With a full day planned, our entourage packed into two vehicles and set out to see what more Dalarna had to offer…we were not disappointed.
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Month: July 2016
Björnhyttan & Ludvika
Our trip to Sweden happened to coincide with a periodic family reunion that centered around descendants of my mother’s maternal, and Gerd’s paternal, grandfather, Viktor Östmark.
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Saxdalen
For our week in the Swedish countryside we opted to rent a van for the many little trips we’d be taking. Julie and I hopped
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Stockholm
Arrival We traveled from Oslo to Stockholm via train and were greeted by my mom’s first cousin Gerd and her daughter Erika, who were kind
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Oslo, part deux
Today we started with a trip to the Norwegian National Gallery King Charles IV…may have been the inspiration for Shrek’s Puss-n-boots! One of the 2
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Oslo
Norway’s capital and most populated city. Situated at the end of the Oslofjord in the southern part of the country, Oslo is the economic and
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Last Day in Bergen
With a fairly light agenda, we wrapped up our Bergen visit with a few small museums and a gondola ride to the highest of Bergen’s
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Flam & Fjords
To experience “Norway in a nutshell”, we took a local train from Bergen to Myrdal, where we switched to the Flamsbana. Flamsbana-The Flam Railway,
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Bergen, Norway
Bergen, located on the southwestern coast, is Norway’s second largest city. Surrounded by 7 mountains and as many fjords, this little “town” takes quaint to
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Copenhagen in the Rain
With some liquid sunshine in the forecast, we decided to do a few inside tours today. However, the forecasted “showers” turned to a driving
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