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Lydia Leftcoast

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5. I was there last summer. Here's what I enjoyed:
Thu Mar 22, 2012, 08:05 PM
Mar 2012

Taking the funicular up to the top of the mountain overlooking Bergen
Attending a combination classical and folk concert on Edvard Grieg's estate outside of Bergen
The fish market, where they'll barbecue your choice of seafood on a skewer
Trondheim Cathedral, the northernmost Gothic cathedral in the world
Taking the Hurtigrute ship from Trondheim to Bergen
Taking a self-guided tour of the Hardanger Fjord entirely by public transit (You get a series of tickets and move from trains to boats to buses)
Spending a weekend at my friend's cabin in the mountains
Oslo: the Bygdøy Museums, especially the Folk Museum and the Viking ships
Frogner Sculpture Park
The stunning experience of being caught up in a 150,000-person silent memorial march for the victims of the massacre
The Norwegian Resistance Museum
Taking a canal tour of Stockholm
Seeing the Vasa Museum in Stockholm
Just walking around Old Town and other parts of Stockholm
Riding the clean and fast trains

Food is very expensive. Your hotel will probably include a buffet breakfast: make it one of your two meals a day.
However, the hotels aren't all that expensive by international standards, and all of them seem to have free wi-fi.
Almost everyone speaks English, especially young people. The only place I had to use my pidgin Norwegian was when talking to my older relatives and in buying lunch at the bus rest stop in the middle of nowhere.
If you're bored in your hotel room, you'll find that most of the TV programs are from English-speaking countries and subtitled in Norwegian or Swedish.
If you go in the summer, you'll be amazed at how long the days are. We attended a family reunion on an island near Trondheim (about halfway up Norway) in the middle of July, and it never really got dark. The sun dipped below the horizon at about 11:30 and came back up a couple hours later, but there was always some light in the sky.

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Check out scantours.net cbayer Feb 2012 #1
Thank you! I'll check it out. n/t shcrane71 Feb 2012 #2
fish market in Bergen riverwalker Feb 2012 #3
Thanks so much.... I've already decided to be a teetotaler while in Norway shcrane71 Feb 2012 #4
I was there last summer. Here's what I enjoyed: Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #5
Your trip sounds like quite the experience. Especially if you were there shcrane71 Mar 2012 #6
The Vasa Museum was the pleasant surprise of the trip Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #7
Oh wow! We'll definitely schedule some time for the Vasa Museum. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #8
Yes. My brother took care of the arrangements and I tagged along with his family, Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #9
I see that Rick Steves also recommends the concert at Grieg's home. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #10
I think you'll like them Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #11
Fjords in Norway bikebloke May 2012 #12
Just got back from the trip, and made it to the Fjords. shcrane71 May 2012 #13
Glad you had a good time! Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #14
Aw man i just saw this post, i was going to reply. Lars77 Jun 2012 #20
Loved Oslo!!! First, you have the best-smelling, most beautiful airport in the world. shcrane71 Jun 2012 #24
"Please don't be too disappointed with us." Lars77 Jun 2012 #25
I think you're too hard on yourselves, but at the same time, I wouldn't change that. shcrane71 Jun 2012 #26
Stockholmers are famous for being arrogant. Lars77 Jun 2012 #27
I'm so glad you were there to tell Kentuckians how Europeans truly feel. shcrane71 Jun 2012 #28
I was just in Sweden and Norway at the beginning of May waddirum Jun 2012 #15
Is it cheaper to buy a Volvo directly from the factory? shcrane71 Jun 2012 #16
I'm not really sure about the pricing and tax advantages of taking delivery in Sweden waddirum Jun 2012 #17
That's the best car buying experience I've ever heard. shcrane71 Jun 2012 #18
I was very impressed with my brother's Volvo XC60 waddirum Jun 2012 #19
Yeah BMW and all the germans has it has it Lars77 Jun 2012 #21
cool pictures -- thanks waddirum Jun 2012 #22
No but i've been in the Allgau area. Did a four country roadtrip in a sunday afternoon. Lars77 Jun 2012 #23
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