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17 June 2018
We had the same breakfast of muesli and milk before heading to Bucharest’s railway station by taxi. It was a short wait before we could board our train for Brasov. Once in the countryside, the landscape varied between green and brown. We pulled into Brasov 2h40 later and took a taxi uphill to the old […]
16 June 2018
No breakfast was supplied at our hotel so we had some fruit and muesli. I was in a rush to get going. My brain wasn’t functioning and I kept thinking we had to be at the free walking tour at 1000 when it was in fact 1030 at the central city park about 20 minutes […]
26 August 2017
After being unwell through the night, I had vey little interest in anything. I let Kim run the day. We left the hostel around 1100 and ventured into a now sunny Stockholm headed for the Medieval Museum, only to find it didn’t open till 1200. As the Central Station was nearby, we checked out how […]
25 August 2017
The weather turned today. It was drizzling. I popped out to get some milk for my cereal and also a pastry for Kim. We had hoped to do a walking tour of Old Town but decided against it in view of the wet weather. Instead, we thought we’d do something indoor like a museum. The […]
24 August 2017
Oslo Sightseeing We had time for a walking tour at 1000 before having to check out at 1200. It would be tight but we gave it a shot. We met at the “tiger” statue near the railway station. A large group gathered and an American guide turned up. He was OK, but not wonderful. What […]
23 August 2017
The alarm rang at 0530 and we were out the door at 0615 for the short walk to the station. The train to Oslo left at 0648 taking 7h30 approximately. We had paid extra NOK90 for Komfort Class which gave us freeflow coffee/tea. The price was equivalent to just three drinks so that was well […]
22 August 2017
Pulpit Rock Cruise We had made some sandwiches to take along on our excursion to Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen). It was a 1000 departure. The man on the pier didn’t check carefully that we were booked on the cruise-and-hike and I had to ask the next person regarding the ticket for the bus rides. These were […]
21 August 2017
While we needed only a day in Stavanger for what we wanted to do, I had a day of rest and in case of weather. Following the weather forecast, we allowed today as the rest day and tomorrow (in anticipation of good weather) would be for going to Pulpit Rock. The town is nice enough, […]
20 August 2017
Transport to the Schonefeld airport turned out as planned (despite the relative complexity compared to a normal day when a non-stop or one-stop service was available). The 0549 bus connected well to the suburban train which delivered us to the airport around 0715 for our 0910 Norwegian flight to Stavanger. It was cool in Berlin […]
19 August 2017
While I’m not much of a museum person, I really wanted to go the Pergamon Museum on Museum Island (which is home to several). I had tried pre-booking but there were only afternoon slots left and that didn’t suit me. So we turned up early to avoid the queues. Getting there at 0940, there was […]