Barry (DD 933) - Naval Cruise Book

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The ship was a bit of a tourist attraction in itself How did you know that we ' re tourists?

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B£RQ£n noRW u BERGEN? I thought we just left Norway -how many years ago it was . . . Everyone meet at the Norge at 9 o ' clock. Hey they don ' t wear knapsacks here! Such were our first impressions of Bergen. In reality everyone was so glad to touch ground again, that we didn ' t worry about anything but beating a fast path to the local Disco . There were tours to all of the Scandanavian countries. For three days in Oslo, there certainly was a lot of traffic between Bergen Oslo. Touring the country side in a little rented car seemed like a great idea to three of the officers. They almost didn ' t come back — it seems that an Austin Mini wasn ' t designed for grades steeper than 20-. The boys who had visited Mildenhall from Oslo seemed anxious for a repeat performance. All in all Bergen provided a lot of fun and relaxation for the crew, half of which fell in love the first night! Bergens Fjord The town was full of tiny shops The Fish Market i-eTi Voti Au N.t Go Op To I ,, t y 1200 N. I V-i ' M h i