They say Bergen has rain 248 days of the year, so we were so lucky when the morning fog lifted to give a lovely sunny day. We spent the morning wondering around the Bryggen, which is made up of colourfully painted wooden houses containing little souvenir shops. This area is on the UNESCO World Heritage List of cultural sites worthy of reservation. After lunch we went on an excursion to visit Edvard Grieg's home which was fab, a really good guide gave us loads of ...

Another quaint little town right alongside the harbour where we spent the morning, wandering around taking in the sights during a very heavy snowstorm. In the afternoon we went on a scenic drive up the Romsdal Valley past the Troll Wall to Bjorli. Loads of snow and dramatic cliffs/ mountains. The Troll Wall is so called after a very big troll wedding party got a bit carried away with the festivities and drinking, were then late making their way to the church and ...

This morning they actually cleaned the salt off the outside of the windows, wow, what a difference! A bit disappointing that it's taken them until 4 days before the end of the cruise to get around to this. Given the nature of the cruise, the time of year and the fact that the majority of the passengers are are about 110, one would have thought that ensuring there was a clear view through the windows was a pretty basic requirement. In the preceding months prior to...

We are expected to arrive at Sortland at 12.30 today, so have a free morning to try and relax. Not as easy as one would think. A day is built up of layers, some good, some not so good. An early breakfast of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on toast, orange juice and coffee, lovely. Then it starts to get irritating when you overhear a passenger being obnoxious and rude to a member of staff, who it has to be said, work tirelessly from dawn to dusk, waiting on peopl...

Stunning!!! Amazing drive on coach in convoy preceded by an official snowplough. A shame we only had an hour and a half to spend at the North Cape, when a full day would have been more appropriate. It made the visit quite stressful, rushing to try and see everything and get postcards written and posted for the children. However, as there are only two convoys per day allowed, this is the best that can be accomplished. There are no words to express sufficiently the...