Blogs from Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway, Europe - page 33

Being in Oslo was probably Not like travelling in Norway. The West coast is absolutely beautiful and the smaller towns look gorgeous. Unfortunately we only saw a video of these places when we visited the Maritime museum. Oslo is, however a great city to explore. It is compact, pretty, it has a well laid out city plan, a lovely harbour and many inteseting places to see. Instead of detailing everything we did which would be rather dull, instead I will list all the things we noticed about Oslo so you can get a feel of it. * It's really expensive and we couldn't afford to eat out ( and keep in mind we live in London which is already a very expensive city) You can eat Norwegian food like pastries with vegetables, cheese and pesto or ... read more

On Friday afternoon I hopped on the train to Trondheim -- just a 6.5 hour train ride and with wonderful views to boot! And while most everything in Norway is very expensive, my early purchase train ticket only cost 199 crowns (about $35). Pretty amazing! At this point I realized I had forgotten my camera battery charger back at the hotel in Oslo so, alas, I began to conserve on the photo taking. I stayed at a hotel in Trondheim on Friday evening and was able to spend several hours on Saturday walking around the city. I especially enjoyed walking along the river that run thru Trondheim, a really beautiful city and my favorite in Norway. As it happens, it was Saint Olaf's Festival Days in Trondheim (see http://www.olavsfestdagene.no/olfe/english) so that place was bustling with activity. ... read more

Like omgz I can't speak Norwegian so I can't really figure out how to upload my photos. Sigh. Never fear, gentle readers, I will put up pictures and stories sooner or later. Worst case scenario, I do it all at home....most likely I will do it all at home, I won't be in English-speaking countries any longer. Things are good for me here....and looking up, now that I'm headed for Stockholm. At this time, I am now finished with the Irish and Norwegian leg of my journey and ready for more Nordic adventures. But mostly, I'm ecstatic about Wacken. Woo!... read more

What is a person to do when it seems very much like morning at 3 AM local time? Get up and get bloggin', of course! My day started a bit early but was backed up with a nice afternoon nap. Here are a few of the things we did in between... Having just wrapped their own tour of Norway with Pacific Lutheran Univ, Nancy's parents joined us today just after noon. Nancy is here on a working vacation this week and last, so Tina, her grandparents and I fended for ourselves for the afternoon -- rather well I might say. Later in the evening an old friend, Siri, stopped by the hotel with her partner Christin -- to fetch Siri's nearly lifetime supply of American shampoo and to treat Nancy and me to a little utepils ... read more

July 22st, 2007 Oslo, Norway Well as luck would have it, the last port was almost the best. The ship stops minutes from the main castle and the hop on, hop off bus was one great loop of the town and we saw it all. First stop was at tante Carmen’s suggestion the Vigeland outdoor park and museum with 225 brass sculptures of life from birth to death through naked bodies: absolutely spectacular. Hop back on and we rode to the Viking ship museum, again a good suggestion, just beautiful. We then rode the loop and stepped off to see the votive ships at the Oslo cathedral- which was closed! We walked the pedestrian mall, bought sandwiches and a beer and picnicked beside the Palace. We walked past the city hall and found the Norwegian ... read more