Neustadt

Another early start, breakfast at a nearby bakery/cafe. The highlight today was Ingolstadt, with the usual enormous cathedral, a castle and an impressive old Rathaus.
Regensburg

Deggendorf

Passau

Passau

Munich again

We caught the train back to Munich to return the rented bikes and have a few days before flying north to Norway.
Staying in the Arabest Aparthotel very close to the main railway station was very Czytaj więcej
Svolvær

Today we traveled from Munich, in the middle of a Europe-wide heatwave, to the Lofoten archipelago, part of Norway, above the Arctic Circle, and no heatwave here. In fact about 7 degrees below normal Czytaj więcej
Svolvær 2

Mote photos from the bus, and our hotel at 11pm.
Viking Museum

Å

We had a bit of a look around central Svolvær, including a visit to the tourist info centre in the main square. It was quite cold, and we had a look in a few shops selling down filled jackets. Also Czytaj więcej
Å 2

Today we set out to do the walk to Munken. The start is only a few km from our accommodation. First a visit to the very old and quaint bakery next door for coffee and a cinnamon roll. We only made it Czytaj więcej
Ballstad

Today was a better day, with virtually no rain and some sunshine. Following recommendations from a number of people, we did the hike up to Ryken. About 8km return and a 500m climb. Very beautiful. Czytaj więcej
Hurtigruten, Svolvær

It rained pretty well all day. We returned the hire car at 11am. The boat wasn't due until 9pm, so we needed to leave our luggage somewhere for the day. The tourist info centre told us we couldn't Czytaj więcej
Tromsø

Honningsvåg

In low cloud and misty rain we visited Honningsvåg for a few hours. The Nordkapp Museum was quite good. The church is the only building not destroyed by the Germans when they left in WW2.
Kirkenes to Ålesund

We finished our cruise in Kirkenes this morning and flew down to Alesund, via Oslo.
Ålesund

We picked up a hire car at Ålusund airport and once again we were given a Toyota hybrid, this time a C-HR.
We had a bit of a walk around Ålesund, had very good fish and chips at an outdoor place for Czytaj więcej
Ålesund to Valldal via Trollstigen

Valldal to Balestrand via Geiranger

Balestrand to Bergen via Gaularfjellet

We drove to Bergen via the Gaularfjellet scenic route.
Bergen and the train to Oslo

After a look around Bergen this morning in misty rain, we caught the train to Oslo this afternoon. In an apartment here for three days before we fly to Amsterdam.
Oslo

On Karen's advice we caught the train up to Frognerseteren, and are walking back down through the forest for a bit. Travelling in Norway is very expensive unless you adopt a modified exchange rate. I Czytaj więcej
Alkmaar

We caught the train from the airport to Alkmaar and found Erika waiting for us at the station. We walked through the beautiful town of Alkmaar to the Linquenda, where we will stay for the nights.
Alkmaar 2

De Woude
