EUROPE 2025

We arrived safely in Oslo, after a nerve wracking start to our train leg. Learning to navigate the Eurail pass train app. We couldn't figure out how to generate the e-ticket and almost got kicked off the train. Oops. Worked it out and know we're experts!! By accident, we stumbled across the Vinterland Christmas market, just followed all the people to see where they were all going. It was great. Next day we walked all over the place, found a big tiger. The Vigeland sculpture p

One of the main reasons for going on this cruise was to see the Northern Lights. We were not disappointed, in fact we struck it rich, seeing them almost every night while on the cruise.

The big trip has finally arrived. Our 12 day northern lights cruise on the Havila Polaris from Bergen to Kirkenes to Bergen. The trip was amazing, stopping at all the ports up and down the coast. Havila have four ships that offer this cruise but they also transport freight and port to port passengers from town to town. Something happened at every port, either passengers or cargo got on or off. Some ports only stopped for 10 mins for this to occur, at all hours of the day an n

A great city with a fun vibe. Found a couple of awesome little pubs, walked a lot and window shopped. BRYGGAN Historic wharf district in Bergen known for its row of colorful, wooden buildings lining the harbor. Once a vital trading hub, it now houses shops, restaurants and galleries. Everything is crooked. FUNICULAR Took the Floibanen funicular to the top of Mount Fløyen to check out the spectacular view of the city. Met a troll and lots of orange pumpkins because it was near