Neustadt
18 juni 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
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
19 juni 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Deggendorf
21 juni 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Passau
22 juni 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Passau
23 juni 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Munich again
24 juni 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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 veryLäs mer
Svolvær
27 juni 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
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 normalLäs mer
Svolvær 2
27 juni 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Mote photos from the bus, and our hotel at 11pm.
Viking Museum
28 juni 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Å
28 juni 2019, Norge ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
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. AlsoLäs mer
Å 2
29 juni 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
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 itLäs mer
Matthew EslerWhat a strange place to find awesome pizza! Fantastic looking landscape and architecture.
Ballstad
30 juni 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
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.Läs mer
Hurtigruten, Svolvær
1 juli 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
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'tLäs mer
Tromsø
2 juli 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Honningsvåg
3 juli 2019, Norge ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
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
4 juli 2019, Norge ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
We finished our cruise in Kirkenes this morning and flew down to Alesund, via Oslo.
Ålesund
4 juli 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
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 forLäs mer
Ålesund to Valldal via Trollstigen
5 juli 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Valldal to Balestrand via Geiranger
6 juli 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Balestrand to Bergen via Gaularfjellet
7 juli 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We drove to Bergen via the Gaularfjellet scenic route.
Bergen and the train to Oslo
8 juli 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
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
10 juli 2019, Norge ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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. ILäs mer
