Talk Talk With Carl and Kacey – Norway Cruise
Check out our Norway Cruise Adventure ! Listen to the audio below and check out the pictures as you listen. There are also links for more detail about the things we saw on this cold icy windy dark … but really fun trip.
Varder Church
The architecture of Varder’s main church was inspired by fish drying racks. Fish drying racks are A-Frames with cross members. Fresh fish are draped over the cross members to preserve fish for winter meals. Behind the church is a radio listening post aimed toward Russia. In the picture below see the lights. These dome shapes are listening posts.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2017/03/norway-moves-military-intelligence-away-russian-border
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vard%C3%B8_Church
Alta LPG Facility
Liquified Petroleum Gas is a major Norwegian export. We cruised by this facility, which is the ALTA LPG transport facility. Read more about LPG and Norway by clicking the link below.
https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/production-and-exports/exports-of-oil-and-gas/
Geo Marker
The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 kilometers (1,750 mi), which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian arc The goal was to calculate the circumference of the earth. The calculations made in the 1830’s was quite close to the actual distance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struve_Geodetic_Arc
See the last line on this detail, Latitude as 4 degrees 10 minutes above the Artic Circle [66 deg 30 minutes.]
There are markers at the Artic Circle, and there is a little celebration on the boat when you cross especially when you cross into the “Land of the Midnight Sun.”
WWII Museum
In Port Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands is a WWII museum, a bit quirky, yet addresses a serious subject. Memoriabilia has come from many sources. An important acquisition is an Secret Radio Transmitter, and a German Enigma Machine.
https://www.lofotenkrigmus.no/
Midnight Concert in Tromse
The wooden cathedral in Tromse provides a concert for ocean going quests. Featured is a piano, a vocalist and trumpet. The hour long concert included Edvard Grieg’s piano piece “March of the Trolls.”
https://global.hurtigruten.com/excursions/norway/midnight-concert-tromso-cathedral/
Trondenes Outdoor Museum
The Vesteralen tour includes the Medieval blacksmith shop set apart from its village, a practice to protect the village from fire. In a nearby barn, a Sami woman explains life during this era.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanger_Sami_Museum
Trondheim Cathederal
The Trondheim Cathedral is quite a surprise in both it’s beauty and it’s scale. It is thought that in the crypt, is the burial place of St. Olav – or maybe not ? Mysteries!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidaros_Cathedral
https://www.nidarosdomen.no/en
Trolls
Well we can’t leave without talking about trolls. We didn’t see any, nor any of the ‘Little People’ but you can never be too careful.
Norway
Norway is beautiful, especially at Christmas time, just seems like the place to be …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll
Hurtigruten
The Line is Hurtigruten and the ship was the Nordkapp. The ship is very nice, and the food on board was great. For more information check out the link below
Thats it from Norway on this adventure —
Oh Wait – did you want to see the northern lights ???
okay so that’s it …
See you on our next adventure “Talk Talk With Carl and Kacey – Bergen Norway.”
Bye for now