Norwegian Celebration Cruise - Bergen Celebration Page

Friday 17th May 2014

Constitution Day in Norway & the 200th, so we got going fairly quickly & walked to Strandgaten (where Grieg was born) through large numbers of people, many of whom were wearing National Dress of one sort or another. I spoke to some ladies while Avis had a sit down & after we found no ‘blue plaque’ or its equivalent in Strandgarten, we found a spot where Avis could lean on the crash barrier. After a while, we were chatting to a helpful local. The march came at about 1045 & later, another one the other way. Confusion is avoided, as they do this every year.

Knee breeches!

Trondheimer garb

Babies not exempt

Not Norwegian

Rural types

School children

Antique fire engine

Drummers with 1814-2014 on hats

I told the locals about the Lord Mayor’s Show. After 1145, we dragged our stiff legs slowly back to the ship, which took an hour & had lunch. I went out again, finding the park, which I think is a short cut but the two churches I wanted to suss out were surrounded by scaffolding, so I went round the back by the lake & took more photos, getting back to the ship at about 1515.

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Port 1 - At sea

Port 2 - Flam

Holo Farm above Flam

Port 3 - Bergen

Port 4 - Eidfjord

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