Europe

The Tower of London, UK 2019

Sherlock Holmes museum Getting to the Tower from Sherlock Holmes museum required me to take two different Big Buses. Because each route only goes in one direction, I traveled through the same streets again and did not mind that in the least. The rain ceased for a while and I even managed to snap pictures […]

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Sherlock Holmes Museum

Sherlock Holmes museum, London, UK 2019

London (continued) The previous day was all walking which is not the most effective way of getting around the big city like London. I considered two options: public transport and hop-on & off sightseeing buses intended for tourists. The tube and city buses looked more expensive and time consuming. Out of several hop on/off buses,

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Buckingham Palace

London (continued), UK 2019

London It drizzled in the morning. London was exactly the way I imagined it – wet pavement and grey skies (that’s the appropriate spelling when in Britain). The plan for the day was to explore the city on foot. So I headed straight for Hyde Park. It was Saturday and London was having a 2-day

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London, UK 2019

Norway 2019 Believe it or not, but I never visited London before. I, who have traveled to 85 countries so far, could not find time for one of the most popular cities in the world. I mean I was in England but not London. Heathrow airport was my regular place for changing planes when flying

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Atlantic Road

Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway 2019

Kristiansund Kristiansund is the place where the famous Atlantic Ocean Road begins. I never heard about this road before. My host at Hoems asked me if I watched a Mercedes commercial where the car looks like it goes into water with a splash. Yes, I saw it. ‘That’s where they filmed this video!’ he exclaimed

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Kristiansund, Norway 2019

Kristiansund, Norway 2019

Trondheim (continued) The ferry from Trondheim to Kristainsund was 3.5 hours. The boat navigated through fjords and stopped at several other small islands before it reached its final destination, Kristainsund. The sea was absolutely calm; its surface looked like a blue-tinted mirror. From the harbor, I walked uphill to Hoems hotel where I was going

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Kristiansten Fortress

Trondheim (continued), Norway 2019

Trondheim Nidaros Cathedral is arguably the most important site in Trondheim. It was built as a simple wooden chapel to stand over the tomb of King Olav II when Trondheim was the capital of Norway and the city was called Nidaros. The stone building was completed around 1300. The cathedral was destroyed by fires several

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Trondheim, Norway

Trondheim, Norway 2019

Seoul, South Korea to Trondheim, Norway It was not my first time in Norway. During the previous trip, my husband and I drove to the tundra above the Arctic Circle. We went south to Bergen and the famous fjords, and of course we visited Oslo. We also passed through Hell, a small village with the

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Trondheim Fortress

Seoul, South Korea to Trondheim, Norway 2019

Bukhansan National Park, South Korea Why Norway? From South Korea, I was flying to Norway. In case my next destination sounds illogical, I was going there to see my aunt who lives in Trondheim. If it had not been my aunt I’d have flown home in the opposite direction, over the Pacific to Colorado. She

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Reykjavik

Reykjavik, Iceland 2019

South Coast Trolls definitely live in Iceland. I left 2 socks before going to bed and found only one in the morning. It was a warm night and I kept a small window pane open in my room, probably enough for a troll to squeeze in. On my last day in Iceland, I had a

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