Blogs from Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway, Europe - page 21

After a train, a crowded bus, a confusing time in the Oslo bus station, and a second train, I walked out of the train station and got my first glimpse of Drammen. Drammen was the town that my great grandparents had left about one hundred years before to start a new life in America. I had always been proud of my Norwegian heritage, so it was exciting when my mom made contact with a second cousin who still lived in Drammen. Her cousin, Cato, and his partner, Mona, came to America and visited my family there in 2005. I was in Antarctica during their visit, so it wasn’t until 2007, when I met my parents in Dublin, Ireland, that I finally met Cato and Mona. We had a grand time in Dublin and became great friends. ... read more

Just thought I should post a small update on the short cruise I went on with my family to Oslo from the 28th til the 30th of July! On Tuesday (28/07), my host family and I went on a cruise to the beautiful Norwegian city of Oslo. It was an overnight journey on the cruise ship to Oslo, where we spent one day looking around the harbour and the shops, before reboarding the ship and travelling back home to Copenhagen. The ship was nice, with several bars, nightclubs, pools, spas, and my personal favourite; the kid's play room full of colourful balls! We boarded the ship at around 4:30pm on Tuesday, and after farewelling Copenhagen from the front deck, we headed down to a huge buffet dinner. Completely bloated, my host sister (Helene) and I went ... read more

For Kristi's birthday this year I took her to Oslo the Capital city of Norway for a weekend break :) Kristi had no idea where I was taking her, all she knew was that on Friday she had to meet me at Liverpool Street station at 12.30pm so we could take the train out to Stansted airport. (I emailed her a series of misleading clues throughout the week, hints suggested everywhere from Somalia to Iraq!) We arrived at the airport and I managed to get Kristi to the actual boarding gate with her still having no idea where we were going, she only found out about 30seconds before we boarded - and even then only because they announced it over the intercom! Flying into Norway was fantastic. The fjords and tiny Islands are all spread out ... read more

Litt sånn før vi reiser Vi har sydd sammen en reiserute og det endelige resultatet ser mer eller mindre sånn her ut: * Letter fra Oslo 24. Juni og lander på Narita i Tokyo den 25. * Vi er i Tokyo og omegn fram til den 1. Juli * Reiser så til Nagano for å se om vi ser noen aper. Aper er søte dyr. Vi drar derfra den 6. Juli. * Så drar vi til Tsumago og sover der før vi sender sekkene med en buss og går til fots til Magome. * Vi tar buss fra Magome til Kyoto (nå er det den 7. Juli) hvor vi blir fram til den 14. (vi får ikke med oss festival i år, men får ta det igjen en annen gang) * Den 14. reiser vi vestover ... read more

We decided that whilst we had attempted some pretty full-on feats so far, we needed to challenge ourselves - I mean REALLY challenge ourselves - so agreed on eight desired sights to do in just ONE day... We awoke bright and early, (5:45am - though our parents probably don't believe us) and headed downstairs to the breakfast smorgasbord, where we feasted and also stole sandwhiches for later in our travels. We walked down to the T-Bane (Underground station) and caught the train to Vigeland Park, a park (in the middle of Frogner Park) dedicated to the works of Norwegian artist Gustav Vigeland. We were completely blown away by his meaningful and sometimes confronting works. Our photos don't really do the experience justice, but will hopefully give you some idea of the amazing nature of the park... ... read more