Jewel of the Seas arrived at our next-to-last Norwegian destination on 29 June 2022. Continuing today and running through 29 December I present to you the port city of Haugesund in Western Norway. During this time I’m going to once again get photo-centric on you, as we traveled Haugesund by foot on our own. The title of each Monday and Wednesday article in this series will give you an idea of what area is being presented. The series runs as follows:
4 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 1 — Arrival
6 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 2 – Crossing Risøy Bridge
8 December 2023: Fun Photo Friday —Haugesund Favorites 1
11 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 3 – Haraldsgata Area
13 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 4 — Vår Frelsers Kirke
15 December 2023: Fun Photo Friday —Haugesund Favorites 2
18 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot5 – Torggata Area
20 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 6 – Smedasundet Area
22 December 2023: Fun Photo Friday —Haugesund Favorites 3
25 December 2023 (Merry Christmas, by the way): Touring Haugesund on Foot 8 – Rådhusparken Area
27 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 9 – Crossing back over the Risøy Bridge
29 December 2023: Fun Photo Friday —Haugesund Favorites 4
Here is today’s photo gallery/slide show of the area on and around the Risøy Bridge:
Jewel of the Seas arrived at our next-to-last Norwegian destination on 29 June 2022. Starting today and running for the next four weeks I present to you the port city of Haugesund in Western Norway. During this time I’m going to once again get photo-centric on you, as we traveled Haugesund by foot on our own. The title of each Monday and Wednesday article in this series will give you an idea of what area is being presented. The series will run as follows:
4 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 1 — Arrival
6 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 2 – Crossing Risøy Bridge
8 December 2023: Fun Photo Friday —Haugesund Favorites 1
11 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 3 – Haraldsgata Area
13 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 4 — Vår Frelsers Kirke
15 December 2023: Fun Photo Friday —Haugesund Favorites 2
18 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot5 – Torggata Area
20 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 6 – Smedasundet Area
22 December 2023: Fun Photo Friday —Haugesund Favorites 3
25 December 2023 (Merry Christmas, by the way): Touring Haugesund on Foot 8 – Rådhusparken Area
27 December 2023: Touring Haugesund on Foot 9 – Crossing back over the Risøy Bridge
29 December 2023: Fun Photo Friday —Haugesund Favorites 4
I hope you enjoy this format, a major revision from how I normally present these travel articles. Feel free to let me know by leaving a comment. And, without further delay, here is today’s photo gallery/slide show of our arrival into Haugesund. Included are photos taken from the Jewel and our first steps on land before crossing a bridge on foot into Haugesund proper:
Today’s Fun Photo Friday finishes up our look at Flåm, the Flåmsbana, and the fjords leaving Flåm. Next week we’re on to our next June 2022 Norwegian destination, Haugesund.
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