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Island hopping in Oslo Fjord is a great way to spend a day. We boarded a small ferry at Aker brygge (a stone's throw from Oslo City Hall) and visited three of the larger islands — Hovedøya, Gressholmen and Lindøya. A decision fuelled by the fact that it was
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I've put together a few snippets from our first week in Oslo. We've done so much since we arrived, landing at the airport feels like a long time ago already! Lots of snow has fallen but everything keeps ticking over. The trains are running, people are
Hiking
Sunday was a slow morning. We originally planned to spend the day walking but it took us a while to get up, organised and out of the door. After a quick look at the map, we decided to head to Østmarka, a forest located to the East of Oslo and
Hiking
A trip to Oslo marks the start of our travel adventures this year and a hike around Nordmarka was at the top of our list of things to do. I'd been longing to go back after visiting a couple of years ago and this time was every bit
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This week I've been editing old holiday photos and came across quite a few I haven't shared from our trips to Norway and Sweden. As luck would have it, there were a some from city gardens and florists as well as some other nice nature based
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It has occurred to me that I never finished spamming you with our Oslo adventures! The day after our epic walk from Frognesetern we decided to go easier on our bodies and take a boat tour around the Oslo Fjord. The fact that it was March and there was still
Hiking
On day one of our trip to Oslo we hiked around Nordmarka — a forest in the Northern region. Our starting point was Frognerseteren (1539ft) and from here we walked 40,000 steps/20 miles through snow covered pine forest and frozen lakes, all the way down into Oslo centre (17ft)
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Earlier in the month we visited Oslo for a few days and came home with two happy but slightly portly tummies! We've been to two cities in Norway now, Oslo and Bergen. In Bergen we ate a lot of Norwegian food; most restaurants served food of this type.
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Scott and I went for a mini break in Oslo last week. Part of our holiday was a two hour boat trip around the fjords surrounding the city. As scenic as it was, we stepped off the boat frozen to the bone with just enough feeling in our legs to
Hiking
I've saved our biggest holiday hike until last. Ulriken. At 643 metres above sea level, it's the highest of the seven mountain surrounding Bergen. Our hikes up Sandviksfjellet and across Fløyen and Rundemanen were a good warm up and we were ready for this beast. The
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After our hike up Sandviksfjellet we were hungry for more adventure. Our second hike started on Fløyen, one of the seven mountains surrounding Bergen city centre. We picked up essential supplies (sandwiches and cake) from Godt Brod and boarded the Fløibanen funicular. It only took about 5 minutes to whizz
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I love the mountains. So what better place to go on holiday that a city surrounded by seven of them? Neither of us are mountain climbers; we live in Surrey and while there a lot of hills they are no way near as steep or high as a mountain. But
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