{"id":3759,"date":"2018-05-29T22:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T22:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenandjon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3759"},"modified":"2024-09-29T21:09:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T20:09:16","slug":"britannia-norwegian-fjords-day-3-stavanger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/?p=3759","title":{"rendered":"Britannia Norwegian Fjords – Day 3 (Stavanger)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We pulled back the curtains this morning and the sun streamed into the cabin. We had arrived in Stavanger and were berthed right next to Gamle Stavanger – right next to the old white wooden houses the city is famed for. To our left, Viking Sky was blocking our view of the town (but as Britannia had totally spoilt their view of Gamle Stavanger, we’ll let them off)!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ann and Mum were off on a tour this morning – Tropical Gardens of Norway. Flor og Fjaere was set on a little island called Sor Hidle which was a 20 minute boat ride away from the the city. We watched the tour depart along with the boat taking everyone on the Fjords Cruise. Very little outside space on the boat for such a gorgeous day so hopefully everyone got the views they wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We headed up to the bunfight at the buffet for breakfast this morning – Callum’s choice – not as nice or as relaxing as going down to the dining room, but it was quick. We gathered our belongings from the cabin and we made our way to the Archaeological Museum – it was a 30 minute walk or so.  The alliums were out in Stavanger and they added splashes of colour about the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We were expecting the museum to be reasonably large – after all, we were in Land of the Vikings! However, it was really small featuring a few Viking artifacts that had been dug up locally … including a polar bear skeleton that someone unearthed whilst digging out their basement!  We did learn that Viking helmets don’t have horns – that’s a myth!<\/p>\n\n\n

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