Trondheim

The ship is very comfortable, I don't mean the furnishings, I mean the way it rides the sea. While the fjords are calm you can barely hear the ship and it rides more smoothly than driving a highway, when out in the open sea and the big swell, it seems to effortlessly lift and stabilise the roll so that we have had a very enjoyable journey.

This morning we went on a short sightseeing trip around Trondheim while the ship was in port. a beautiful ancient city settled around 900ad.  King Olaf, the man credited with bringing Norwegian clans together and Christianity to the Vikings, is buried here, and the cathedral is a beautiful building holding his grave and the spiritual heart of Norway.

 

It was a very enjoyable tour of the town, the old heart and ancient stone houses, university, old wharf buildings right on the river and more modern timber homes built with impossibly beautiful views of mountain and harbour,  and quite affordable for a young family starting out in life apparently, at just $1,000,000.00.

We sailed from Trondheim along the fjord in sunshine and our warmest day, reaching 5 degC. Lunch was the usual spread of salmon and other fish, caviar, cold meats, salads, and some warm dishes of fish and meats and vegetables. Desserts always impress and I am a new fan of pannacotta with marinated berries. We have retired to the panorama deck for our last full day of cruising and unfortunately the clouds have rolled in again. It is quiet, everyone around me reading books, studying maps, going through their photos, embroidering, knitting, drinking wine and always looking through the large windows in the hope the sun will reveal itself again. We have had a hour or so of a snow storm, tiny flakes zooming in every direction around the ship. It has passed, and the scene before us is once again a postcard, refreshed with a new coating of pure white, magical against the blue grey sea and sky.