Hurtigruten Coastal Express
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 เม.ย. 2024
- Tanya and Jay sail up the coast of Norway on the MS Nordkapp, a Hurtigruten ship transporting goods and passengers to 32 ports along the way. Freezing temperatures, ice and high winds do not stop our slower travelers from experience an Arctic adventure. Join us!
Really enjoyed this video. Planning a trip on the Havila Capella in February next year.
Thank you and enjoy your trip!
Thanks for this wonderful video
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
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The sound you used for the "o" in Honningsvåg is pretty close to the sound of the letter "ø" in for instance Vardø.
7:15
You got the "o" right on the second try, I believe, although definitely not the "å".
Æ, Ø and Å are separate letters in Norwegian, not variations on other letters.
9:22
"Town"?
By Norwegian standards its actually a city, the 16th biggest in the country, equivalent to something like Indianapolis in the US.
Applying for a city status in Norway only requires a population of about 5 000 people, and we have older cities that's smaller but that has retained their city status for historical reasons.
I get that it's all very small for you guys given that New York alone has a bigger population then the whole of Norway.
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Nice work!
You got the "Å" in "Ålesund pretty much right. 😊
Thank you for your comments on correct Norwegian pronunciation. It's always interesting to discover the specific ways words are pronounced correctly. Thank you for watching.
Jay, did not see a lot of scenery shots from the ship up the fjords. Lots of stops in little towns I get it, but is there much in the way of scenic touring up the fjords to the towns inland? I think I would enjoy Hurtigruten fine, not sure my wife would be so happy with the accommodations - particularly small bed and fighting over covers. We are used to balcony cabins on Princess as Elite Members...though I am done with the need for the specialty restaurants and many of the shows. What can you tell me about the scenic journey portion of this trip? I have done Alaska and the New Zealand Fjords and really have a bucket list desire for the Norwegian Fjords, but not sure this is the ticket I am looking for, even in a more temperate time of year. Any advice?
Hi Paul. Thanks for your comment. Sorry I didn't cover more of the scenery. Yes, there are scenic fjords to be seen on the Hurtigruten voyage, it's just that the fjords seem to be the focus more on other mainstream cruise lines and I was just excited about seeing all the little towns along the way on the coastal express. Since you want to concentrate on Norwegian Fjords, I think you and your wife might be happier on one of the other cruise lines. Hurtigruten offers a good product but I would consider it a 3-star experience as opposed to the 4-star or 5-star experience of Princess, Celebrity, HAL etc. There's also another program called "Norway in a Nutshell" that includes fjord cruising as well as a trip on the Flam Railway that might interest you. Happy traveling!
Tuk tuk
I don't know what that means, Tim.
@@JayandTanyaTravel Tuk Tuk is Thank you in Norwegian. Ni Tuk is no thank you. That's a long "i" in Ni and Tuk is pronounced like Tuck.
@@tknudcarter Hmmm... I've alway used "takk" for thank you and "tusen takk" for thank you very much, "nei takk" for no thank you. Takk pronounced like tahk. Maybe we learned different dialects. Hence, my confusion.
@@JayandTanyaTravel I'd only heard it and had never seen it spelled.