Tuesday 29 July 2025 21C and feeling coolish for the first time. 27,322 steps / 20.8 km Our Loft Apartment Olivia and I arrived in
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Tuesday 29 July 2025 21C and feeling coolish for the first time. 27,322 steps / 20.8 km Our Loft Apartment Olivia and I arrived in
Friday 25 July 2025 21c but felt much hotter/ 26,389 steps / 19.5km Goteborg (pronounced Got-hen-berg) is upstream from two archipeligos, North and South. We
Monday 21 July 2025 27C and stinking hot / 26,035 steps / 10.7 km Tuesday 22 July 2025 28C / 13,915 steps / 12.6km Arriving
Today we travelled by bus from Bergen to Gunvangen, then across the Fijord by electric catamaran the Flam, and after a dip in the crystal clear freezing Fijord waters, boarded the midnight bus to Oslo. A very exhausting day.
Finally, at last, we discovered where all the people in Scandnavia are. they are in Bergen. It was flooded with people pushing and jostling, and eating, and scootering everywhere. It was busy. It was wonderful to see. It was also hot.
Two days at sea exploring the Westcoat of Norway, eating leftovers, and relaxing!
It seems to be a conspiracy, but when we travel to Europe in July to escape the Tasmanian winter, we get hit with a heatwave. It happened in Croatia last year and now its happening in Scandinavia.
We arrived in Sundsvall late on Sunday night. Our hotel was about 900m from the station, but by the time we arrived, shops were shutting and dinner was off. We dumped our bags and headed off for a short walk to seek out lactose free milk and something to eat.
We decided to break up the journey between Stockholm and Sundsvall by visiting the university town of Uppsala. Although we could see that the city stretched for miles, like most old towns the key buildings are all located within walking distance of the train stations.
Stockholm is a city designed for walking, and we did. The weather was warm, perhaps a little too much, but the people watching was worth it. It was busier than had been our experience of other Swedish cities. There was a momentum and livliness that befitted a big city.
Noorkoping was beautiful. Imagine an old industrial town, located on a large fast flowing river, with a few small islands in between. An industrial mougal’s dream. They built factories right up to the waters edge.
We stretched our legs to take in all the sights of the lakeside town of Jonkoping. The weather was warm and sunny, although the lake was still brisk when we dipped our toes in. We explored everyhere; a highlight was the matchfactory museum.
Today marks the first real day of our adventure around Scandinavia. We started with a walk around the university city of Lund. The weather was comfortable at 18C and the terrain mostly flat. Swedes are very friendly people and offered advice and assistance when we needed. Follow along on our journey.
Today we set off to discover the wonders of Scandinavia. We fly to Copenhagen and quickly board a train to the gateway town of Lund to recuperate from our fights and plan our next moves. Follow along on our adventure.