FUN-travel: Oslo, Norway – Day 10 – Princess Baltic Cruise
August 1, 2014 by Susan Clarke
Day 29 – Tuesday, July 29 – Oslo, Norway – Princess Cruise – Day 10 – morning haze gives way to full sun – high 70’s – sunrise 4:51 – sunset 9:54
- 7:15 – cappuccino/latte in room
- 8:30 – back to Deck 5
- – instruct them how I want my coffee
- – Allan knows how to make real cappuccino!
- 9:30 – fruit on 16 – mobbed & too many people
- 10:00 – arrive in town port
- – Akershus Fortress & Castle right next to pier
- 10:20 – walk off – only short walk to city center
- 1st site – City Hall – red brick, double towers
- 2nd site – City Park flanked by…
- 3rd site – the Royal Palace
- 4th site – & the Parliament
- 11:30 – find Grand Oslo Hotel (where we stay next week)
- Deli across street has free wifi
- – buy 1 tuna salad nicoise, 1 bag potato chips, 1 soda
- 1:30 – take off
- Lots of photo ops – statues & fountains on waterfront
- TI – Tourist Info has free wifi (just up from City Hall) – my computer can’t find it (IT – imaging that!)
- 5th site – Nobel Peace Center
Akershus Fortress & Castle
- Find kids souvenirs @ 25% less – same main street as city hall facing harbor
- – look for Stetson Hat sign on bldg
- 2:30 – Pappabuene Restaurant – right on waterfront
- – free wifi Chris’ Apple works (but of course my computer doesn’t work again)
- – 2 Amundsen beers $174 k = $28 US
- – nice sea breeze – just delightful to be off ship
- 4:00 – board & up to Deck 16 for pizza
- Check out next destination lecture on TV
- 5:00 – little nappy
Parliament
- 6:30 – sail away – lots of little islands – sailboats – light houses
- 8:15 – dinner – black bean soup & spinach, mushroom quiche w/salad – VG
- Grilled salmon (VG) is available every night
- – Chris orders that again w/grilled calamari & fettuccini alfredo
- – Ancient Peaks Paso Robles Merlot & Spellbound Napa Petite Syrah
- – both $5 extra – best wines for price in our opinion
Royal Palace
What I DON’T LIKE
- Elevator wait time unbelievable – have to go up to go down
- – lunch costs $144 kroner = $24 US
- Credit card doesn’t work – have to go to ATM
- – minimal withdrawal 200 + $5 bank charge
- Deli upstairs has no air flow & very hot
- 2:00 am – 1st time I felt any movement from rough seas in middle of night
FUN-fact – Oslo is the oldest Scandinavian capital and Norway’s largest city.
More FF – It sits in a beautiful harbor wrapped around a fjord 60 miles from the sea. And is the land of trolls.
Nobel Peace Center