Tag: Scandinavia
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Summer 2015: Scandinavia – Bergen, Norway
Back to my updates on summer travels – it is fun to look back at all that I did in such a short time! So, our last stop in Norway was Bergen. We took another ferry from Belastrand to Bergen. It was a fairly chilly ride, so we stayed inside for most of this one.…
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Summer 2015: Scandinavia – Belastrand, Norway
One of the main reasons to head to the west coast of Norway is to see the fjords. It was beautiful just to wake up to the view of the lake and we got to watch a bit more of the parasailing competition before we hopped on the three-car local train from Voss to make…
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Summer 2015: Scandinavia – Voss, Norway
After our fairly short visit in Oslo, we took the train from Oslo to Voss. Voss seems to be the European destination for sports, camping and general ‘outback’ family holiday. It is a beautiful town located on a lake and my hotel room looked out on the mountain caps and lake. [shashin type=”photo” id=”10201″ size=”small”…
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Summer 2015: Scandinavia – Oslo, Norway
Our next stop on our Scandinavia adventure was Oslo. So, we took the train on a rather wet morning through the countryside and found ourselves in the small capital of Norway. While people in the touristy areas were friendly enough, no one was overly friendly. We still did a lot of walking and found ourselves…
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Summer 2015: Scandinavia – Copenhägen, Denmark
After the couple of days of “work” in London, I flew off to Copenhägen, Denmark to meet my friend, J, for our Scandinavia adventure. We had booked a 12-day ‘tour’ to see the region and I couldn’t wait! We started with Copenhägen for two nights and fell in love with the sights, people (aka tall men!)…
