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DON’T FIGHT CITY HALL IN NORWAY

I INQUIRED A GUIDE IF THERE WERE BREWPUBS IN ALESUND. HIS RESPONSE…..THERE IS ONLY ONE. BUT IT’S CLOSE TO THE SHIP.

WITH A LITTLE SEARCHING WE FOUND THE PLACE. IT’S A LITTLE PLAIN WITH CONCRETE WALLS. LACKING WERE THE FANCY BEER TAPS, POSTERS ON THE WALLS AND THE MANDATORY JUKE BOX IN THE GORNER.

TALKING TO THE SERVER BEHIND TGE COUNTER I LEARNED NORWAYS ALCOHOL COMMISSION PROHIBITS ADVERTISING OR PROMOTING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.

THEY CANNOT HAVE LOGO T-SHIRTS, HATS OR ANY MERCHANDISE THAT COULD PROMOTE THEIR BUSINESS. THAT MEANS NO HAPPY HOUR OR. DARTS

THEY WERE FINED ONCE WHEN A PHOTO OF A GLASS OF BEER WITH THEIR LOGO MADE ITS WAY ONTO FACEBOOK.

SO IN NORWAY IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO NOT FIGHT CITY HALL.

TRONDHEIM NORWAY

AFTER 2 DAYS AT SEA WE ARRIVED AT THIS PICTURESQUE TOWN. THIS IS OUR MOST NORTHERN STOP. TODAY THE SUN SET AT 11:15 PM AND WILL RISE AT 3:30 AM.

SPECTACULAR CATHEDRAL

SUMMER SHOPPING STREET

NORWAY ADOPTED ELECTRIC VEHICLES. EVEN OUR BUS.

NORWAY HAS INVESTED THEIR OIL FINDS TO BENEFIT CITIZENS. THEY CANNOT TAP THE PRINCIPLE ONLY THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT EARNINGS.

THE BUS RIDE RETURNING TO THE SHIP WAS VERY INTERESTING. THE ROAD ENTERED A TUNNEL THAT RAN UNDER A RIVER AND INCLUDED A ROUND-ABOUT WHILE IN THE TUNNEL UNDER THE RIVER.

MAKING WAY NORTH

DEPARTING KIEL VIA THE CANAL TOOK 12 HOURS TO REACH THE NORTH ATLANTIC.

THIS IS THE BUSIEST CANAL IN THE WORLD. CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1887 AND 1895. THIS FRESH WATER CANAL STRETCHES 61 MILES AND CONNECTS THE BALTIC SEA AND NORTH SEA. NEXT STOP NORWAY

WITH 24 HOURS SAILING TO REACH NORWAY THERE WERE ACTIVITIES: SHUFFLEBOARD, PUTTING, NEEDLEPOINT, BLACK JACK TOURNAMENT AND RED WINE TASTING.

WE SHARED A TABLE AT 1600 HIGH TEA WITH A LOVELY COUPLE FROM COLORADO THAT RAN TO HAPPY HOUR 2/1 REFRESHMENTS UNTIL 1830.

MEMORIES OF KIEL:

THERE ARE EXTENSIVE BIKE PATHS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IT’S OBVIOUS ELECTRIC SCOOTERS ARE A PROBLEM IN SOME AREAS

THE KIEL UNIVERSITY HAS STUDENT ROWING PROGRAMS

A BUSY PORT

ENTERING WE SAW 3 MILITARY SHIPS HEADING TO SEA.

KIEL IS HOME TO GERMANYS NAVAL SHIPS AND SUBMARINES

EVERY JUNE KIEL HOSTS WORLD CLASS SAILING COMPETITION. OUR DRIVER SAID IT WAS A WEEK LONG PARTY

DEPART KIEL VIA THE CANAL

VISITED A NAVAL MEMORIAL COMPLETE WITH A WALK THRU GERMAN U-BOAT.

JULY 6 OUR LAST STOP IN POLAND

THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL SEAPORT THAT WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY BOMBING IN WWII.

TODAY WE OPTED TO TOUR ON OUR OWN AND RODE A TRAM TO A MUSEUM.THAT FEATURED TYPEWRITERS, SEWING MACHINES AND EARLY AUTOMOBILES BUILT IN POLAND

TOUR STOPPED AT CATHEDRAL. THE MASSIVE ORGAN WAS IN CONCERT. PEWS WERE FILLED.

GDANSK CREATED A BEAUTIFUL RETAIL PEDESTRIAN WALKING AREA WITH OLD AND NEW.

ARRIVING TO THIS MODERN BALTIC CITY ON THE SHIPPING CHANNEL THAT RUNS THROUGH. PASSED NUMEROUS SHIPPING CRANES.

CONSIDERED THE PARIS OF THE BALTIC.

WE SAT ON THE SHIP AND DID NOTHING TODAY! WE READ BOOKS, SAT BY THE POOL AND NAPPED. IT WAS A TREAT FROM HIKING OVER ANCIENT COBBLESTONES AND VISITING CASTLES AND CHURCHES

THE SHIP HAS EXERCISE AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES. AT 4:00 WE ENJOY HIGH TEA WITH STRINGS IN THE BACKGROUND FOLLOWED BY HAPPY HOUR THEN OFF TO DINNER.

THE MODERN CAPITAL OF ESTONIA DATES TO 1411 WITH A SPECTACULAR ANCIENT WALLED INNER CITY. 600 YEARS UNDER THE CONTROL OF SWEDEN AND RUSSIA DECLARED INDEPENDENCE IN 1991.

WALKING TOUR OVER COBBLE STONES STREETS TO EXPLORE CHURCHES AND SITES.

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