Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Norway, Uncategorized, Vision of the Seas on Jul 9th, 2011
As mentioned earlier, we’d planned to walk to the ship in order to “see more of Oslo.” Mission accomplished! Boy, was it ever… As planned, we retraced our steps from yesterday up to the point of the National Theatre. Once there, we turned left and headed down to the 1930s era City Hall (Radhuset) by […]
Posted in Norway, Vision of the Seas on Jul 9th, 2011
We started the morning with breakfast and espresso (from our room’s Nespresso machine). Right now, we’re getting ready to leave for the ship. We’ll walk there, despite a bit of distance and having to schlep luggage, in order to see more of the city. Here’s a view from our hotel of Vision at the dock:
Today started at 3:30am, giving me a grand total of two hours sleep. We departed the Allen House by 4:30 using the arranged car service. For 50 pounds, we had hassle-free, door-to-door service. Gatwick tends to be more cost prohibitive, but I’ll only do car service to/from Heathrow going forward. It’s about the same cost […]