Gamle Stavanger

College Guy and I stopped here in 2010 when we sailed the Nordic Fjords with P&O. So I had a chance to climb the fire watch tower.

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Visit the North Sea Oil Museum

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With just as interesting take on modern sculpture as I have seen in other locations.

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Still, after I did the usual postcard buy, write and send I decided to explore the older section of Stavanger. Built in the 1820-1870 with a section added after the turn of that century and achieving preservation status in the 1970s. There were homes, shops, warehouses right next to the harbor.

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With white wooden buildings and tiny gridded cobblestone streets.
Fishing and canning of those fish was one of the major industries

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With an extensive variety of brands and labels.

Even with the oil industry I don’t think the town really strays far from its fishing origins

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