Saturday morning and still a little bit rainy here in Gothenburg. Temperature has cooled down some as well, high of 590 today. This morning was…
Yesterday we made the drive to Gothenburg from Malmo. Only a 3-hour road trip so not too tiring except it rained like no tomorrow the…
Rise and shine, today was a day for a road trip! Today we drove to the town of Kivik to see the Bronze Age tomb…
Before I get into today’s adventure in Kobenhavn, I want to take a few moments to recognize those items that have given their lives so…
Good nights sleep at the apartment in Esbjerg. Up around 6:30am, just before sunup, to enjoy a coffee and check today’s weather. Looks good for…
Stayed at the Hanstholm Manor Hotel last night, not much to say except when we woke up we noticed there was a machine gun bunker…
Everything has been great here in Norway, but time to move on to Denmark. The drive today will be along the southern coast from Oslo…
Beautiful day! High today was 700, no rain, hardly a cloud in the sky, perfect day for touring. We started early and took the metro…
Today we’re off to see Oslo city center. It’s about a 35-minute walk from the apartment so we’re going to try our luck using the…
Yesterday, we also went to the Viking Ship museum but it certainly didn’t compare to the fun we had at the Vigeland installation. Anyway, here…
Our first day of exploring Oslo. We have a list of want-to-see’s so we’ll try to hit them all over the next 4 days. Since…
We left Bergen at around 9am today for our long drive to Oslo. This is about 7hrs 30min so a real long day behind the…
Woke bright and early this morning to the sound of backhoes, shovels, dump truck unloading gravel and the suck-a-sack crew busy putting the pipeline together….
Sunday is a good day to walk around a Scandinavian city, almost everything except restaurants, is closed. Here in Bergen everything is closed except restaurants,…
Ended our stay in Alesund so off early for our 7hr drive to Bergen. Raining today, temp is about 500, light traffic due to it…
According to the Norwegians, Alesund translates to “thank you” in English. Perhaps this comes from Alesund being Norway’s capital of dried cod exporting or maybe…
Most of you probably knew this would happen, we (I) found a German bunker located in Alesund. Collette was thrilled! Located at the top of…
Just a short 2hr drive from Alesund is the Geirangerfjord. This is one of, if not the, most visited fjord in Norway. Formed millions of…
Made it to the apartment in Alesund after about 6hrs 30min driving. Traffic was a bit heavy coming into town right around 5pm so it…
Checking out of Jamtland (center of Sweden) time to drive to Norway but not before me and the Misses see the great symbol of the…
Couple of notes from our driving time in Sweden. Before we left, we read in many brochures and websites that the Scandinavian driver is typically…
Yet another early start to our day but not before a fabulous breakfast of eggs, bacon, potatoes and my favorite, fry bread! Today we’re heading…
Got an early start today to make the 6hr 45min drive from Stockholm to Krokom. We picked up our rental car at the airport so…
Great nights sleep and back out on the streets. Our hotel has been just perfect, quiet, clean and a king size bed! Can’t ask for…
So, first impressions of Stockholm, big city, lots of people rushing from point A to point B, lots of restaurants and pubs (thank ya Jesus!)…
So, after a long night flying, a long day strolling around Reykjavik and a long evening flying, we’re finally in Stockholm. We arrived about 15…
Start of a great adventure. But, not all great adventures start great. Nothing like a little cubed, processed cheese and a vodka & ???? to…
Here’s our driving route for Scandinavia. We’ll be in each city a minimum of 3 days, most times 4 or 5 days. Of course, during…
I know, this is the third time I’ve used this phrase to intro our adventure, but this one is different. This intro is in honor…
First let me start by saying I really don’t like the trend in writing articles for public consumption that start with “5 Wonderful Days in….”…
Thinking of going to France this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings? You’re not alone! The 70th anniversary of D-Day saw…
Managed to get through the market without buying too much. We did buy some candies and figs but decided to hold out for a restaurant…
Grabbed an Uber and headed down to the Boqueria Market, the most famous market in Barcelona. Since 1836 this market has been the nerve center…
Tomorrow we head to our hotel room at the airport and ready for the long journey back to Colorado. It’s been a great trip, went…
Got to the apartment and found everything as advertised, nice place. We’re around the corner from a main street in Barcelona so not too noisy…
Segways are really a neat invention. If you can stand, I know that’s difficult for some, you can ride a Segway. They stay balanced, turn…
Out early today to go to the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Spain’s national gallery of 20th century art. The gallery was named…
Guess it was bound to happen sooner or later, flight delays. Linds and Leo were flying from Denver to Keflavik, Iceland and then on to…
Thought we’d post a few pics of Madrid for your viewing pleasure. Weather has been pretty good here, occasional rain but nothing heavy. Temps have…
Toledo, Spain is an ancient walled city dating back to around 193BC. It is located on a peninsula of the Tagus river some 40+ miles…
Although Madrid has much to offer, occasionally it’s fun to venture off to other cities to get a feel for the countryside. We signed up…
No visit to Madrid would be complete without seeing a Flamenco show. Flamenco is actually a UNESCO declared Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of…
Time to find our way to the airport and our Air Portugal flight to Madrid, Spain. It’s an early morning flight, 9:00am, so we’re up…
Lisbon is a great city to get lost in. Just walking around the streets, and hills, there are lots of unadvertised spots that make the…