In the late 1980’s I had the great pleasure of living and working for a while in Oslo - fortunately for me, ‘on expenses”! I lived in an old fashioned apartment which looked at the Holmenkollen ski jump and it was a super base from which to explore Norway at the weekends and during the holidays. We loved it! So, why then did we leave it more than thirty years to return?
Well return we did during May/June and what I can say is that it was well worth the wait. Blessed with glorious weather, the midnight sun and no crowds we camped for a month without a single advanced booking. Our route took the slow roads, tunnels, bridges and ferries from Bergen to Andoya island via the The Atlantic Road and Lofoten Islands. We made it some 350kms inside the Artic Circle before having to turn the van around and head south down the centre of the country and back to Bergen.
It is a truly stunning country with of course jaw dropping scenery and whilst it remains expensive we felt that many other places had caught up price wise. It is unbelievably clean and a visit to the Constitution Day parade in Alesund was a vivid illustration of both the country’s heritage and the national pride that is clearly dear to the Norwegians.
If you've not been then we highly recommend.
Well return we did during May/June and what I can say is that it was well worth the wait. Blessed with glorious weather, the midnight sun and no crowds we camped for a month without a single advanced booking. Our route took the slow roads, tunnels, bridges and ferries from Bergen to Andoya island via the The Atlantic Road and Lofoten Islands. We made it some 350kms inside the Artic Circle before having to turn the van around and head south down the centre of the country and back to Bergen.
It is a truly stunning country with of course jaw dropping scenery and whilst it remains expensive we felt that many other places had caught up price wise. It is unbelievably clean and a visit to the Constitution Day parade in Alesund was a vivid illustration of both the country’s heritage and the national pride that is clearly dear to the Norwegians.
If you've not been then we highly recommend.
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