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  • #631
    Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

    The northern lights are amazing, aren’t they? Saw them in Finland last month. One of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen, and now really want to see them again.

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    • #632
      Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

      Originally posted by jen View Post
      If you’ve never gotten food poisoning just before a day with 11 hours of plane travel, it’s not really an experience I can recommend (luckily it was on the way home, not on the way there).

      Besides that, Norway was great. We were really lucky with the Northern Lights and got good displays both nights (even saw pink). Some beautiful scenery on Flåm Railway and Hurtigruten, even with fog and snow.

      My favorite city may have been Trondheim - so cute.

      We watched Norwegian playoff hockey on TV during some down time, and Mario Lucia and Greg Mauldin were playing (and Mauldin had the gold helmet as the leading scorer).

      One thing we thought was odd - no one asked for ID for our domestic flights. Not once.
      Europe doesn't waste their money on security theater
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      Originally posted by SanTropez
      May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
      Originally posted by bigblue_dl
      I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
      Originally posted by Kepler
      When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
      He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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      • #633
        Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
        Europe doesn't waste their money on security theater
        There was still security - scanning bags, separating liquids, etc. but you never had to prove you were the one whose name was on the ticket.

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        • #634
          Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
          Europe doesn't waste their money on security theater
          I passed through Amsterdam and two Finnish Airports last month. Security was basic but I certainly had to prove my ticker matched my passport.

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          • #635
            Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

            Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View Post
            I passed through Amsterdam and two Finnish Airports last month. Security was basic but I certainly had to prove my ticker matched my passport.
            When I was jumping between EU countries, I really don't remember passports coming out. Only when coming back from Europe to the US.
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            Originally posted by SanTropez
            May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
            Originally posted by bigblue_dl
            I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
            Originally posted by Kepler
            When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
            He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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            • #636
              Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

              Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View Post
              The northern lights are amazing, aren’t they? Saw them in Finland last month. One of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen, and now really want to see them again.
              My parents had a cabin up near Brainerd and I saw the Northern Lights a few times when up there. I wasn't really old enough to truly appreciate what I was seeing back then.
              "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

              "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

              "Good news! We have a delivery." Professor Farnsworth

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              • #637
                Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View Post
                The northern lights are amazing, aren’t they? Saw them in Finland last month. One of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen, and now really want to see them again.
                We were trying to come up with a way to describe them, but really couldn’t. Both nights, it was just a few hazy lines at first. I thought.. really? This is it? Then later - they started to dance. Incredible.

                My camera was too old to have the correct exposure settings, but my cousin got some good ones. The guides got great pictures - one place, you had to buy them, the other shared for free.

                I have several friends who were disappointed by their experiences (in Norway and Iceland), so to have 2 nights of pretty good activity was very lucky.
                Last edited by jen; 03-18-2019, 03:22 PM.

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                • #638
                  Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                  My parents had a cabin up near Brainerd and I saw the Northern Lights a few times when up there. I wasn't really old enough to truly appreciate what I was seeing back then.
                  I will say that being above the arctic circle helps. They are so much more up there. I was equivalent of northern Alaska for context.

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                  • #639
                    Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

                    "Localized entirely within your kitchen?"
                    "Yes."
                    "May I see?"
                    "No."
                    "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

                    "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

                    "Good news! We have a delivery." Professor Farnsworth

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                    • #640
                      Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

                      Hmmm. Steamed hams.
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                      Originally posted by SanTropez
                      May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
                      Originally posted by bigblue_dl
                      I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
                      Originally posted by Kepler
                      When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
                      He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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                      • #641
                        Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

                        Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                        My parents had a cabin up near Brainerd and I saw the Northern Lights a few times when up there. I wasn't really old enough to truly appreciate what I was seeing back then.
                        Had an old college buddy, his family lived about 1/2 hour north of Two Harbors, in the forest. Nearest neighbor about a mile away. No city lights at all. Saw the Northern Lights a few times. Felt Zen.
                        Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                        Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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                        • #642
                          Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

                          Been up in Maine a few times when they predicted being able to see them- cloud cover

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                          • #643
                            Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

                            Originally posted by leswp1 View Post
                            Been up in Maine a few times when they predicted being able to see them- cloud cover
                            They are really a wondrous sight.
                            Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                            Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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                            • #644
                              Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

                              Originally posted by jen View Post
                              There was still security - scanning bags, separating liquids, etc. but you never had to prove you were the one whose name was on the ticket.
                              Odd. We had to show our passports when flying between Oslo and Bergen. Wonder if the regulations have changed.
                              Having a clear conscience just means you have a bad memory or you had a boring weekend.

                              RIP - Kirby

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                              • #645
                                Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown

                                Originally posted by bigblue_dl View Post
                                Odd. We had to show our passports when flying between Oslo and Bergen. Wonder if the regulations have changed.
                                Bergen-Tromso and Tromso-Trondheim - flew SAS. We put our booking codes in the kiosk, got our boarding passes, scanned and dropped our bags, scanned our boarding passes and went through security and never got asked for ID. I didn't see anyone else get asked for ID, either. Maybe it's all behind the scenes? No idea.

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