Here is a shot of Captain Dag's wife, Christine. Hopefully someone else will have a closer photo as this one is cropped.

Thanks, Andrea.
She too, is an attractive lady, by the way!

Hope you are feeling better!

Bag update....make that no bag update.

Last night, our friendly baggage claim agent, Daniel, called to say that instead of our bags going to Tucson, they took a ride on Alaska and then back to LAX. Daniel says that if they don't come to us today, he's getting on a plane and delivering them himself. Now our three bags are down to two and he's not sure where the other one is. The saga continues.

Andrea, those are great people shots! Hope you are feeling better soon. Janet, my SIL, came home with a kidney infection, too. Must be the water cause it couldn't be all that alcohol ;) .

I love your pics, Andrea! Thanks for sharing them.

...and I hope the doc helps you quickly!

george

Sorry to hear about your lost luggage, Donna. Seems our luggage sometimes travels more than we do!

Hope you're doing better, Andrea!

Too bad we can't get air miles for the distances our luggage takes!!!!!

Great pictures Andrea! Love the Ice Bar outfits! I will review and work on uploading some of Brad's shots soon.

Luggage update: two bags arrived. One is still earning ff miles!

Good news, Donna. Fingers crossed for the last one to ring your doorbell!

The doorbell rang. Our last bag is here.

And, I'm slowly catching up on the blog and posting photos. Here's Longyearbyen and our icy sea day.

http://picasaweb.google.com/donnahull/NorwayLongyeargbyenAndDayAtSea?authkey=ouAEeKqWXQ0

Donna, so glad you are close to the finish line getting your luggage! I returned with all luggage, but a cold.

When we were at Dag's house, I didn't get a shot of the Captain's lovely wife, Christine (I could only take pictures when Suzanne held the umbrella over my head). She is lovely, a classy lady with impeccable taste and grace, and just makes everyone feel at ease and special, a tall order for one who does not have to deal with strangers coming onto their lawn every day! I enjoyed being WAY across the dinner table from them on PARTY, the NYE cruise turning into 2006, and especially enjoyed watching their two children have such a good time on that cruise. This time, each of their children came aboard with 2-3 friends each for a day or two, and it was fun watching SOMEONE having fun in the pool! The "girl" group stayed apart from the slightly older "boy" group. All were so well behaved, and had a wonderful time! I wanted to approach "little Dag" or "little Christine" to tell them how great they were this cruise and last. They would have hated that!

Donna, your pictures are breathtaking. So glad you received you last piece of luggage.

Olivia, hope you feel better soon.

Nancy

Great shots. That hike looked worth it nice scenery! My favorite is the shot of you on the balcony.

Donna,

Awesome photos! Thanks for posting them!

Good to hear your luggage found their way back home. Now, wouldn't it be nice if you not only accumulated FF miles for their long journey, in addition to your clothes laundering themselves while they were in transit?

Olivia,

Hope you're feeling much better!

Hi from Rome - what a great post trip hard to believe it is almost over - we rode the bus to Spanish Steps and have done lots of walking - our apt really is lovely - our routine seems to be hit the street at 10ish and walk and lunch and back to apt for siesta around 3ish - wine and nibbles and then dinner - expresso sambuca in a piazza till almost midnight - miss all of the wonderful LCTers from Fjords - it was such a wonderful trip with such great memories - home Sat night we do miss our cats - we have had very nice weather here - Tom and Marcie are a joy as traveling companions need I say how many laughs we have had???? Joanna

Joanna it is great to hear about your post cruise stay in Rome. Enjoy it to the very last minute and then safe travels back home! :)

Donna, Congrats on finally receiving your last wayward bag. And thanks for posting the link to your beautiful photos!

Joanna, So nice to hear from you. Your Rome trip sounds divine! I'm glad you're having so much fun and nice weather to boot! Keep having fun and have a safe journey home!

Hi Joanna!

Great hearing from you. How could you not have a wonderful time in Rome?

Enjoy every minute. Safe travels home. I've missed you!!

More great photos, Donna! The weather -- at least the clouds -- really cooperated on your hike! :p

george

Joanna, thanks for checking in! so glad that all of you are having a great time in Rome.

Miss you, Nancy

Glad to hear you're having fun in Rome, Joanna.

I'm still adding photos.

Honningsvag: http://picasaweb.google.com/donnahull/NorwayCruiseHonningsvag?authkey=_Yh8gP7Ftqk

Tromsoe:
http://picasaweb.google.com/donnahull/NorwayTromsoeAndSunset?authkey=aesgkA0mz3Y

Donna, thanks for the photos! I'm not even close to downloading those!!!

Joanna, have a glass of vino and some bruschetta for us.....Yes, you are missed. Our best to Tony, Marcie and Tom.....Enjoy your last few days.

Can't believe how quickly this week has flown by....actually the past 3 weeks! We've had a great time with lots of walking, eating great food, Sambuca, great espresso, people watching, lots of laughs etc. As Tony keeps saying, it doesn't get any better than this! Renting this apartment has been great....perfect in every way. Not looking forward to our long flight home on Saturday, we've been spoiled with seeing the world without too much flying.

Will catch up on all the FJORDS pictures when I get home, looks like some great ones!

This sure has been a fantastic 3 weeks! Hope we have better luck with our luggage going home than we had from CPH to Rome but all's well that ends well!

Donna, your pictures are magnificent!

Nancy

Where in Rome did you rent your apartment? I think this is the best way to go if there for a week or longer. Your photos are wonderful.

another beautiful day in Rome - we rented our apt through Excellent Europe - apt Landini 3 bedr 3 baths with huge terrace - we are 2 blocks from Campo de Fiori in the Jewish Ghetto - the building is really beautiful and we love the location - plan another day of exploring and we have stumbled upon some very good Mom and Pop restaurants in our area - I love Trastevere and we had the most wonderful lunch there yesterday at Augustos in Piazza Renzi - Trastevere is called the working mans Rome little alleys and full of life - I compare our neighborhood to the west village in NYC - frankly I get so bored with the Gucci Prada Fendi shops near Via Veneto - but then I get bored with Park and Fifth in NYC so depends on your interests - we have been very pleased with this week and the apt worked sooooo well - get picked up at 7:15 am tomorrow and back in PVB, if all goes well, tomorrow night at 8 PM - great vacation - Joanna

What's that sound I hear?....Tony, gnashing his teeth and growling...."I'm not packing, I wanna stay!" :mecry:
Glad you 4 had a wonderful time, can't wait to hear the adventure stories
Ciao!!

I can feel my depression weakening, the girls are coming home!! I can't wait to hear all the details, it sounds as if you had the perfect post cruise!

Thank You Joanna,It sounds wonderful. Hope you post photos of it and if you cant I will look foeward to hearing all about it on LAMB,

Have a safe trip home! We've missed you, Joanna and Marcie.

Leslie - when are you and Brad coming back?

Cheers, Anne

Whew, I finished the photos before they got home!

Flam:
http://picasaweb.google.com/donnahull/NorwayFlam?authkey=pacYVG6eIaU

Bergen and Nevlunghavn:
http://picasaweb.google.com/donnahull/NorwayCruiseBergenAndNevlunghavn?authkey=9VQ6GN9zY3Q

Oso:
http://picasaweb.google.com/donnahull/NorwayCruiseOslo?authkey=eMLVyl2S5UY

Now, to finish the blog.

Looking forward to hearing more about Rome, Marcie and Joanna. Safe travels and may your luggage get home when you do!

Donna, Thanks for sharing all your great photos. You really captured the lovely Norwegian countryside.

Wonderful pictures. :app: :app:

Sounds like a wonderful post-cruise trip! Travel safely - we missed you!

More wonderful photos, Donna!

Safe travels home, Mondaes and Matassas! I've missed my two gal-pals!

Today is our final day in the French Alps - back home tomorrow. Will upload more photos to picasa but here are a few:

Mont Blanc view from our chalet:



hiking from Brevent to Flegere:



the town of Beaufort is festooned for the pass through of the Tour de France on Sunday, July 15. Note the t-shirts in the trees:



Atop the Aguille des Grands Montets - note the little black figures on the right on the snow who are climbing with ropes, crampons & ice axes. We got up there on the lift!

Spectacular Leslie, what class hike was that to reach Aguille des Grands Montets? I'm harkening back to our little expedition in search of the bronze age stones.

Leslie, your photos are just breathtaking. I know you enjoyed the scenery. That one shots looks nothing like our little Beaufort, North Carolina!! Continue to have a wonderful time and safe journeys home.

Stunning shots! An area I have never been to --- add it to the list.

What stunning pics!!! Have a safe journey back home and thanks for posting! :app: