Month: April 2011
Bergen
Bergen is a very historic town on the west coast of Norway. It is now a university town, a sea port and of course, a world heritage site with it’s famous Bryggen and historic houses. We arrived here yesterday afternoon and immediately set off for a walk along the harbor front. A lot of the […]
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Norway in a Nutshell
We had a spectacularly scenic day yesterday as we traveled on our Norway in a Nutshell tour. We began by taking a local bus from the bus stop at the station (right next door to our hotel) to the little town of Gudvanger at the head of Naerofjord. The bus trip took about forty minutes […]
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Train to Voss
Yesterday, we had a relaxing day of travel as we travelled by train to the little town of Voss in SW Norway. This was our fist day of our ‘Norway in a Nutshell’ tour. At this time of year, the town is very quiet, although it has a reputation for being the adventure capital of […]
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Warm, Sunny Days in Oslo
Not only are we surprised at the beautiful weather in Oslo, but so are the Norwegians. Two sunny days of 17 – 18 degrees are very unusual for this time in late April and everyone is telling us that. Tomorrow it will be back to 11 degrees with some rain, but we have finished walking […]
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Wilderness on the Way to Europe
We have just arrived in Oslo after a 27 hour trip via Hong Kong and Helsinki. We will be doing a short tour in Norway called ‘Norway in a Nutshell’, then two-week driving trips through Ireland and Scotland, a few days visiting Iceland and finally, a couple of days in Helsinki on the way home. […]
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Spring Hill Cemetery
Only a kilometre or so from my brother Colin’s house is the small bush cemetery at Spring Hill. This area was once a thriving gold mining area and many of the old graves are now unmarked, or unrecognisable. A number of newer graves stand out against the backdrop of gum trees and the green grass […]
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Colin’s 60th Birthday
April 22 (Good Friday) was my brother Colin’s 60th Birthday. We had a really good day together with all the family – us, my sister, Colin’s & Sue and all our families. It was good to be together – something which we don’t get to do as often as we would like. Jill and I […]
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