August 14, 2007
We went back onto the ship for lunch and for Karen to put
her new knitted gloves into the room safe.
The ship was docked directly across the street form
the Akershus Fortress. We didn't intend on getting back off the ship, but
the fortress looked so cool we wanted to explore it. |
Hey, looks like more yard work! Weeding the
fortress walls.
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We got Lou with a canon in Greenwich, so here's Karen's
turn. |
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A steep cobblestone is actually pretty hard to walk on
when you are wearing wimpy sneakers. |
How would ya like to live next to a fortress and have
tourists taking pictures of you trying to have a quiet smoke on your back
patio all year long?
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This is a window, a tiny vertical slit, probably for
weapons to be fired at attackers. |
Doggie door?
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Karen is trying to use up her last few bits of kroners
before we get back onto the ship. |
I hope this guy gets paid a lot. |
You know what, this fortress was actually packed with
other tourists! Lou is like a magician for taking pictures at the
exact moment when everyone has wandered away. |
It started to rain while we were wandering around the
fortress, so we rushed back to the ship. We got stuck in line, in the
rain, at the gangplank, and we laughed and laughed.
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A great lawn for picnics -- before the drizzling started,
there were a lot of people here. Hey, canons just make a picnic more
fun. |
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