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Aug 17 2022
Started at Dulles with a short trip to Newark
Arrives terminal C and departed from terminal B
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Aug 18 2022
Arrived safely in Oslo @ 8:15 am. Got through customs and picked up luggage to meet the driver by 9:15
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Aug 18 2022
Stopped at the Clarion Hotel to drop our bags before check into room 448.
Here’s our room when we were finally in:
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Aug 18 2022
Knitting at Vaerbitt Garn
We didn’t show she was moving her store and took an Uber to find the shop is closed. The driver got out to ask, explained we are visiting from the US, and she gave us each 2 skeins of yarn!
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Aug 18 2022
Another yarn shop in Oslo .:: Strikkefeber
Re-wool and a mohair silk. Shorts for Emma!
It was hard work buying all that yarn
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Aug 18 2022
Oslo Downtown - First views of Oslo, hunting for caffeine!
Street view
Dionne selfie in Oslo
Open air market downtown Oslo
Pedestrian street (except for horses)
Norwegian Troll!
Knitting - the Norwegian national pastime!
Munch
Downtown canal
My new friend
Contemplating what happens when the bear takes a dump on that kid…
Yummy yarn!
Fabulous restaurant!
Wearing handwoven in Norway alpaca wrap!
View from Norda at the top of the hotel.
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Aug 18 2022
Dinner at Nordo in the Clarion Hotel The Hub
Oslo in the Summertime
Wine Pairing (Pinot Grigio) with…
1923 Smoked Salmon on a mini waffle (1923 was when they started smoking the salmon in this fashion)
A white French bubbly to accompany a beef tartar:
A Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir to pair with our halibut:
Lobster sauce, romanesco, tomatoes
A Porto with a sweet potato custard
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Aug 19 2022
Up early for a 6:30am breakfast at the hotel before the bust to the train to Trondheim.
They had about 6 different food stations to please everyone. A variety of fish (mackerel, salmon, etc.), fruits, yogurts, yogurt toppings, breads, meats, eggs, and salads. Then they had coffee, juices, teas, and water. They even had this awesome automatic espresso machine that made espresso drinks. Cortado!
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Aug 19 2022
Oslo Train station is across the street from the hotel. It was a bit of a shitshow figuring out that we are taking the bus to the train instead of just the train.
Took the walkway to the train before being redirected. Went outside again to get directions to gate 19 back down the walkway to the bus. We should catch the train in Lillehammer.
Us on the bus:
And some nice views:
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Aug 19 2022
Lillehammer train station. Track one, carriage 3, seats 146, 147, and 148.
Our journey in map view:
Our train “ticket”:
Prepping for our 4.5 hour journey.
Knitting in the train:
Some of the beautiful scenery along the way:
And all the while, Kim is being a trooper while she endures her sinus infection:
A train station along the route:
Just arrived at the Trindheim Central Station…
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Aug 20 2022
Breakfast at 7:30
And the hunt for good coffee
Found at Cafe Le Frere
And later, on the ship:
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Aug 20 2022
Arrived in the Hurtigruten port to board the Nord Norge for our trip to Bergen.
Into room 360 finally! (11:00 am)
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Aug 20 2022
Conference Room for debarkation instructions
Vacate cabin at 10:00 am; baggage service: large bags place next to elevators & they bring to Bergen dock in terminal building;
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Aug 20 2022
An artist, Stephanie Turzer, whom I met in the Bistro, allowed me to photograph her drawing a crab:
She shared her email: Stephanieturzer@gmail.com
She teaches art and sells books!
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Aug 20 2022
Snorway:
On the train:
On the ship:
Elsewhere on the ship
Awake for adventure:
And a photo op with a troll:
Battery ran out again in Bergen at the hotel:
And on the train:
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Aug 20 2022
The Atlantic Road begins on a little bus in Kristiansund…it’s a smallish city of 25,000. It’s a wealthy town made from the catch of clipfish (klippfiskekjerranga)
Bronze statue of the “Klipfish wife” to commemorate the workers on the klippfish rocks, sculpted by Tore Bjørn Skjølsvik.
Clipfish:
A fountain with the coat of arms of the city. There are two myths as to why the arms show a waterfall. The first one is because the old name of the town (Fosen) was misinterpreted as Fossund (as a compound of foss which means waterfall and sund which means strait).[8]
The other myth concerning the coat of arms is that there was a mix up, between Kristiansund's and Molde's intended shield. The Dano-Norwegian government officials in charge of the giving of the coats, had a party to remember the momentous occasion and became too drunk and hungover to remember which was which, and so Molde got the coat with a whale (which are scarce in between the Romsdal fjords) and Kristiansund got the waterfall (since Molde is on the mainland and Kristiansund lies in the open sea, it would be more likely that the waterfall was intended for Molde's mountains and the whales for Kristiansund.)
The opera house
The colorful houses
The harbor
Some mountains on the way
Kvernes Stave Church
Some fish farms in the waters
A mine
Arriving in Averoy for a local dinner of Bacalao (salted cod)
The Atlantic Road
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Aug 21 2022
On the way to Bergen
Breakfast:
Left luggage by the elevator and we are camping out on deck 7…waiting for espresso to open
Bergen at 2:45
The view:
More fisheries:
Light lunch of brown bread, cheese, peppers, lettuce, and honey:
I was not adventurous enough for these flavors:
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Aug 21 2022
The Floibanen funicular: \240
For incredible views over Bergen and its surrounding landscapes, we took the Fløibanen funicular railway up to Mount Fløyen. The station is located just 150 metres from the Fish Market, and the funicular follows a steep track up to a scenic viewing platform next to a restaurant, cafeteria and souvenir shop. The ride took only about 8 minutes each way.
From afar:
From the outside:
And the inside:
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Aug 21 2022
The top of the mountain
The goats
The restaurant
A magpie
And more
And the way back down
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Aug 22 2022
Train station in Bergen:
After enjoying the city on our short walk from the hotel:
We were lucky to find seating for 4:
And another sign of civilization:
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Aug 22 2022
Voss to Gudvangen on the bus
Stop in Stalheim for a quick break at a hotel
And Fjalking serious scenery:
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Aug 22 2022
The Fjord Safari
Goats
The wandering village, pop. 70 people full time & 350 goats.
Smallest stave church in all of Scandinavia
The ladder farm that is now a bed and breakfast…you have to take a boat and then hike up!! There’s a cable cart for transporting goods. No electricity, wifi , or power.
With some farm land that is now for camping
The sawmill waterfall
The narrow fjord
These fjords are a World Heritage site.
The chisel:
And the fist:
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Aug 22 2022
Dinner at the hotel
Tomato with olive oil and goat cheese
Halibut with egg and cream
Scallops
Beef
Dessert, vanilla, blueberry, and sea buckthorn
Dessert
And port
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Aug 23 2022
Got up, ate breakfast, and readied for the Stegastein Tour. Starting in Flam and will take a 30 minute ride on a small bus to the Stegastein Viewpoint.
Stegastein viewpoint:
We started in Flam and drove through the town of Aurland
Aurland taken from the viewpoint:
It’s one lane roads to share.
Views from the viewpoint:
The toilet with the best view in the world
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Aug 23 2022
Leaving Flam on the famous railway for a train transfer in Myrdal before returning to Oslo for the night.
Snagged a spot on the right side in car 3.
A short stop at a station with a loop track to allow a train to pass
Crystal clear waters
Stopped to see a waterfall close up. On the lookout for huldra, trolls, and reindeer…
Arrived in Myrdal, population zero, to catch the train to Oslo
The inside of Norway is very dark, and some of the train ride was in tunnels. Couldn’t get a picture of the glacier.
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