by Radu Polizu | Jul 11, 2010 | Blog, Norway, Scandinavia, Sweden
Lillehammer was more or less developed around the 1994 Olympics. Its main street was empty at the early hours of the morning but anyway we could not spend too much time because we had such a long way to go so we left around 9:30 am for a 600 km/8 hours ride to...
by Radu Polizu | Jul 10, 2010 | Blog, Norway, Scandinavia
Glorious morning. We had a great breakfast served at the table and we left back towards Geiranger and further toward Sweden. We stopped several times on the way for pictures and we took this time the new road from Stryn to Geiranger through the tunnels, not so nice...
by Radu Polizu | Jul 9, 2010 | Blog, Norway, Scandinavia
Norway is expensive. This statement is a norm and you hear it from many. But to understand the real situation you have to come and visit, the most expensive country in Europe, where what strikes you the most is not what exactly you have to pay but the lack of choices....
by Radu Polizu | Jul 9, 2010 | Blog, Norway, Scandinavia
Norway is an enchanting country. Everything that surrounds you is breathtaking keeping you awake till late into the night; high mountains with steep cliffs that look like falling over you, glaciers hanged in the sky, waterfalls pouring down from everywhere surrounding...
by Radu Polizu | Jul 8, 2010 | Blog, Norway, Scandinavia
The plan was to wake up early and drive to Flam, one hour, and get the train ride from Flam to Myrtle, 45 minutes one way, NK850/family ticket. The train comes every 80 minutes but when we reached Flam in a constant drizzle we found a huge cruise boat and all the...
by Radu Polizu | Jul 7, 2010 | Blog, Norway, Scandinavia
“How much does the room cost in your hotel?” “NK800 without bathroom in the room and NK900 with bathroom. Do you need sheets and towels?” “Well, obviously…” “ In this case is an extra NK70/person” This was in Bergen, the second largest city in Norway and we...
by Radu Polizu | Jul 6, 2010 | Blog, Norway, Scandinavia
The rain showers in the forecast proved correct and in the morning the sky was full of clouds and rain on the ground. We packed and left to Gaupke, 12 km away where we had breakfast in a mall, all the real coffee places being closed before 10 am. The rain was going on...
by Radu Polizu | Jul 5, 2010 | Blog, Norway, Scandinavia
After a good sleep in the quietude of the mountains and a great breakfast in the hotel we left and stopped to visit the Stave Church in Gol. The entrance to all these churches is around NK 70-90 and for families it goes to about NK170-190. The stave churches’...
by Radu Polizu | Jul 4, 2010 | Blog, Norway, Scandinavia
The next morning I got my camera, packed and went outside to park the car in an area the receptionist recommended. Everything around the center of the city is extremely expensive and very strict, with parking cars being seen so often. I drove about 5 minutes away,...
by Radu Polizu | Jul 3, 2010 | Blog, Norway, Scandinavia, Sweden
In Scandinavia the hotel’s breakfast is extremely good. Generous, diversified and delicious is something to look forward for. Beside everything that was offered I was able for the first time to have a really great machine made cappuccino. I did not believe that...
