Tag: adventure
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Beautiful Bergen
Today got away from us a bit. We didn’t get back from our segway tour until 11 p.m. last night and after being soaked and a few days on traveling we decided to do some wash. After finally getting unpacked and settled in it was 1 a.m. before we went to bed. We had originally…
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Bergen to Oslo by Train
Today we embarked on the Bergensbanen (Bergen Railway) for a scenic train from Oslo to Bergen. We passed through about 180 tunnels on the 8 hour trip. This is one of Europe’s most beautiful train rides as it takes you through the scenic mountain track to the fjords. We saw some of the most beautiful…
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Oslo in a day
After traveling 24 hours we arrived in Oslo Monday evening, leaving us one full day to cover the city. True to form Denise and I were up and out the door by 6:30 a.m. First stop the Badstuforening Sauna for a treatment (the Oslo Fjord water was COLD!). Oslo has a good public transit system…
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AND WE’RE OFF
It’s almost time to start our big journey. We hit the road this morning at 8:30 to drive up to Dallas where we will spend the night before flying out to Dallas. Why Dallas? While we love calling San Antonio home, it doesn’t provide great flights internationally. To get to Oslo out of San Antonio…
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WHAT’S IN A NAME:
When putting our itineraries together and planning out our adventures I like to use 3×5 index cards to keep all our important info on for each day of the trip. For instance, if we are on a cruise I’ll include information like contact info for the tour provider we are using, places to see, a…




