made me a yarn swift to make winding skeins of yarn into balls so much easier. Prior to having this, I had to drape the skein around the end of my ironing board and manually unwind it — very slowly and carefully! […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
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Our final stop in Norway was in Stavanger. We visited a museum detailing how the oil industry works, another museum that showed the sardine canning process, and the old part of town with its wooden houses. This was part of the shopping area — really pretty! The following day was […]
We spent most of one morning cruising the scenic fjords — and I can’t begin to express how beautiful they are! Here is a shot of one of the magnificent waterfalls we saw. That afternoon, we visited Haugesund, which hadn’t been on our original itinerary but was added when a […]
Following our day in Bergen, our next stop was in Flåm. This was a smaller town, but it had a very informative museum showing how the railroad had tunneled through the mountains. There wasn’t a lot to see in town, but there was a lovely harbor, where people were booking […]
I’m taking a short break from travel photos today, but I’ll get back to them next time. 🙂 A few days ago, I posted about the swift my brother-in-law made for me. I’m so happy to have it, but I was worried about it possibly being damaged if I didn’t […]
Our first actual stop on the cruise to the Norwegian fjords, after a full day at sea, was in Bergen. What a beautiful city it is! When we arrived, we took a tour of part of the city; our “ride” was really cute. 🙂 Once we’d finished this overview of […]