Author Archives: David Dice

We were off the boat right at 8:30, among the first passengers to disembark.  As we walked south from the ship we caught up to the mother and daughter from Colorado with whom we ate supper last night.  They too … Continue reading →

Today was a scheduled day to travel at sea.  However, it started much later than planned.  We were to weigh anchor in Warnemunde at about 9 pm, but shortly after that the captain came on the pa system and announced … Continue reading →

We docked in Warnemunde just before 7.  I woke up about 6, and walked up to the top of the ship where I had a cup of coffee, and watched the process of docking the ship. After breakfast we took … Continue reading →

We only had this one day to tour around Copenhagen, so we did as much as we could on a self-guided walking tour of the downtown area. We started by walking by Tivoli Gardens, the amusement park, and the Carlsberg … Continue reading →

It was a fairly relaxed day as we slept well on the boat last night, got up and had breakfast, then cleaned out our cabin by 10 am.  After that we sat and watched the shoreline go by. It was … Continue reading →

As soon as I had showered this morning I went over to the grocery store.  Since it had been closed last night when we came back from supper, we’d been unable to get the bread and cheese we wanted for … Continue reading →

Well, after the firealarm in the middle of the night, it wasn’t a great sleep. However, this morning we had a good breakfast here in the hotel, and then walked towards the Nidaros Cathedral. It was a gray and overcast … Continue reading →

After the breakfast buffet this morning,  we walked through downtown Oslo early on a lovely Saturday morning.  We stopped at Oslo Cathedral, but it was not yet open on this beautiful day.  It was very quiet at 9 am, but … Continue reading →

We almost slept so long that we missed breakfast this morning!  I guess we were tired after the long day yesterday. After breakfast we took the #30 bus, which stops just outside the hotel to the Viking Ship museum.  This … Continue reading →

The Internet service is somehow defective in the Heimly Pensionat.  Last night I tried to contact our hotel in Oslo to tell them that we would be arriving late.  However, there was no way to locate their wireless router — … Continue reading →