davanden

I think it would be better to concentrate on the question rather than the wording. I wasn't aware that one could board the Hurtigruten...

I took the Hurtigruten from Alesund to Bergen last August, but I booked my "deck passage" in advance. I see that you want an outside...

In town, you should certainly take a look at the cathedral. See if you can get in one of the groups walking up the roof. If you are...

It's just one straw in the wind, but in August we stayed in the Thon Hotel Prinsen. Our room was a little larger than most of the places...

The southbound Hurtigruten arrives and departs Alesund at midnight and one o'clock. You won't get much sightseeing done unless you stay a...

I took the trip from Alesund to Bergen, and it is very scenic.

We traveled on the Kong Harald from Trondheim to Alesund and Lofoten from Alesund to Bergen. We didn't specifically pick those...

Thanks to everyone for their comments. I wouldn't characterize my state of mind as "worry." As I said, we had read in guidebooks that...

We are going to be in Paris for a few days in July. The guidebooks tell us that restaurants usually serve lunch from 12:30-3:00 and dinner...

We did two weeks in Norway last August. It was a great time to be there. We didn't use the Hurtigruten exclusively, though--only for...

The botanic garden is free, although you will probably have to take a bus to get there. Dav Vandenbroucke davanden at cox dot net

We took the Alesund to Bergen link in August. We were on the M/S Lofoten, which is one of the older boats. It is indeed very scenic. One...

I was going to suggest the funicular. It doesn't take long, and the view is spectacular. If you buy the tickets at the TI (a short walk...

I don't disagree about the timing; just what you can do with it. We spent two days in Tromso and could have spent more. Four hours is...

If you look at the Hurtigruten schedule on their web site, you'll see that you seldom have more than a couple of hours in any port. --Dav