Friday, July 11, 2014

Kristiansand, Norway ... Again

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When you do a back to back cruise you sometimes find yourself at the same port, again.... That's OK. When we were here 3 days ago, it was rainy and I stayed onboard. Today is much brighter, the sun is shining and it is warmer. Let's explore! My tour went inland to see the sites and to visit the tiny port town of Lillesand, Lillesand By Land and Sea. Houses in this part of the country are mostly wooden and painted white. The barns are red. Quite charming. Quite beautiful country. Again, I would definitely want to come and spend a few weeks in the summer, family all invited so start packing! We also need to rent a boat. There are 3-5 boats per family here. Cars are bought just to tow boats. :) P1020788
I did not get the chance to visit this area of Kristiansand, called Posebyen, the old city section. It is a still active residential area of well preserved wooden houses. But we did drive by in the bus.

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Scenic cruise past skerries.
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I have NEVER seen so many jelly fish in water before. These are the kind where one sting could kill. They were thousands of them. No swimming for me. This shot is for Andy ..... lover of all creatures in the sea.
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Your home has to be 100 feet from the sea unless it is already built on that piece of land from the past. This guy got around the regulation by making his home float..... Tons of very tiny homes that people live in.
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This one got away with it too...converted an old barrel into a garden shed.

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