Ladee's Travels

From the Navigator: "After making our way back out through the inner water of Norway yesterday evening, the Ruby Princess set a westerly course through the night towards Lerwick.  This morning we will board our local pilot and enter the Bressay Sound as we approach our anchorage position." We expect to arrive around 7:00 am.

The golden hour magic lighting lit the houses and cast an orange glow.  Scenes from the Ruby Princess as the sun was setting.  We will continue westward after we exit the fjord and sail across the North Sea enroute to Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom. From the Ship's Official Log Book At 08:16 in the morning Ruby Princess boarded her Norwegian pilot at the Fedje Pilot Station.  With the pilot onboard we entered the Hjeltefjorden between the islands of Fedje to port and Nordoytani, to starboard and began our 30 nautical mile journey through fjords.  As we approach the port we will pass under the Askoy Bridge.  The bridge is 63 meters/207 feet above the waterline and air draught of the Ruby Princess is 59 meters/194 feet, this will give us approximately 4 meters/13 feet clearance from the bridge as we pass underneath.  It took 2 hours to navigate 30 miles from the pilot boarding area to our swing ...

More city views.  The architecture is a mix of old and new.  The bench in the last photograph looked interesting.  Shipping...

We took a drive through the city on a narrated tour.

Found at the top of Mt. Floien, on the back side of the mountain, is a magical Troll Forest.  Look closely and step lightly.

The most visited of Bergen's Seven Mountains, Mt. Floien is easy to get to using the funicular.  There is a spectacular view of the city and many trails. The area was kept very clean by staff and visitors.  Local flowers.  The steps were nice to sit on to enjoy the view.  View from the top! Walls in the area were made of fitted rocks.  More flowers and berries on trees.  This is one of the views of the valley.  Trolls are one of the symbols of Norway and this is a friendly one that stands to greet children as they enter the playground.  Another view of the city from the top.  The funicular ride down the mountain.  The station was nice and there is an elevator for those having problems climbing the 20 or so steps.  The view out of the funicular window.