We were offered two extra nights at the specialty restaurants on the next segment of the cruise. It's hard to believe that this one is almost over. We decided to try the main restaurant at breakfast instead of the buffet, and quite enjoyed it.
Our first shore excursion was a walking tour of the city of Kristiansand which took us to the fish market, along the shoreline, and into the old part of the city. It was founded in the 1600s by Kristian the First. Much of it had been destroyed by three different fires over the years but one section survived. It is an unusual city in that the old town was laid out in a perfect square and all the streets are straight. It was impossible for even the directionally challenged to get lost. The Norwegians have a policy that 3.5 percent of the cost of any new construction must be spent on providing an outdoor piece of art for the building. We saw many interesting art works on our stroll. We even made it back to the ship on our own for lunch before our second tour to the Setesdal Mineral Park, a recreational area with a mineral museum set into the granite bedrock. We both found it very interesting. We took this tour so that we would see some of the beautiful countryside. Unfortunately, I missed a lot of it as I fell asleep on the bus both coming and going.
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