Blogs from Bodø, Northern Norway, Norway, Europe - page 5

Dear Alaska, This is my first official blog entry from Norway, about Norway. I left you about 53 hours and it has been quite an up and down experience so far. I would be lying if I didn't first admit to you that I miss you. No, I don't just miss you...my heart is aching because you are not here. I have never missed you this much. It's true that I have often gone off for months before and left you behind, packed my car and waved goodbye, knowing that it would be awhile before we met again. But for some reason - this time was different. Could it be because the country in which I am now in goes by the metric system, has different currency, has food names that I do not quite understand, ... read more

After a couple flight delays and one cancellation, I arrived in Bodo last Sunday. I thought I adjusted to the time difference and travel tiredness pretty well until three days in when I realized the pineapple juice I was drinking was actually orange or appelsin (in Norwegian). My dorm room is actually the Ikea floor model found in showrooms across North America. Over here you can smoke in your room, and unfortunately one of my roommates does. Some of my classes started last week, some tomorrow. I've picked up another class, Norwegian for foreigners. School's different here, more relaxed (you get scheduled time to do assigned reading) but it's only one week in. Lectures only go till the end of March with the last 2 to 3 months for field trips around Norway followed by oral ... read more

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Da vi våknet i dag tidlig var vi glade for at vi hadde valgt innendørs overnatting også denne gangen. Regneværet hadde fortsatt ikke stoppet, og det hadde nok vært en våt morgen om vi hadde valgt telt denne natten. Etter frokost pakket vi bilen, vasket oss ut av hytta, og satte kursen mot Bodø sentrum igjen. Første stopp på dagens program var å finne ut når fergen over til Moskenes går. Vi hadde forsøkt å finne rutetidene ved hjelp av internett på mobilen dagen før, men den eneste vi fant var fra 2003. Det viste seg imidlertid at det ikke hadde skjedd så store forandringer siden den gangen, bortsett fra at det var satt inn en ekstra-ferge som gikk klokken 15. Vi bestemte oss for å sikte inn mot den, men siden det kun var en ... read more

Route 17 can be compared to California’s Pacific Coast Highway if in scenery alone. The road itself is barely more than one car wide in places so, it’s not a road you’d want to rail on. There’s also several ferry crossings along the way to make you stop and smell the roses.... read more