Day 1 We arrived at the Oslo airport for our flight to Svalbard with plenty of time to spare. I had some tax to claim back from the tax refund counter and found that the counter was waaaaaaay at the other end of the terminal. It took me almost 10 minutes to walk there, only … Continue reading Arctic Cruise Part 1
Month: June 2025
The President in Oslo
We left Bergen early and after a long drive in the pouring rain arrived in the tiny town that hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics: Lillehammer. I mentioned in my last blog about how efficient the Scandinavians are, Lillehammer perfectly illustrated this. Lillehammer is a tiny town of only 24,000 people. They had no infrastructure in … Continue reading The President in Oslo
Norwegian Wood
After a short flight from Stockholm, we landed in Bergen, Norway. Talk about upping the ante. Every place we have been so far has been more beautiful than the last. Bergen is gorgeous. Rows of ancient, coloured, wooden houses line the various harbours, leaning this way and that as if holding each other up and … Continue reading Norwegian Wood
Let’s go fika
We arrived in Stockholm just after lunch and checked into our hotel in the old town. Stockholm is very picturesque. The old town is built on a small island where brightly coloured houses line the narrow, cobblestoned streets. You could be walking on a street in a little town in Tuscany. We wandered around enjoying … Continue reading Let’s go fika
A Date With the Danish
In 2019, we planned to travel to Scandinavia as part of a six month long trip to Europe. We’d booked everything months in advance, including 3 months in Italy. Just before we left, we learned about the Schengen zone. Apparently, 27 countries across Europe have an agreement that allows tourists from other countries, including Australia … Continue reading A Date With the Danish
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