Four weeks in Europe – six new countries (7 if I count Iceland) – what a great experience!! I thought I would share some final thoughts and a few tips & recommendations that may help someone planning on visiting any … Continue reading
Royal sights are abundant in the city of Copenhagen and surrounding area. We visited a few of these. Rosenborg Castle was built by Christian IV in the 17th century as a summer home and became his favoured residence. The exhibits … Continue reading
After our time in Bergen, Kristin, Justine & KG flew off to spend a few days in London. Harvey & I flew back to Oslo for a night and the next afternoon, we boarded the DFDS ferry for an overnight … Continue reading
Our Norway in a Nutshell journey ended in Bergen, Norway. Bergen was Norway’s capital in the 13th century and today has a population of 240,000. The harbour and old quarter are the focus of any visit to this waterfront city. … Continue reading
When planning our trip to Norway, we saw that Rick Steves recommended the Norway in a Nutshell itinerary – and you know that what Rick says goes with us! We looked into this and decided to do our bookings through … Continue reading
We travelled from Stockholm to Oslo on an evening train. The journey took ~4.5 hours and the countryside we passed through was very reminiscent of western Alberta. Arriving in Oslo, the girls headed off to the airbnb they had reserved … Continue reading
We returned to Helsinki from St Petersburg by our overnight boat. In Helsinki, we were welcomed by Kristin’s roommate, Kristin (aka KG), who had arrived to join the last two weeks of the girls’ trip. We spent a few quick … Continue reading
On our second day, we met Helena & Valerei at 0900 h and were off for another great day. The first stop was St Nicholas Cathedral. Built between 1753 and 1762, this blue and white Baroque cathedral is one of … Continue reading
We were very excited to find that we could visit St Petersburg, Russia from Helsinki on the Russian Visa-Free Travel Program. With this program, you must arrive and leave the country by boat, spend less that 72 hours in Russia … Continue reading
We took a day trip from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia. We caught the convenient Tallink ferry in the morning for a 2 hour crossing and a return trip in the evening. We found having 7 hours to wander around old … Continue reading
A Long and Winding Journey 