Sunday, May 31, 2009

Norweigan Wonders

OK, this post is a little overdue, as we have been back in London for a week now. But as we have been entertained by the arrival of my parents and busy packing up to head back to Oz things have got a little behind.
So to wrap up our trip we flew from Budapest up to Oslo, where we spent one night in the world's most expensive city (it really is). The following day, we caught the famous Oslo-Bergen train. It was, without peer, the best and most breathtaking train journey ever. The train is pretty nice and comfortable and has these huge windows on either side, perfect for viewing the amazing and spectacular scenery.
We stayed a night in Bergen before embarking on our Norway In A Nutshell tour. It's not a tour in the strictest sense of the word, you just buy all the tickets in one go as it includes a couple of trains, a boat and a bus. So first we backtracked a little, taking the train from Bergen to Myrdal, where we changed for the spectacular Flam railway. From Flam, we did a 2 and a half hour fjord cruise, before getting a bus to Voss. (The ride was a little hairy at times - it went down this massive mountain road with incredibly sharp turns, but the scenery again was amazing). We spent the night in beautiful Voss and most of the next day, before returning to Bergen.
We stayed our last two nights in Bergen, which is a wonderful port town. We found this great little pub - quite cheap (for Norway though, which for anywhere else would be expensive!) with amazing seafood, which we had both nights.
Photos will follow. Norway is just so amazingly beautiful and stunning that I haven't attempted description.
We are now at our last weekend in London. Last night, the Weber family plus Dave went to see We Will Rock You, and today we are headed (minus brother) down to Brick Lane for a curry. Dave and I head up to York tomorrow for a night, and next Friday we, along with J and Bec, hit Amsterdam!!!
I do owe this blog some more photos, but I am being lazy, so if you are interested in photos from Croatia you can follow the links on the side of the blog.

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