Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
Fri, Jun 13
And so late last night we checked in Scandic hotel, Narvik. As the previous two posts covered, we had to part with my dream to cross the arctic circle by train. As far as we understood from various conversations, due to a mud slide the tracks were damaged somewhere after Gällivare. Continue reading “Narvik, Norway”
And so, after all the confusion and scramble to understand what was going on, as the previous post says, our arctic circle train was replaced by a bus. To Gällivare (pronounced something like Yēllivarey. I could never quite get it right – A) so far. Continue reading “Will we cross the border toady?”
Thus, Jun 12
It is about seven hours from Boden, Sweden to Narvik, Norway by train. The longest seven hours we had travelling, as we’d soon find out. Although we may have not travelled as extensively as many, our trips, except two short ones in the past, are self organised. Thus, we are on our own if something goes wrong. Continue reading “Off to Norway”
Wed, Jun 11
Shortly after we left Stockholm we were already north of 60°. Boden (around 66°), (“a drab little place”, the train attendant told us), is a former military town located in northern Sweden, some 80 kilometres south of the arctic circle and about 220km latitudinal north of Iqaluit, Canada. Continue reading “Boden, Sweden”
Tuesday, June 10 is our last day in Stockholm. We are heading north towards the Arctic circle. Our next stop will be Boden. I have already mentioned this a few times in previous posts but we had a wonderful stay at Continue reading “Heading North”
Fri, June 6
Stockholm, the largest Scandinavian city and the first stop for our trip, is stunningly charming. Spread across 14 islands Continue reading “We love Stockholm”
As everywhere in Europe getting from the airport to the city centre is very easy. Take the airport express. It is 48 km from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to the city centre Continue reading “Arriving in Stockholm”
Although only 30 days from landing in Stockholm on June 5th to departing from Copenhagen airport (CPH) July 4th, this trip felt a lot longer Continue reading “Common themes throughout the journey”
It is Saturday and the sun is finally out here in Bergen. It is also summer solstice. We are on the top of Mount Fløyen. 320m above sea level. Continue reading “Summer Solstice in Bergen”
Our Scandinavian trip was anything but short of adventures. In the next little while we’ll take you through Sweden and Norway: perhaps as usually happens, first my posts and then Alex’s videos. Continue reading “Assembling the puzzle”
Currently in Bergen, our Scandinavian trip so far has not been short of adventures. The scenery is spectacular, regardless the frequent rain that has been following us since we left Boden, Sweden. We have loads of photos and videos to process, and many stories to tell when back home. Stay tunned.
Seville was our first stop in Spain and it is almost the last video (Vigo still to come) Alex mange to pull together just a day before our next trip.
One can wander around the beautiful city of Ronda and its magnificent gorge for days. We wish we had more time to explore all of its magic.
Our Scandinavian trip is all booked. We hope to spend a month there in June. I began this process last November. Transatlantic flights, accommodations, and recently the local intercity transportation: trains, planes and ferries. Continue reading “Update”
Alex’s first video out of the pipeline. We spent a week in Córdoba the third and last (for now) stop in sunny Andalucía. Despite some rain at the beginning we enjoyed this city full of history, architecture, opportunity for meandering by Guadalquivir River, and mild winter temperatures.
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