Monthly Archives: June 2012

Today is our last day on the trip. Tomorrow we land in Copenhagen in the morning, have a city bus tour and head for the airport. The entrance to Oslo reminded us of Stockholm and Helsinki with the same large … Continue reading →

Another beautiful fiord and harbour. The landscape here reminds us of Muskoka, similar rocks, lots of islands, wooden houses with docks and boathouses built on the rocks close to the water. Sharon, Maureen and I went on a tour of … Continue reading →

Today we all took the Flam railway up the mountain. Beautiful scenery. I will let the pictures tell the story here.

Our introduction to Norway was spectacular. We have travelled down a fiord. Surrounded by snow capped mountains which form high walls on both sides. Our first stop is the art deco town of Alesund. This city of 45,000 was rebuilt … Continue reading →

Another beautiful day, another beautiful island. The Shetlands are a group of over 100 islands, mostly unpopulated. The total population is about 22,000 people. Not sure how many sheep I would guess millions based on what we saw! We had … Continue reading →

The Faroes are a group of 18 islands owned by Denmark. The capital is Torshavn and while the Faroes are self governing they do have 2 elected representatives in the Danish government. The islands are barren, hilly, wind blown, with … Continue reading →

Yesterday we joined our ship about noon and left Reykjavik at 6:00 pm. Welcomed on board with champagne, we were quickly registered and seated for lunch. Our cabins are wonderful complete with a walk in closet, marble bathroom, spacious sitting … Continue reading →

Our flight took us up over Labrador, across the bottom of Greenland to Iceland. We started with a breakfast at a local restaurant and a tour of Reykjavik and surrounding area. Desolate countryside of old lava flows with fields of … Continue reading →

We leave here Monday, June 11 and fly direct to Reykjavik, Iceland on Icelandic Air. Our iterary is as follows: June 12 & 13  – Reykjavik, Iceland June 14 – Isagjordur, Iceland June 15 – Akureyri, Iceland June 16 – … Continue reading →