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The voyage home

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  Our last evening on the ship was spiced up with an excellent show taking key moments from West End musicals, including my particular favourites West Side Story and finishing with a spectacular and dramatic extract from Les Miserables. We were asked to keep our seats whilst the staff paraded in the theatre and paused for a photograph as above. Many of the staff carried their national flags. The cruise line, Ambassador,  employs staff and crew from 27 different countries. The largest number come from India, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines. We agreed between us the multinational staff had been lured to Ambience because of their competence and good humour. The cruise line has a little tradition of having baked Alaska on the menu on the last evening, which was also embellished with a pirate theme.
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Rainbow across the fjord

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 The views from the ship were wonderful and a rainbow spanned the water near a bridge across the fjord.  
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This Eidfjord view is like a model village

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I imagined retracing my steps from last time I was in Eidfjord from the top of the deck. (8/8/240 I had walked to the church and further on to a little museum and violin makers and repair shop, which displayed "Hardanger" fiddle, which has four strings and four extra strings. It can make an almost ethereal sound, unique to the instrument and to Norway. Also in the picture above is the little supermarket, where I bought plasters for my blisters.  In fact our tour with Ambience left Eidfjord in early afternoon, so we were able to enjoy the spectacular views from the deck. Below are pictures I took on my walk on my visit five years ago.
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Operatic evening performance

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  Yet again, the impressive design of the ship, this is the central atrium, was utilised for an engaging performance from one of the troupe, who hails from Ukraine and has an impressive vocal range from falsetto to baritone depending on the song. (7/8/24)
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We woke up in Haugesund

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It was fortunate we had visited Haugesund before. This time the weather was different and I didn't disembark. Nearly two years ago, we had taken a coach trip to a museum, church and Viking village. It had been a long walk from the museum, but well worth it, with re-constructed long boat houses, feasting halls, dwellings and other utilitarian reconstructed buildings. Here is a picture of the path we took to the Viking village to the church, a couple of years ago. (7/8/24)  
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Breathtaking views of fjords

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Leaving Flam was conveniently after dinner, we made for the top deck to enjoy it.
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One more look at the view from the shore

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I paused to take a picture before I boarded the ship. the light had changed, transforming the view. It was time to put my feet up, as I had been instructed. (6/8/2024)
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