Sunday, November 1, 2009

The First Week: Scandinavia in a Nutshell

It only took a week and a few days but here goes the first update. We started in Oslo. The first night was a bit expensive (our own fault, of course, for not planning ahead), but it was nice and included a great breakfast. After wandering around Oslo for a day we took the train to the west coast of Norway, to Bergen.  First class on the train is a great way to travel.  Bergenis a very nice old city, but expensive (general trend for Scandinavia); out one night, we spent $60 for four beer. After two days in Bergen, we headed back to Oslo via a boat ride in the fjords and a very scenic train ride out of Flam. So far the fjords are one of the best things we have seen. Another night in Oslo and then we went Stockholm for three nights. It was only supposed to be two, but the trains were all full.  But it worked out well, Stockholm is great; good food, friendly Swedes and there was a neat Dali exhibit we went to on the extra day. From Stockholm we went to Copenhagen and then to Hamburg. Tomorrow morning we head to Amsterdam.



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