Tag: Travel Blog

  • HMAS Newcastle Arriving in Newcastle Harbour

    HMAS Newcastle Arriving in Newcastle Harbour
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    HMAS Newcastle FFG 06 arrived in Newcastle Harbour today for what will probably be its final visit before decommissioning.   We arrived early and spent a relaxing afternoon walking on the foreshore.  We had a very nice steak pie at Harry’s Cafe De-Wheels and an ice cream from across the road.  The foreshore was a… Read more

  • Oslo Norway

    Oslo Norway
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    Oslo Norway Arriving in Oslo at the Central Train Station at 3:00PM, we made our way to our hotel.  It was just across the road from the station, only a few minutes’ walk.  Very handy, as we were departing by train too.  The train station is very large and modern.  We found it easy to… Read more

  • Norway in a Nutshell Bergen to Oslo

    Norway in a Nutshell Bergen to Oslo

    Norway in a Nutshell Bergen to Oslo The first thing to say about the Norway in a Nutshell tour is that we were initially very tentative about taking it.  After reading a lot of on-line reviews we were concerned about over-crowding, missing connections, not getting seating and generally feeling uncomfortable.  Our travel agent made some… Read more