Scenery In Bergen

We arrived in Bergen September 26. After checking into our hotel, we went for a walk around city center.

 Next we walked around the docks.

September 27 we went back to the dock area to get more pictures.

Behind the historic old buildings in the picture above were little shops and side streets.

Then we walked around the fortress of Bergen. The grounds were beautiful, but it didn't compare to the view of the city from on top one of the walls surrounding the fortress.

The view.

The wall we sat on.

The train ride from Oslo to Bergen (7 hours) was so beautiful that we decided to day trip to some areas 'near' Bergen. September 28 we went to Voss and sat by the lake. The lake was like glass... until we started skipping rocks, which we discovered we suck at.

Next, we got on a train to Finse. The scenery was so beautiful, even from the train.

Here is a picture of the glacier, which Finse is known for.

Unfortunately we aren't the best hikers and instead of hiking around we walked for about 30 minutes, found a nice place to sit and have lunch, and enjoyed the scenery for quite a while. Here is a picture of me on the bench Andrew made for us.

The view.

We are going back to Oslo for a night, then back to the Netherlands.

Parks In Oslo

We had an unanticipated stop in Karlstad, Sweden before making it to Oslo September 22. Karlstad was a small city, but beautiful. We enjoyed our couple of hours here and spent them in a city park, and then in a Subway (because it was too cold out and because they had hot food free wifi).

September 23 we spent the day in the Vigeland Sculpture Park. Totally beautiful.

Here are our favourite statues in the park:

 Another view from the park.

The rest of the afternoon we spent in the off leash dog park area. We saw 10 dogs to 4 owners and it was great to watch all the dogs interacting. 

September 24 we went for a walk in Bygdoy Park.

It was really rainy so we didn't spend too long outside.

To get some shelter we went into the Viking Boat Museum. Andrew went walking around in the museum, but I had a seat instead. Here are some Viking ships.

Since it has been cold out and because we were staying in a beautiful apartment we had some lazy mornings. Andrew started to affectionately call me Pat in the morning, because I was curled up on the couch in my pjs with the laptop in front of me and watching TV, reminiscent of mom on a weekend morning.

So finally we made it into city center and as in all European cities there was a large pedestrian area in the middle of city center, which we walked.

It was cold out... really cold out.

 This is how I describe my outfit: Incognito, blending in with local fashion. Maybe I'm delusional.

Next we went to the opera house, a very modern building on the waterfront.

Walking on the roof.

Inside.

The opera house was so beautiful, it almost made us want to go to an opera. Almost.

  Then we went to the harbour.

We had a great time in Oslo, but are now off to Bergen for a few days.

Apartment & Uncle Gary Breakfast

We were definitely roughing it the past week so we are really happy with our booking in Oslo. It has 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, kitchen table, living room and bathroom/laundry room, and it is all ours!

The kitchen/living room.

Living room and kitchen table.

The bedroom.

Bathroom and a WASHING MACHINE!!! We have been washing all of our clothes by hand since Fergal's place in Ireland.

The spare room... for all of our guests.

I have been craving an 'Uncle Gary breakfast' so this morning we actually made it! It was pretty good.

Buildings, Views & A Park In Stockholm

We got into Stockholm September 18 and because it was really rainy we spent the evening indoors making supper and planning the activities for the next day.

September 19 we went to the Old Town, which is filled with beautiful old buildings.

After spending time wandering the streets we left to go to the 'bohemian' district. It is built on the south island (Stockholm is made up of many islands), which has cliffs that make for great views of the city.

September 20 we went back to the Old Town before finding a place by the water to sit and enjoy some waterfront views the city.

September 21 we decided to go to a large city park and walk around. It was quite a ways from our hostel, but not rainy, so we walked and got to see more old and gorgeous buildings along the way.

Once we arrived at the park we weren't disappointed!

Now we are off to Oslo, Norway and have only 3 weeks left!