Off the ship in Rotterdam and on to an Uber to the Amsterdam airport. One of the “rules” we attempt to apply when we travel is never take public transportation with luggage. What I mean is: No public transportation that that locals take. It’s either an uber, taxi, dedicated airport bus or train, etc. This “rule” started years ago in Rome when we entered a crowded subway carrying luggage and I was pickpocketed. Talk about being a sitting duck target. Plus, stupid me I was in a hurry and put my wallet in my back pocket. There is nothing wrong with public transportation. We take it all the time without luggage. We were warned by a nice couple from Amsterdam about the prices in Norway, especially alcohol. So, if we wanted a bottle of wine or six pack of beer, purchase it at the duty-free store in the Amsterdam airport, which we did. When we arrived in Oslo we discovered our first somewhat disaster. Rebecca’s checked suitcase was broken. The handle that pulls out of the suitcase simply would not extend, which made it very difficult to move along as we walked. While our hotel was only about seven minutes

In Sandnes we took a shuttle from the ship to the train station. Then went by rail to Stavanger to take a ferry to the Lysefjord, which we heard was a beautiful fjord to see. We met a couple from Pennsylvania and started up a great conversation. According to the brochures, the ferry stops at two places for a view. The first stop is to look up at an outcropping (or projection) of a rock where, on the top, people often take pictures of themselves standing or sitting on the edge of the rock. Seems like a stupid idea. But the picture is nice view of the person on the rock looking at the fjord down below. I have included this picture.  The second stop is a waterfall that is supposed to be amazing to see. The weather was overcast so the fjord wasn’t as pretty as we’d hoped, but the two stops were interesting to say the least. When we arrived at the first stop below the outcropping above, we looked up the cliff and saw a piece of rock (kind of) protruding out from the cliff wall. It was hard to tell. There was no one on top