Day 13 -Oslo- We had one more day in Oslo and we walked to see more of the city. Guys...I love cemetaries! The older, the better. My husband humors me and if we see one, we stop. And good news! We love churches too, and here in Europe, they usually go hand in hand. If there is a church, there is usually a cemetary. We also walked a huge park named Ekebergparken Sculpture Park which wasfull of sculptures. It was fascinating! We ended the night with the best dessert. Home tomorrow!
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Day 12 - We couldn't get a flight out of Kirkenes until Sunday evening, so we took the opportunity to drive southwest and cross over the border into Finland. There isn't much to see or do in that part of the Country, but it was fun to say we had lunch in Finland (it may or may not have been leftover pizza from the night before, but 🤷♀️. Then we headed north to a costal town called Burgøyne. We made lots of stops along the way to take pictures. We even came across the smallest chapel in Norway and they happened to be having a ceremony that they only do once a year.
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Day 11 Norway- today we got off the ferry at our last stop, Kirkenes, Norway. We walked to our hotel which was only 1 mile away. To our surprise, they had a room for us to check in to at 9:30 a.m. And another surprise, the car rental company called us and asked us if we could pick up our rental early with no extra charge! Um, yes! We took a tour of an old bomb shelter. Kirkenes was occupied by the Russians during WWII and was bombed heavy by the Germans. Then we drove to the border crossing of Russia and Norway. After the border, we went to a beach right on the border of Russia and Norway. On the way, we were driving on a road that is just on the border. Signs are everywhere warning that it is illegal to cross. We also found this cute church and cemetary by the beach! Unfortunately, it was locked and we couldn't go inside.
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Norway Day 10- Today we took a bus to the most Northern Point in Europe. It was a chilly 48^F and cloudy, but an amazing experience. Such beauty! And of course, Ken can't pass up a troll picture 🤣
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Norway Day 8 - TromsøToday we visited a Husky sled dog farm. They love tourists for two reasons. One, It helps socialize the dogs and two, the funds go toward costs involved with raising sleddogs.
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Norway Day 8- today was a lighter day. We only had one stop for 2 hours in Bodø. We found the Cathedral and a beautiful harbor. Later in the day, we crossed paths with another Havila ship. People from both ships stood on the side of the ship and waves flags. The capitans honked the horns back and forth. It was fun. Dessert was on point today :) And my day ended with the cutest picture of my grand baby 😍
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Norway Day 7 - We stopped in Trondheim for 3 hours and used every minute of it. We Walked to the fort, then on to the Cathedral. (2 of our favorite things to do in every city)There was a cool drawbridge and some fun houses along the river.
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Day 6 - We sailed through the Gairanger Fjiord and then took a 10 hour Excursion which took us on a bus ride up several switchbacks to Trollstein. From Trollstein, we headed back towards Moulde where we boarded our ferry again. There were many stops along the way with many fun stories about local villages and trolls! We had a native dinner potato soup, meat and cheese plates and panacotta for dessert. The waterfalls and cliffs were amazing!
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Norway Day 5 - We walked the city and saw a cathedral and happened upon a baby Christening, saw the train station, library and an old fort. In the evening, we headed to our ship Havila Capella which will take us up the coast of Norway.
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Norway Day 4 Bergen - today we rented some bikes and hit the road. We saw Viking church (Fantoft Staykirke), a Cathedral (Dom Kirken), a lake (Lille Lungegardsvannet) and some beautiful scenery! Thank goodness for e-bikes 🤣 there are a lot of Hills in Bergen
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Day 3,- we started early in Oslo, took a train to Flam and a ferry through Sognefjord. This led us to Bergen which we will explore tomorrow! It's all so beautiful and green! And if you ever wonder what the big deal is with getting in line an hour early, we'll it matters where you sit on the train and ferry :) (Left side, facing front!)
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Day 2 Oslo - We did a hop on, hop off bus and visited #VigelandSculpturePark , Kon Tiki Museum, The Royal Palace, Akershus Fortess and ended the day watching the sunset from The National Opera House of Oslo. Such a fun day!
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Downtown Oslo is very pedestrian friendly.
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Join me as we travel through NORWAY! #ArcherTravel Day 1 was all travel. 1 hrs 45 minutes SLC➡️LAX and 10 hours LAX➡️OSL
