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26 August 2017
After being unwell through the night, I had vey little interest in anything. I let Kim run the day. We left the hostel around 1100 and ventured into a now sunny Stockholm headed for the Medieval Museum, only to find it didn’t open till 1200. As the Central Station was nearby, we checked out how […]
25 August 2017
The weather turned today. It was drizzling. I popped out to get some milk for my cereal and also a pastry for Kim. We had hoped to do a walking tour of Old Town but decided against it in view of the wet weather. Instead, we thought we’d do something indoor like a museum. The […]
24 August 2017
Oslo Sightseeing We had time for a walking tour at 1000 before having to check out at 1200. It would be tight but we gave it a shot. We met at the “tiger” statue near the railway station. A large group gathered and an American guide turned up. He was OK, but not wonderful. What […]
23 August 2017
The alarm rang at 0530 and we were out the door at 0615 for the short walk to the station. The train to Oslo left at 0648 taking 7h30 approximately. We had paid extra NOK90 for Komfort Class which gave us freeflow coffee/tea. The price was equivalent to just three drinks so that was well […]
22 August 2017
Pulpit Rock Cruise We had made some sandwiches to take along on our excursion to Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen). It was a 1000 departure. The man on the pier didn’t check carefully that we were booked on the cruise-and-hike and I had to ask the next person regarding the ticket for the bus rides. These were […]
21 August 2017
While we needed only a day in Stavanger for what we wanted to do, I had a day of rest and in case of weather. Following the weather forecast, we allowed today as the rest day and tomorrow (in anticipation of good weather) would be for going to Pulpit Rock. The town is nice enough, […]
20 August 2017
Transport to the Schonefeld airport turned out as planned (despite the relative complexity compared to a normal day when a non-stop or one-stop service was available). The 0549 bus connected well to the suburban train which delivered us to the airport around 0715 for our 0910 Norwegian flight to Stavanger. It was cool in Berlin […]
3 September 2016
We had a very slow start today. With all the driving and sightseeing, I needed to catch up on some admin. After a late breakfast (the usual omelette, tomatoes and toast), we set off around 1100. Today, we drove to Stokkseyri about an hour south. The fishing village there was nothing special but we did […]
2 September 2016
With our trusty Toyota Corolla, we did the standard tourist circuit called the Golden Circle. We drove about 90 minutes through the gorgeous countryside, once again with good weather to get to Strokkur Geyser. Despite the relatively short drive, Kim was getting sleepy so we stopped for a cuppa before continuing to Gulfoss water fall. […]
1 September 2016
Today was our first of three days with a rental car. We walked 15 mins to collect our very much pre-loved Toyota Corolla from SAD Cars (the name represents the initials of the three owners). After a few hours we thought we had the oldest car in the country. Our first excursion was north to […]