Norway
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How to Spend a Perfect Weekend in Bergen, Norway
Bergen, Norway’s picturesque coastal city is the perfect destination for a weekend escape or short stopover while exploring the Norwegian fjords. Known for its colourful wooden houses, UNESCO-listed Bryggen wharf and gateway access to the fjords, Bergen offers the perfect mix of old world charm and nature. Whether you’re visiting for a few days or…
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Arriving in Oslo
After spending the night in Edinburgh we took a Ryanair flight from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Torp. Edinburgh is my favourite UK regional airport, it’s modern, stylish has a good choice of shops and cafes and is small enough to reach gates without lengthy walks. Coming into land at Torp we had good views…
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Sightseeing in Oslo
As our friends set off for work, we walked along to the railway station in Ski for a train into the city centre. Alongside the pathways wild lupins were flowering and looking bright and cheerful despite it being a gloomy morning with heavy rain showers. On reaching Oslo we headed first of all to view…
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Frogner Park and the Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo
Our friends suggested a visit to the Opera House so we took the train into the centre of Oslo and headed there first. Built in 2008, it’s a futuristic white building, overlooking the sea with it’s angled exterior covered in Italian marble and white granite to make it appear as if it is rising from…
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Touring Oslofjord and Oscarsborg Fortress
It was Saturday and our Norwegian friends were free to spend the next three days with us, and for once the sun was shining and there were no rain clouds in sight! Served with our breakfast was a brown cheese, sweet tasting, rather like fudge but absolutely delicious, it’s called Gubrandsdalost and I will definitely…
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Shopping at Vestby Outlet and dinner al fresco
After the previous day’s sunshine it was back to heavy rain so a shopping trip was planned to Vestby, the home to Norway’s only outlet mall. Compared to Bicester Village and Cheshire Oaks in the UK, this was much smaller scale, there weren’t many bargains to be had as everything is considerably more expensive in…
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