m@wwcw.org wrote in message <3a33a15a.1028462@news.extremezone.com>... > >Thanks for the reply. I wanted to see Oslo and then Bergen, taking a >boat tour of the fjords north from Bergen to Trondheim. Also, my >ancestors lived just southwest of Trondheim near Aure. I would \like >to take pictures there. I just wonder about the amount of light. >Will I be able to see anything during the fjord tour? Will I be able >to photograph my ancestorial home? I suspect the "boat tour" you mention is "Hurtigruta". That is not a tour, as such, it is a coastal steamer. If you want to know more about what you are seeing, you will need a guide book or something. As far as I know, they don't talk about the sights over the PA system. Winter is NOT the best time of year to go by ship along the coast (storms etc), but the view is fantastic anyway. (That said, the newer ships have better stabilizers, so you won't have THAT bad a trip, even if it is a bit choppy.) There is daylight (sun above the horizon) all the way up to Trondheim - although if it is cloudy, you might not get the best lighting for your pictures - but they can turn out very good anyway. You will see quite a bit on the trip from Bergen to Trondheim. The coastal steamer makes stops all along the way and many of them are long enough for you to pop ashore and take a peek. You WILL be able to photograph your ancestral home, but I suggest you bring film with high ASA, so that you will be sure to get details. The longer you stay there, the more chance of a sunny day with great lighting. Have a great trip! Marianne