Olsen Posted January 6, 2012 Share #1 Posted January 6, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) My wife and I are leaving for a cruise tomorrow. The route is like this: The DFDS overnight ferry from Oslo to Copenhagen. Train from Copenhagen to Hamburg. Night train (with cabins with small bathrooms!) to Paris. Stay two nights in Paris, Take the Eurostar from Paris to London. Take the train from London to Southampton. Stay one night at a hotel in Southampton. - I have never been there... Board Fred Olsen's 'Black Watch' for the cruise. Next harbour will be Gibraltar. Then Ceuta - with a bus trip to Tetuan, Morocco. Then Valletta, Malta. Then Port Said, Egypt - with tours to the pyramids, the valley of the Kings, lunch on the Nile etc. Then snorkeling at Sharn el Seik. Then Muscat, Oman. Then Mombay, India - over night tour to Taj Mahal etc. Cochin, India - tours Andaman Island, India Then Singapore. - The cruise goes on - around the world. We will depart. A taxi straight through town to Changi Airport to a flight to Tioman Island, Malaysia. When - and if, Berjaya Air makes a successful landing at the tiny Tioman Airport we will know for sure if this will be a successful holiday. Will stay at Tioman, just for the food, scenery and snorkeling - and some reading, we will return to Singapore. Stay one night, before our flight back to Oslo. Will be back the 20th of February. I will bring my M9, 35 mm 2,0 Cron, WATE with Frankenfinder (I am tired of straitening up horizons in PP) and a Voigtländer 50 mm 2,5. The latter; not because it is good (it isn't), but because it is compact. A spare battery, a 32GB card with a 8GB backup. A Epson P5000 back up. - I will not carry any PC or Mac. - My sister and brother-in-law, who are travelling with us, do bring one of these tiny & thin MacAir. But I do not intend to rely on them. We will, on my wife's insistence, bring a Sony 'Handycam' video. An old one that still uses a magnetic tape. It even shoots 3,0 Mega pixels stills to a memory card. - That is my only backup, bsides my cell phone. If one could call it backup. So, for my M9 it is; swim or sink. This is our 10th trip to the FE and the first trip not bringing a Canon DSLR as 'camera'; all of which performed flawlessly. - I expect my M9 to do the same. - I bought my M8 in Singapore back in 2007 and have good experience with using a Leica digital M under such hot/humid environment of Singapore and Malaysia, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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moikle Posted January 6, 2012 Share #2 Posted January 6, 2012 I'm exhausted just reading your itinerary! I went to India last October, it's everything people say it is. I hope you have a fantastic trip. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadside Posted January 7, 2012 Share #3 Posted January 7, 2012 Looks like a fabulous cruise. Have a great time and make lots of photographs. Please buy a few from the ship's photographers - they need their beer-tokens too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted January 11, 2012 Share #4 Posted January 11, 2012 I'm exhausted just reading your itinerary! I went to India last October, it's everything people say it is. I hope you have a fantastic trip. Mike +1 How do you pack for a trip that includes both Northern Europe in the Winter and Singapore on the equator (not to mention the other 23 cold destinations and 37 hot and muggy ones)?You're going to need steamer trunks and porters to carry all the luggage. At least you are going light on the Leica gear, but as a seasoned traveler I'm sure you know what you need. Have a wonderful journey and I will look forward to your photos after you return. Cheers, Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted February 19, 2012 +1 How do you pack for a trip that includes both Northern Europe in the Winter and Singapore on the equator (not to mention the other 23 cold destinations and 37 hot and muggy ones)?You're going to need steamer trunks and porters to carry all the luggage. At least you are going light on the Leica gear, but as a seasoned traveler I'm sure you know what you need. Have a wonderful journey and I will look forward to your photos after you return. Cheers, Stephen Stephen, That was indeed one of the challenges. - And one of the reasons I decided to use my M9 - and not the 1Ds III. We had to travel as compact as possible. It turned out that it was winter all the way to the pyramids in Egypt. - I wore a heavy skiing jacket all the way to Sharm El Sheik. If you plan to escape the winter: The summer starts in Luxor, folks. I have just arrived home and our washing machine goes on full speed while we unpack. Tomorrow it's back to work and I will be damned busy. I will have to sort and go through the mass of files gradually. I have photographed 74 GB with files (DNG+jpg basic)! The largest volume ever on any holiday I have had. My M9 has worked flawlessly through the 6 weeks. From frost in Oslo to the dripping heat of the Andaman Islands. From the salt spray of the ship's deck to the Egyptian desert. My M9 never let me down! I even dropped - accidentally, it from my chair to a wooden restaurant floor in Singapore without experiencing any problems. As far as this trip can be regarded as a camera test the M9 was a great success when it comes to sturdiness and reliability. I will have to come back to you with the pictures. Please bare with me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted February 20, 2012 Let's start with the beginning: Oslo. This is the city in which live and work. That does not mean that it is a city I love. Quite on the contrary. To those of you who have never been here: You have not missed much. At the jurney's start, the 6th of January, the days are short with the sun going up at 09.16 in the moring and going down at 15.30 in the afternoon. Here two pictures from the deck of the DFDS ferry we took over night to Copenhagen. The first leg of our trip. The view from the ferry's deck shortly before departure at 17.00 local time. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1932345'>More sharing options...
Broadside Posted February 20, 2012 Share #7 Posted February 20, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm looking forward to seeing a lot more photographs of your mammoth cruise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cls Posted February 20, 2012 Share #8 Posted February 20, 2012 Welcome back to cold(!) Scandinavia. Cannot wait to see your pictures! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tollie Posted February 20, 2012 Share #9 Posted February 20, 2012 What a wonderful thread. From your start off pictures I'm really going to enjoy traveling with you and your party... Don't worry... I'm a very silent companion. (says me) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted February 21, 2012 Here is my companion (æhum, not so silent all the time) on the trip: My wife. She trying to clear up the mess of luggage in our small cabin. This is not the cruise ship, which we boarded first in Southampton, but the over night DFDS ferry ( Oslo – København: båtreise, minicruise, storbyferie, konferanse - DFDS Seaways ) from Oslo to Copenhagen. Why not fly? We fly 'all the time' in our jobs. Now we wanted to do something else in our holiday. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1933273'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted February 21, 2012 The first view out of our cabin window the next morning: The car ferries between Helsingborg, Sweden and Helsingör (or Elsinore), Denmark. The structure in the middle of the picture is Kronborg Castle, - where prince Hamlet saw the ghost. '...There is something rotten in the state of Denmark...' Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1933281'>More sharing options...
tollie Posted February 21, 2012 Share #12 Posted February 21, 2012 and surely the flare must be some ghostly appearance... and fitting the morning... "But, look, the morn, in russet mantle clad, Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastward hill." also from Hamlet. From the picture of your wife I cant use this quote: "Frailty, thy name is woman!" also from Hamlet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share #13 Posted February 21, 2012 ' ...the second husband, let me be a'coerced! Who married the second and who killed the first!?' - Gertrude, prince Hamlet's mother. (Women, you know... ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share #14 Posted February 21, 2012 The entrance to Copenhagen harbour can be seen in the horizon. This row windmills is a landmark. - Denmark is propeller driven these days. A flat island that is a fortress can be seen. A fortress being built to keep the Swedes away. It is now about to be sold to a - Swedish - investor.... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1933403'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share #15 Posted February 21, 2012 Despite 'wrong light' and 'wrong lens', I could not resist taking a picture of this beautiful building in Copenhagen, - across the street from 'Hovedbanegården', Copenhagen's main railway station. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1933470'>More sharing options...
cls Posted February 21, 2012 Share #16 Posted February 21, 2012 Time for a smoerrebroed and a beer!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calshot Posted February 21, 2012 Share #17 Posted February 21, 2012 Can I offer you a warm welcome when you arrive in Southampton Pretty cool place and fair bit to see.Especailly if you like shopping. PS Thats not me by the way but the official Town Crier Welcoming the New Cunard Liner. When Southampton was proudly stated on the sturn. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1933511'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share #18 Posted February 21, 2012 Time for a smoerrebroed and a beer!? ... or a cup of coffee. Here at Hovedbanegården, Copenhagen. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1933516'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share #19 Posted February 21, 2012 The main railway station in Copenhagen. From where we took the train to Hamburg. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1933525'>More sharing options...
Olsen Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share #20 Posted February 21, 2012 There is a black hole in my travel log: The arrival at Hamburg Haubtbahnhof etc. It was pitch dark and we were delayed from Copenhagen and had to run to catch the night train to Paris. We had ordered the tickets on line, and put my credit card into a ticket slot at the station. Out comes two tickets plus receipt. The train stayed less than 5 minutes at this busy train station. A map showed us exactly where we had to stand to get to the Paris wagons. - The rest of the train had other destinations. - I am impressed with German railway's efficiency... While we slept the train raced through Northern Europe. I did not wake up before we were about to reach Gare du Nord, Paris. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169946-off-on-a-cruise/?do=findComment&comment=1933567'>More sharing options...
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