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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Jun 02, 2022 08:00 PM Sailing Adriatic Sea
Day at sea...We were sailing all day Adriatic in the North direction. Finally I had a time to make the laundry, to swim in the pool and to listen to the music... They say that our ship has capacity of 4500 pax but due to covid restrictions only 1300 passengers is sailing. No crowd.
I like this!
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Jun 01, 2022 08:00 PM Dubrovnik in colors
Today when I in the early morning I went from my inside cabin out to the deck I found that our ship is turning in the narrow bay just near the high, modern bridge. We are in Croatia! Port of Dubrovnik is located not in front of the old Dubrovnik city walls but some 4 kms away in the narrow, picturesque bay. Cruise lines try to milk down their passengers: they offer here shuttle bus to the old town for 14 euro round trip. As usual I did it by foot. The day was lovely with temperature around 28 deg. Celsius.
I have been here as a student, in the time of black and white photography... Now I saw Dubrovnik in colors. The entry to the pld city is free, but if you want to walk around on the top of city walls you will pay hefty 250 kina. One euro is worth little more then 7 kuna. The old streets are full of tourists. The poor churches are open for visitors. It is nice and atmospheric place! Back in the new city I started a climb up the hill for the best view. There were many wonderful, flourishing rhododendrons along the stoney stairs. The view from the little terrace was nice, but from the upper station of the new calbeway is probably even better...
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May 31, 2022 08:00 PM Corfu in the sun!
When I was here before I experienced heavy rain and the police was closing thr roads. Today I have blue sky! The view of the island's capital is great even from the ship: with two castles and spires of the churches in the old town. They offer shuttle bus from the terminal to the old castle for 10 euro, but I preferred to walk, taking the pictures, meeting the people. Polite -Kalimera! is always appreciated. It is worth to pay 3 euro (UE seniors) for entry to the old castle and climb the top bastion for the great view! Ols city is full of flowers and souvenir shops. After seeing the solid silver coffin of St Spiridion I took a long walk to Kanoni viewpoint. This place is like the icon of Corfu: you will see in the blue the little island and tiny white monastery. Wow! I returned to the ship only at 4 pm after some 14-km walk. Tired but happy...
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May 30, 2022 08:00 PM Tested, screened, boarded...
To protect the crew and passengers from covid the cruise lines still require the negative result of covid test when you boarding the ship. It could be cheap antigen test. In the morning in Bari I found the laboratory close to the raileay station where hey make it in just 20 minutes charging just 15 euro. It is worth to recommend: Laboratorio Analisi - Sant'Andrea. The day was hot and sunny when I was walking with my backpack to the cruise port. It is close to the old town - next to the ferries.
My MSC ship was bigger than I expected - imagine 17 decks and capacity max 4500 passengers... In the poor terminal on the jetty they screened the bags. Fortunately I survived with my tea/coffee maker which is often taken to deposit. Wow! It is my first time with MSC - they offer free pizza all over the day! Nice ship! Nice decor in the Zanzibar and Africana self-service restaurants. We are sailing at 6 pm, at 8 there willbe show in the theater and then dancing under the stars. Let's sail!
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May 29, 2022 08:00 PM Flying to Italy
Today I used two flight to move from Norway to the southern tip of Italy. First, SAS flight to Milano Malpensa was almost as cheap as low- cost airlines flights. You have to pay for the food and drinks but they have one nice behavior: the coffee and tea are complimentary! The flight was 45 minutes delayed, but I had enough of time for the connection in Milan anyway. In Malpensa airport when you are arriving from EU countries you go directly for transit to the depatrure hall without any control - that's nice! But there is still a kind of bordello italiano: crowd of the people was patiently waiting in front of the display to get the gate number - they announced only in the last minute...
Wizz flight to Bari was full. But it was only 80 minutes on the air... In the masks - Italians still require that! In front of the Bari airport terminal I catch bus no. 16 - it took me to the city for just 1 euro. It was already dark when I found my cheap pension in the old town alley. Warm evening, people sitting in the sidewalk' restaurants, nicely illuminated monuments and narrow streets. Welcome back to Bari!
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May 28, 2022 08:00 PM Solbergfossen Waterfall
In my opinion the best thing Norway can offer to the foreigners is the nature. About an hour drive from Oslo (direction Dramen) you can find a nice, 20-m high Solbergfossen waterfall. The access is easy: simply 20 minutes walk from the parking lot. But the path through the pine forest closer to the fall become steep and could be slippery during the rainy days. Fortunately today it was dry. The river flowing between granite boulders is not so powerful but the place is very picturesque. First we went to the bottom of the fall, then we were climbing to the top. You have to take care climbing on the boulders - they did not install here any barriers or ropes. I took some good pictures but my son Adam got even better ones using his dron. Let's hope, that I will come to Norway again to discover and film even nicer places...
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May 27, 2022 08:00 PM My grandson's celebration & Glomma River
I arrived to Norway to celebrate the First Communion of my grandson Alexander. The morning was sunny but windy. The celebration in the nearest Catholic church was nice. After two hours we returned to my son's house for the great party... I had a chance to meet an interesting people from the Polish colony in Oslo. In the afternoon we had a walk along the picturesque Glomma River - the biggest river of Norway. The evening was calm and sunny. We had a great time...
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May 26, 2022 08:00 PM Climbing to the Father's Hat
My son Adam and his family live on the outskirts of Oslo, within the green, rolling hills. It is the countryside with many lales ans forests. Today we decided to take the walk to the little, rocky hill called Father's Hat (260 m above the sea level). I enjoyed very much about an hour walk uphill through the lush forest. From the viewpoint at the end of the trail there were a nice view of the lakes and forested hills. Adam, who always was enthusiastic regarding the new solutions. brought here his little dron an for the first time in my life I had a chance to be picrtured from the dron. What a experience! But the main advantage of this trip was a chance to spend a time with my son, who lives in Norway since years! :)
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May 25, 2022 08:00 PM Norwegian nowadays
Did you ever fly Norwegian airlines? In the old, good days they were flying even to America. I flown with them to San Juan, Puerto Rico and Florida... During COVID they reduced operation. Today I was flying with Norwegian again - to Oslo. They still occupy the upper shelf in the group of the low-cost airlines. I was happy to find new plane, enough space for legs and friendly, elegant crew. After just 1,5 h I landed in Oslo. My dear son Adam was waiting for me. I am so happy to see him again...
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May 24, 2022 08:00 PM New short voyage? - Why not!
A new, short trip? Why not? Since there is a good opportunity... I am going to Oslo first - to visit my son Adam's family. And from there I will be flying on low-cost via Milan to Bari port at the end of the Italian "shoe" to board the ship to the Adriatic ports. I have never sailed on the ships of the MSC shipping company so it will be an opportunity to get to know each other and - perhaps - the beginning of an interesting acquaintance. MSC is one of the cheapest cruise lines! :)
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