Day 97 - at Sea (headed for Flam)

Tuesday, we sailed along the south and west coasts of Norway, headed for the Sognafjord which we will sail up on Wednesday morning.  It was very foggy most of the day and much cooler than yesterday. The foghorn was sounding most of the afternoon. 





There was a bit of a sunrise in the morning before the fog rolled in.







Day 96 - Oslo,Norway and Scenic cruising of Oslo Fjord

Monday , our  stopped was in Oslo, Norway. We sailed up Oslo Fjord to get to it. It was a beautiful sunny day with the temperature in the mid 70s. Today we went to the Viking Museum and a Folk Museum where buildings from all over Norway have been brought to display or have been rebuilt to match the original building.


an interesting formation in the sunrise






we sailed up Oslo Fjord for about 3 hours


Gun emplacements from WWII






first sight of Oslo

the Oslo Harbor


one of the passengers was ready for Viking country

The City Hall.  The Nobel Peace Prize is presented here


we took a ferry across the harbor to get to the museums

the Viking Museum













then we walked to the Folk Museum










Sod roof





an old schoolhouse

an 800 year old Stave Church



inside the stave church





an old bank building

an old apartment building


A gas station


We toke the ferry back across the harbor



we docked beside an old fortrress

some older sailing ships were in the harbor
the Akerhus Fortress was started in the late 1200's to protect the harbor



after sailing away from the dock