Destination: Norway

Photos: Norway

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 | By vagabonds | Photo Gallery

Photos: Norway

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 | By poolshark | Photo Gallery

Røros Copper Mine

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1730]

We crossed into Norway this morning, a cold, sunny-cloudy kind of day with a bit of rain thrown in.  I could sense the difference right away.  Fewer red houses though some of the barns are painted that color.  More firs and spruce, golden birches. ... Read more >

Oslo, Norway 2012

Sun, 5 Aug 2012 | By kreydatus | Views [729]

We made it to Oslo, Norway via Stenaline ferry this afternoon around 6:30pm.  Chris and I partied the night before and made some new friends in Aarhus, but we were hurting this morning when we woke up to catch our train to Frederikshavn, Denmark.  We ... Read more >

Photos: Oslo

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery

Oslo

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [1738]

Day 1 A short 1 hour flight from Copenhagen and we land in Oslo at 1130, where I get a train direct to Oslo S(Central). At the ticket machines, I get my ticket and it reminds me to "validate" the ticket before getting on board. There are ... Read more >

Tags: akershus, art, castle, munch, norway, oslo, rain, sightseeing

Photos: Gamvik Slettnes and North EU

Thu, 31 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Hammerfest

Thu, 31 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Childish, Yes, but these made me smile!!

Mon, 28 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Tromso

Mon, 28 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Life up North

Mon, 28 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [725]

I cannot imaging what this area is like in Winter with no daylight for 2 whole months each year! It has been raining constantly now for 3 days and this morning I woke to a fresh layer of snow on the van! I have been in Tromso for 2 nights and spent several ... Read more >

Photos: Lofoten Islands

Fri, 25 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

The delightful Lofoten Islands

Fri, 25 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [657]

I was not prepared for the delights of these Islands, The journey over on the ferry took me across Vestfjord on a cold, damp morning, but the view of the mainland Mountains brightened the day. On the Ferry I met a man from Suffolk who is a ... Read more >

Photos: Frozen Fish, Nameless Trolls and Fantastic Vistas!

Thu, 24 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Frozen Fish, Nameless Trolls and Fantastic Vistas!

Thu, 24 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [542]

The journey from Kiruna to Narvik should have taken about 2 hours in the end it took me 6, I just had to keep stopping to take in the views. I had thought as I left Kiruna that the journey would be boring as the countryside was flat, wet and ... Read more >