Stavanger, Norway

Wednesday May 4

Our ship is docked right in the heart of town.  It is so nice when this happens.  

We had a lovely sunny morning walking around Stavanger.  We had less than 5 hours here so we decided not to take the tour.  Besides it was much too nice a day to spend inside an oil museum.  We found some parks, the canning museum, shops.  Of particular interest was Old Stavanger.  We strolled cobblestone streets amongst 250 UNESCO protected wooden buildings dating from the 18th to the early 20th centuries.  They are considered the best kept wooden houses in Northern Europe.  It was interesting walking through there.  One house was  a glass artist atelier.  We had a great conversation with the 2 artists.  

While walking around town we found a number of picketers.  Being curious, Bob asked why they were striking.  They said it was for the right to negotiate.  So, they gave him one of their vests which he wore for a short while.  He had me take picture of him with one of the girls.  They had a good laugh.  

We left Stavanger ar 2 pm.  We sat in the pool area and watched the scenery go by while listening to live music.  Imagine this scenic setting.  Homes situated on green rolling hills with snow capped mountains in the background.  Lovely!

Tonight we were entertained by the excellent Viking Singers and Dancers.