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Dag 25
mandag den 14. juli 2025 kl. 17.34
🌧 72 °F
Højde: 48 m
Norge Oslo 59.925107, 10.7074359°55’30” N 10°42’27” E
RS Day 9 - Oslo/Vigeland Sculpture Park
14. juli, Norge ⋅ 🌧 72 °F
After checking into our hotel we took the bus to Vigeland Sculpture Park. The park is open to the public and has hundreds of sculptures. It is difficult to capture the park with photos. These are just a few.Læs mere
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RejsendeWhat an interesting park this was!
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RejsendeAfter seeing your pictures of the sculptures, Mary and I were so glad to see them ourselves.
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Dag 25
mandag den 14. juli 2025 kl. 19.18
☁️ 70 °F
Højde: 11 m
Norge Oslo 59.908826, 10.72461259°54’32” N 10°43’29” E
RS Day 9 - Oslo Reindeer Dinner
14. juli, Norge ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
We had a pleasant walk along the harbor to our dinner restaurant. We had one of the best meals I've ever had - a reindeer steak. It was amazing! We also had a walk after dinner back to our hotel.
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Dag 26
tirsdag den 15. juli 2025 kl. 09.44
☁️ 70 °F
Højde: 26 m
Norge Oslo 59.915948, 10.73169459°54’57” N 10°43’54” E
RS Day 10 - Walking Tour of Oslo
15. juli, Norge ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
We had a walking tour of Oslo in the morning. We saw the parliament building, national theater, royal palace, and the Akershus Fortress.

After the tour we visited the Norwegian Resistance Museum. It was an interesting comparison to the Danish Resistance Museum we visited in Copenhagen. The Norwegians put up resistance from the start and had a greater impact on the war than the Danes. During the walking tour we saw the sculpture of “Mannen med sykkel” / “The Man with a bike” by Per Ung at Karl Johans Gate. Per Ung (1933-2013) made this sculpture in honor of Gunnar Fridthof Thurman Sønsteby and it was unveiled in 2007 by His Majesty King Harald V. Sønsteby was active in the resistance movement during WW II.

Near Akershus Fortress there is a statue of FDR. During WW II FDR gave his "Look to Norway" speech that was an inspiration to the resistance:

"If there is anyone who still wonders why this war is being fought, let him look to Norway. If there is anyone who has any delusions that this war could have been averted, let him look to Norway; and if there is anyone who doubts the democratic will to win, again I say, let him look to Norway."Læs mere
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Dag 26
tirsdag den 15. juli 2025 kl. 14.40
☁️ 77 °F
Højde: 12 m
Norge Oslo 59.903508, 10.6978659°54’13” N 10°41’52” E
RS Day 10 - The Kon-Tiki & Fram Museums
15. juli, Norge ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
We had the afternoon and evening free in Oslo. There were many options for us to choose from. We ended up with visiting four museums. We visited the Norwegian Resistance Museum at the Akershus Fortress before lunch. After lunch we took the ferry to the Kon-Tiki and Fram Museums.

I remember reading the book about the Kon-Tiki when I was in grade school. It was amazing to see the actual boat. The museum also had the Ra II, a boat that Thor Heyerdahl took from Africa to Barbados. The original Ra sunk shortly after starting out.

The Fram Museum was also surprisingly interesting. The Fram is a 19th century ship that had been on expeditions to both the south pole and the north pole. The Fram was designed to withstand being frozen in the ice and not be crushed.Læs mere
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Dag 26
tirsdag den 15. juli 2025 kl. 18.37
☁️ 77 °F
Højde: 12 m
Norge Oslo 59.911002, 10.72876459°54’40” N 10°43’44” E
RS Day 10 - The National Museum
15. juli, Norge ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Even though we were really tired from the visits to the other three museums, we decided to visit the National Museum. It was open late that evening. We were so glad we went! The museum has a large collection of paintings, including Scream by Munch. After we had been there a while we went to the museum's roof top bar and had a drink.Læs mere
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Dag 27
onsdag den 16. juli 2025 kl. 11.47
☀️ 72 °F
Højde: 373 m
Norge Fagernes 60.980821, 9.23121260°58’51” N 9°13’52” E
RS Day 11 - Valdres Folk Museum
16. juli, Norge ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We left Oslo in the morning to drive to Østerbø Fjellstove. We made two stops along the way. The first was the Valdres Folk Museum in Fagernes, where we also grabbed lunch. The second stop was at the Torpo Stavechurch.

At the folk museum we had a tour guide and were able to listen to some traditional Norwegian folk music. The museum also had a nice collection of traditional clothing. There was a river through the town with a falls that we also got to see.Læs mere
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Dag 27
onsdag den 16. juli 2025 kl. 15.57
⛅ 75 °F
Højde: 341 m
Norge Torpo 60.664165, 8.70793860°39’51” N 8°42’29” E
RS Day 11 - The Torpo Stavechurch
16. juli, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
We had a brief stop at the Torpo Stavechurch. The church is from between 1100 - 1300. The stavechurches were constructed using wooden pillars from single trees. Each stave was about 100 feet. This is one of the oldest stavechurches in existence.Læs mere
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Dag 27
onsdag den 16. juli 2025 kl. 18.40
☀️ 66 °F
Højde: 810 m
Norge Aurland 60.828089, 7.50647360°49’41” N 7°30’23” E
RS Day 11 - Østerbø Fjellstove
16. juli, Norge ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We made one more quick stop at a scenic overlook before getting to Østerbø Fjellstove. This "outpost" is really set up for hosting hikers and campers who want to explore this lovely region. We had only a brief time there, but we got in a couple of short walks.Læs mere
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Dag 28
torsdag den 17. juli 2025 kl. 09.33
☀️ 66 °F
Højde: 467 m
Norge Vassbygdi 60.855706, 7.30743960°51’21” N 7°18’27” E
RS Day 12 - Bus Ride to Flåm
17. juli, Norge ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
The bus ride from Østerbø Fjellstove to Flåm was through the mountains. It was beautiful. We stopped at one scenic overlook along the way. The view was spectacular. It was Mary's birthday, so there were little surprises all through the day.Læs mere
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torsdag den 17. juli 2025 kl. 11.05
☀️ 72 °F
Højde: 6 m
Norge Flåm 60.862453, 7.11734460°51’45” N 7°7’2” E
RS Day 12 - Boat Ride on Aurlandsfjord
17. juli, Norge ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We had a two hour boat ride on Aurlandsfjord from Flåm to Gudvangen. The weather was so amazing! And the sights were spectacular. Of course, I took way too many pictures, so I will condense them a bit.Læs mere
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torsdag den 17. juli 2025 kl. 14.38
☀️ 75 °F
Højde: Havoverfladen
Norge Gudvangen 60.879221, 6.84193460°52’45” N 6°50’31” E
RS Day 12 - Tour of the Viking Village
17. juli, Norge ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
After the boat ride we had a picnic lunch in Gudvagen. It was quite warm by then. Nina and Roger shared some "snaps" with us during lunch. Then we had a tour of the Viking Village. The main take away was that viking is more of a job description than it is a people group. And vikings never had horns on their helmets!Læs mere
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torsdag den 17. juli 2025 kl. 16.02
☀️ 81 °F
Højde: 112 m
Norge Voss 60.725627, 6.488360°43’32” N 6°29’18” E
RS Day 12 - Bus Ride to Bergen
17. juli, Norge ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We left Gudvagen and had our last bus ride with Roger. On our way to Bergen we stopped at a popular and spectacular water falls, Tvindefossen Falls. After we arrived in Bergen Nina gave us a brief orientation and then we were on our own for dinner.Læs mere
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Dag 29
fredag den 18. juli 2025 kl. 09.09
☀️ 68 °F
Højde: 7 m
Norge Bergen 60.396707, 5.32389160°23’48” N 5°19’26” E
RS Day 13 - Walking Tour of Bergen
18. juli, Norge ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We began our last day on the tour with a walking tour of Bergen. Our tour guide, Sue, was a little more "commercial" in her tour. She made several pitches for specific businesses. This is unusual for a RS tour.

The harbor area of Bergen is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The area has been burned down numerous times and then rebuilt. The current buildings were mostly from the rebuild after a major fire in 1702.Læs mere
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fredag den 18. juli 2025 kl. 12.52
☀️ 77 °F
Højde: 291 m
Norge Bergen 60.394631, 5.34264460°23’41” N 5°20’34” E
RS Day 13 - The Fløibanen Funicular
18. juli, Norge ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
After the walking tour we had a lunch of reindeer hot dogs. Reindeer hot dog is a Norwegian delicacy that can be found at Bergen's Trekroneren hot dog stand, just around the corner from the McDonalds. It was delicious! I would highly recommend it.

After lunch we took the Fløibanen funicular to the top. We enjoyed the spectacular views before taking a hike around the area. We enjoyed sitting at the top with a glass of wine before going back down.Læs mere
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fredag den 18. juli 2025 kl. 18.06
☀️ 77 °F
Højde: 11 m
Norge Bergen 60.397484, 5.32467860°23’51” N 5°19’29” E
RS Day 13 - Final Dinner and Trip Home
18. juli, Norge ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We had our final dinner together at the Bryggen Tracteursted restaurant. It was a delightful meal. We hated to see the tour end. The group was close and we got to know most of our fellow travelers well. After dinner some of the group used their funicular tickets to see Bergen at night.

Mary and I came back to the hotel, packed, and tried to get to bed early. We woke up at 3:15a in order to catch a taxi at 4:00a for the Bergen airport. Our trip home went from Bergen to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to Toronto, and Toronto to Columbus. We ended up with a 5 hour delay getting out of Toronto. Our original flight was canceled and we were fortunate enough to get rebooked on a flight later in the day. Some on our plane had to spend the night and catch a flight the next day. Our trip this year was bookended with travel troubles. But it was a wonderful trip.Læs mere
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RejsendeGlad you had such a great trip!
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