Norway
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Sunday, 19 Jun 2016 | Views [242] | Comments [1]
Took a stroll around the tiny town of Flam. Lots of tourists come in either by bus or cruise ship and head out to the valley of Flam - Angela did it when she was 21, sending photos of her old photos. Hope you enjoyed the trip down memory lane Ang :) ... Read more >
Saturday, 18 Jun 2016 | Views [279] | Comments [1]
Drove from Bergen to Flam - today's tunnel took the record of 11km long! In one of the tunnels there was an accident and a car was on fire, so we turned around for a slight detour. Man they have some super skinny roads here, so between the ... Read more >
Friday, 17 Jun 2016 | Views [188]
Drove from Odda to Bergen today and played the "name the artist, song and album" game from iPod shuffle. The drive wrapped around the waterline, over impressive suspension bridges, in and out of tunnels: one was 6km long and two had huge round ... Read more >
Thursday, 16 Jun 2016 | Views [301]
Made an early start on our Trolltunga hike. From the carpark you could see the enormous xxxm staircase that some people climb with adventure groups. We took another staircase that went up and up and up over scattered rocks. It took us 9 god-... Read more >
Wednesday, 15 Jun 2016 | Views [184]
So when a coffee flask is on the bar with cups dont assume it's free...because it wasn't in this instance. Had an awkward exchange with the cranky cook but then ended up making small talk and finding out next week they are having a big base ... Read more >
Tuesday, 14 Jun 2016 | Views [204] | Comments [1]
Slept much better due to the warm weather. Enjoyed breakfast by the fjord before making our way up the mountain to start the hike to Kjerag - a peak 1094m above the water. A tough climb over three passes, all of which were steep. We passed ... Read more >
Monday, 13 Jun 2016 | Views [188]
We've been having water with the musli...sounds strange but growing to love it. Trekked to Pulpit Rock today. 4km of trail and steps, alot of it challenging uphill sections, but didnt stop us powering up. 2 hour round trip. We were impressed ... Read more >
Sunday, 12 Jun 2016 | Views [185]
Today's drive was a spectacular one! After discovering the bridge I wanted to see is nowhere near where we intend to go. Drove through the scenic fjords - tall cliffs, dramatically dropping into beautiful topaz coloured water and charming little ... Read more >
Saturday, 11 Jun 2016 | Views [221]
Got a pastry or two at a hip bake huse by day, pizza by night joint. Then took the airport express and rented a car for our Norway road trip. We managed to swing a 2016 VW Golf...I am slightly in love. It's a great car to drive...brand new...hope we ... Read more >
Friday, 10 Jun 2016 | Views [211]
A coffee at World Champion Barrista: Tim Wendelboe . Found the little street with traditonal wooden houses, went to the royal palace, flag was up, but i guess they were busy because they didn't come out and wave hello. And you know I love street art.... Read more >
Thursday, 9 Jun 2016 | Views [392] | Comments [1]
Checked out Oslo's new Opera House , covered in white Italian marble. Total cost 2 billion euro. Stine told us that in order for the public to be in support of this insane expense it needed to be something that everyone could enjoy. So you can walk ... Read more >
Wednesday, 8 Jun 2016 | Views [290]
Stine was our guide today and she recommended the ski jump and a good ol' mountain hike. She wasn't wrong! Holmenkollen is a MASSIVE olympic ski jump open to everyone to walk around and marvel at it's size and grandeur (and click here for what it ... Read more >
Tuesday, 7 Jun 2016 | Views [286] | Comments [2]
Met Stine and her flat mate Catherine for some fun. They took us on a ferry to a little island just across from the city. We had the whole setup - instant picnic BBQ, beers and bathers but even though it's summer here the water is still cold. Didn't ... Read more >
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Monday, 6 Jun 2016 | Views [266]
Made sure we woke early to be on top deck when coming in to Oslo. Our moving hotel took about 15 hours but it was smooth sailing and at times we forgot we were actually on a boat. Thought we might see orcas or whales. We unfortunately didn't but we did ... Read more >
