July 2, 2025 We are staying at the incredible Bergen Boris hotel located in the city center. It was the stock exchange before being converted and retains the spectacular murals and woodwork from its former days!! I saw a sunrise for the first time in awhile. The sun comes up around 3am so most time …
Norway – Flam to Bergen
July 1 , 2025 I woke up early and headed out for a walkabout but the weather had a different idea and it started raining hard as I went out the door…..drat!!! The good news is that I instead sat in the living room and watch a giant cruise ship come into ports and the …
Norway – Stegastein Viewpoint
June 30, 2025 The morning began watching a huge cruise ship dock in our fjord. It was fun to watch the ship fill up the tiny dock and the 3000 plus passengers flock into tiny Flåm. To avoid the crowds we headed to the spectacular Stegastein viewing platform. About 35 minutes from Flåm via a …
Norway – Flåm
June 29, 2025 We left Oslo in the early morning to head to Flåm. The first train took us through the beautiful landscape of Norway with it rolling hills and small villages. Then we boarded the antique train for Flåm. The Flam Railway – is widely recognized as one of the steepest and most beautiful …
Norway – Oslo Fjords and Waterfront
June 28,2025 I was disappointed when I woke up and it was raining. First it meant no early morning walkabout and second we were booked to go on a sailing ship to explore the fjords!!! Fortunately just before our start time for the ship the rain stopped and even though it was a moody sky …
Norway – Oslo by Land
June 28,2025 We boarded our train from Stockholm to Oslo, Norway in the late morning and it was a fun ride through the countryside, it was so green with home dotted along the railway tracks. The bushes even had eyes at one of the stations!!! We arrived in Oslo in the late afternoon and headed …
Sweden – Vikings
June 25, 2025 We are off on an adventure to explore of runriket”, a famous trail of Viking sites along with medieval churches and the history of the transition from paganism to christianity. Sounds like an interesting day…..right???? After a drive of about 30 minutes we were at our first stop where Runes from the …
Sweden – Stockholm by Land and Sea
June 24, 2025 We are headed on foot to the old town area. It has stopped raining for now!!! The old town area is were the iconic brightly pained row house are along with the royal palace and the Nobel Prize museum. We got to old town before the tour groups so we got to …
Sweden – Stockholm
June 23, 2025 Mid morning our ferry arrived in Stockholm and we headed to the hotel to drop our bags. Then we headed out to explore the city. We took the Hop on Hop off bus to get an overview of what areas we wanted to visit. Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, encompasses 14 islands …
Finland – Vallisaari Island,
June 23, 2025 This is our last day in Helsinki and it is sunny so w e are headed to Vallisaari Island home to the Helsinki Biennal Art Instillation. This exhibit was created to focus on the sights and sounds of nature and is integrated with the forest. We boarded a local ferry to get …