Perfect weather today =) I got up early and dropped my bag off at the train station so I could spend the morning lazing around at the beach. I was not disappointed in that choice. The beach itself (sand-wise) is nothing to write home about, but the water was fantastic - nice and cool, and clear. It felt nice to walk around in it, about knee-deep. The breeze from the water was perfect too, mixed with the hot sun which was starting to get a little hazy. To make things even more fun, there are tons of dogs at the beach frolicking in the water =D I had fun playing (ie. lots of splashing) with a couple Springer Spaniels, a dog that looked JUST like Anouk (aw, I miss her..) and a German Shepherd. LOVE. I ... read more

Short one today. Check-out is quite intensive here… they give you a list of thins you have to do in your room before you leave (cleaning-wise) otherwise you risk a $40 fine. Lovely. I headed down towards the lake today - that was lovely. There’s a huge delta which is a bird sanctuary, so it’s off limits, but it was nice to look down into it. I found another reading perch near the river and spent a good hour up there. I then headed further up the mountain into the bush… yeah, not as much of a fan. I don’t like the sounds of rustling in the bushes - they have lynx, bears and wolverines out here haha. Skills. I know they don’t come near people, but still, slightly paranoid haha. Thankfully, the largest wild animal ... read more

I’m going to put the past two days into one entry since I really didn’t do much today - I bussed to Narvik from Tromso which took up a good chunk of the day, and then spent the afternoon/evening organizing for Sweden and just puttering around the town and mall. Narvik really isn’t that big. Anyway, back to Tromso! I arrived Sunday night - it was raining and foggy. Lovely. My taxi ride to the hostel was funny haha. The guy spoke limited English, but we started chatting about Canada - “ah, donc vous parlez le francais?” Ahaha, awesome! His French was worse than his English (by his own admission), but it felt nice to speak French for the first time in over 2 weeks haha. I of course explained that not ALL Canadians speak both… ... read more

Quick one today: I caught my train from Lillehammer to Trondheim this morning - no train issues to report today haha. As per usual, the sights from the train were phenom. It started to rain though, and there were a kajillion trees, so not many photo opportunities along the way. The guy sitting beside me was also a distraction… he kept snorting. I’m sitting them like uhm… ok…? Haha. He also kept looking out the window which in itself isn’t an issue, however, in the process he would continuously breath on me. Maybe I’m just picky, but I’m not a fan of that feeling. Anyway, back to the scenery… instead of mostly traveling along water (as was the case b/w Oslo and Lillehammer) much of this trip was more through fields and forests. The shades of ... read more

Well, the rain finally caught up with me in Norway… It was very overcast when I left the hostel, so I made a bee-line for the Fløibanen to go up the mountain to try and beat the rain. Apparently half the tourists in Bergen had the same idea because the line was quite gross lol. The view was amazing from atop the mountain - well worth the wait. Would’ve been slightly nicer on a sunny day - the colour of all the houses would’ve popped more - but nevertheless, a great view. You could see the entire city, the harbour and the mountains in the distance. I got some nice shots although I’ve come to the conclusion many tourists don’t know how to take good photos… ahem. I shouldn’t complain though - at least they’re nice ... read more