Is a lovely port town located on the southern coast of Norway.
Heading into port
lighthouses
tiny islands
and houses clinging to the hill sides
The first landfall on this cruise, tours offered varied from walking tours around the town to bus trips out to steam railways. Now, I would be up for a steam railway, but not at the expense of a good hike around town.
I will walk you through the day. Please be patient, there are a lot of photos…:
there is a new shopping and restaurant area on the wharf
some lovely old architecture in the town
while those who do not walk can travel by "train"
in case you are not familiar with Norwegian History - Kristian IV
interesting building details
and lovely trims
A most fabulous yarn store, Karmin has all the Scandinavian yarns. From Drops to Dale, Gjestal through Sandnes and PT, you name it, they have it. And, in every color available. Three large rooms with floor to ceiling displays of yarn choices.
Karmin
looking toward the front
yarn room three
The Tall Ship Races are coming here at the end of July
a local competitor
On the way back to the ship I passed the customs house
located obviously on the waterfront
before walking over a small bridge
boats are integral to life here
and arriving back at the ship
the Artemis
Sunset was late – almost 2230.
1 June 2010
while sailing toward Oslo
Knitting
Amazing, you made it down to the bottom of the page! The pattern is Hanne Falkenberg’s Blues. Knit in an alternate yarn combination (the grey is KnitPicks Palette as is the Raspberry Heather. The Multicolor is alpaca sox from the same source and the green is Gjestal Spire picked up today at Karmin.)
Knit in two pieces prior to joining at center back, I have the first front completed –
left front
and the second started.
While I am at it – this is the front on Donna –
as of the 29th
with a navy blue Harrisville Shetland substituted for the cream.