Tag: Travel

Oslo, Norway Pt. 1

ByMinion-Chris December 15, 2016 0 Comments
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. We spent some time in Bergen exploring the Norwegian Fjords. Now it was time to visit Oslo, Norway for a few days. The Bergen Railway When we had first decided to train to oslo, I wasn't really looking forward to the 7 hour train ride. However soon after departing Bergen station, I soon realized I was in for a treat. We were treated to...

Bergen

ByMinion-Chris December 8, 2016 0 Comments
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. After a memorable hike up to Pulpit Rock our next stop was Bergen and the Norwegian Fjords. We booked an early express ferry out of Stavanger enroute to Bergen. There is a lot of sea travel in Norway and we wanted to give this form of transportation a try.  It was a 5 hour ride on open water so there were some bumps along the way....

Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) Norway

ByMinion-Chris December 1, 2016 2 Comments
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. After a travel day to Stavanger, Norway we planned to hike Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) today. Preikestolen When we had planned this Scandinavian trip, taking a short detour to hike up Preikestolen had been high on our list so today we would be doing just that. The weather had been cloudy and wet for us since the evening we arrived so we...

Last Day in Copenhagen, Travel to Stavanger

ByMinion-Chris November 24, 2016 0 Comments
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. After a trip to Carlsberg and the Zoo this would be our last day in Copenhagen so we decided to relax a little. National Museum After a quick coffee we spent the morning at Denmark's National museum. There was a large exhibit on Scandinavian history with a focus on vikings.  Unfortunately it was pretty dark in some of the exhibits so I...

Carlsberg, Copenhagen Zoo and the Round Tower

ByMinion-Chris November 17, 2016 1 Comment
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. After travelling outside of Copenhagen the day before,  we'd now explore other attractions within the city. We planned to visit two attractions that our Copenhagen cards would allow. This meant a short train ride east away from the water to our first stop, the Carlsberg Brewery and Headquarters. Carlsberg I've always been a fan of...

Castles, Museums & Theme Parks in Denmark!

ByMinion-Chris November 10, 2016 1 Comment
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. We had picked up a Copenhagen Card and explored the city, we would now venture outside of the city to further make use of the card. In our quest to extract the most value out of our Copenhagen Card we took advantage of the free public transport and headed north out of the city to visit some attractions.   Frederiksborg Slot (Castle)...