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  • Alesund

    Alesund was a delight of a city- both historic and beautiful. After the 1904 fire that burned most of the city, architects were brought in to design a new city in the new, “in” style, Art Nouveau or Jugendstil. You still see many of these buildings around downtown. One highlight is the Jugendstilsenteret, a museum…

  • Bergen

    The ferry from Aurland dropped us off in downtown Bergen that evening and we made our way to our hotel, Opus XVI, owned by relatives of composer Edvard Grieg. Bergen combines and old – UNESCO Bryggen Wharf – with a modern and vibrant downtown. Some highlights included: For our anniversary, my husband and I had…

  • Trains, trains, taxis and ferries on our way to Bergen

    We took the train from Oslo to Myrdal, where we then boarded the Flam Railway, a scenic trip in a historic train car with views of fiords, waterfalls, and mountain peaks. Yes, the views were fantastic, and the railway car was indeed historic, but most of the time was spent going through tunnels and it…

  • Oslo

    When we arrived at CDG we definitely got our steps in wandering around the airport and immigration. When our flight landed in Oslo we took the convenient Flytoget train to the downtown train station, which was just across the street from our hotel, the Amerikanlinjen, From their website: “Here the journey began for thousands of…

  • Norway 2024

    Norway is freaking beautiful!!!!! 2024 was the year I finally got to see the place from which my grandparents left to come to America and eventually become American citizens. My husband and I took 2 weeks to explore southwest Norway, from Oslo to Bergen and a few stops in between. Our trip would not have…