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Norway and Arctic photos
Here's photos from our Arctic cruise up the Norwegian coast, in July-August 2008. See also
the holiday blog.
Slideshows: all photos,
just favourites
and panoramas.
Favourites
Here's edited highlights for those in a hurry. Also see them in a
slideshow.
| Our ship, the Century
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Sunset and ship
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Silent wind farm
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Sunset sun
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| Alesund from Aksla
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Alesund glassblowers
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Waterside houses
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Birds in flight
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| Alesund waterway
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Wood at Sunnmore
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Statue detail in Alta
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Solar eclipse
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| Rock painting of alien attack
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Boat and bay
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Plane over ship
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North Cape
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| Honningsvag houses
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Tromso houses
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Polaria building
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Polaria seal
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| Tromso bus-stop ladies
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Naughty graffiti
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Tromso cathedral
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Dockside buildings
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| Boat mess
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Tromso from hill
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Arctic cathedral
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Arctic cathedral window
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| Arctic midnight
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Small boats, big scenery
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Glacier's end
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Mine's bigger than yours
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| Small person, big sky
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On walk down Mt. Vaden
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Molde rose
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Evening skies at sea
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| Stone, lake, mountains
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Slow glacier, rushing stream
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Briksdalen glacier
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Rainbow at falls
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| Rainbow on lake
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Bergen centre
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Mine!!
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Vagrant outside bank
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| Grandmother, granddaughter
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Bergen harbour panorama
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Bryggen profile
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Another great finish
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Monday 28 July 2008
All photos from here also in a slideshow.
| Leaving Amsterdam
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Watching sunset
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Sunset and ship
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Silent wind farm
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| Sunset sun
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Tuesday - At sea
| Breakfast at sea
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Poolside!
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A quiet corner
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Wednesday - Alesund
| Misty beginning
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Art Nouveau museum
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Art Nouveau pots
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Head-in-the-sand
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| Alesund glassblowers
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Rocks, mist and fishing area
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Alesund street
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Strange sign!
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| Trouble at t'map
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Interesting name for bank
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Old Norse boats at Sunnmore museum
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Grass and stilts building
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| Wood at Sunnmore
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Just a nice view at Sunnmore
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View from Aksla mountain
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Panorama from Aksla
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| Another Aksla panorama
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Us on Aksla
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View down to waterside houses
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Our ship
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| Steps down Aksla
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Birds in flight
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Alesund waterway
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The photographer in action
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| Spot Eleri and the ship
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Leaving Alesund
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Thursday - Into the Arctic
| Crossing Arctic circle
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Just one of the eateries
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Food by the pool
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Coffee and drinks
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| Expensive art shop
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Le Casino
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Central atrium
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Trivia quiz
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| Flower arranging talk!
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Art history talk
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Coffee off Arctic Norway
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Friday - Alta
| Approaching Alta
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Alta central!
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Statue detail
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Nice flower
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| Solar eclipse
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Solar eclipse detail
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Panorama from museum
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Meadow flowers
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| More flowers
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Rock painting of first railway
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Rock painting of alien attack
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Rock painting of Norse attack
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| Bay at museum
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Boat and bay
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Plane over ship
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Saturday - Honningsvag
| Midnight 'sunset'
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North Cape
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Eleri was there!
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North Cape panorama
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| Honningsvag
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Houses in Honningsvag
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They're in the 21st century
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They're in the US car club
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| Drying fish
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Optimistic house
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Harbour panorama
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Honningsvag panorama
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Sunday - Tromso
| Tromso from ship
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Tromso panorama from ship
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Tromso houses
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Polaria building
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| Polaria seal
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Another cute seal
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Famous Mack brewery
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Bus-stop ladies
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| Nice graffiti
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Naughty graffiti
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Traditional shop
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Tromso cathedral
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| Tromso cathedral
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Dock buildings
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Arctic divers!
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Boat mess
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| Cable car
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Tromso from hill
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Stone tower
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Hilltop panorama
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| Arctic cathedral
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...Nave
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...Altar
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...Window
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| Arctic cathedral outside
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Evening coastal panorama
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Arctic midnight
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Midnight sunset panorama
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Monday - At sea
| From wide sea panorama
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Moving into land
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Via an narrow passage
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To a glacier
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| Dodging smaller craft
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Glacier's end
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Us at glacier
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Mine's bigger than yours
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| Past high cliffs
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With high edifice
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Everyone on deck to see it all
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Though some preferred to doze
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| South past Arctic Monument
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Small person, big sky
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Tuesday - Molde
| Top of Mt. Vaden
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Us and view from Vaden
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On walk down Vaden
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Molde rose
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| Rose statue
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Hungry sparrows
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Molde cathedral
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Evening skies at sea
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Wednesday - Olden
| Olden
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Olden Fjord panorama
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Olden old churchyard
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The old church interior
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| On the way to Briksdalen
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Stone, lake, mountains
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Slow glacier, rushing stream
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Raging torrent
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| Briksdalen glacier
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People getting up close
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And closer still
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Us at glacier
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| Rainbow at falls
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Eleri digs for gold at end of rainbow
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Rainbow road
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Rainbow on lake
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Thursday - Bergen
| Bergen harbour
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Up the funicular
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Panorama from the hill
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Down to the harbour
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| Bergen centre
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Hug a troll!
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Buy a troll!
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Backstreets
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| The cathedral
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Leprosy museum
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Feeding sparrows
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There's one in every town
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| Street artist
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Old guy and memorial
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Wiide street
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Vagrant outside bank
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| Grandmother, granddaughter
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Flowers at bandstand
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Fountain and houses
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Curious fountain
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| Curious bus name
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Fish market
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Harbour panorama
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Bryggen front
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| Bryggen profile
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Bryggen boardwalk
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Ships, ancient and modern
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Bergen bay panorama
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| Going under the bridge
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One last posh dinner
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Bring on the dancing girls
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Another great finish
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Friday - Last day
| Farewell to the crew
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This is your captain, signing off
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Farewell Century!
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Saturday - Home!
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