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Forum: Europe
Sep 18th, 2018, 01:37 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

Diamantina - I hope you'll be able to plan a trip...

Diamantina - I hope you'll be able to plan a trip there, you don't need to hike to enjoy it. And the first two hikes we did were definitely more manageable. Especially if you take it slow.

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Forum: Europe
Sep 16th, 2018, 06:16 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

Kvalvika Beach/Ryten Hike The next day was a...

Kvalvika Beach/Ryten Hike

The next day was a mix of low clouds and sun and about 63 degrees. We packed up and headed out to do the Kvalvika Beach/Ryten hike and then to work our way back to the...
Forum: Europe
Sep 16th, 2018, 03:39 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

The Tip of the Lofotens The next morning, we...

The Tip of the Lofotens

The next morning, we awoke to beautiful blue skies. We decided to drive down through the rest of the towns to Å, the southernmost/westernmost town on the islands. We...
Forum: Europe
Sep 16th, 2018, 03:29 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

@Diamantina - I realized I missed your daylight...

@Diamantina - I realized I missed your daylight hours question. In the Lofoten Islands, while the sunset around 11 and rose around 3, it never got dark. As my husband said, it was light enough at 1...
Forum: Europe
Sep 14th, 2018, 05:23 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

@ Diamantina - Thank you. The "easy" hikes are...

@ Diamantina - Thank you. The "easy" hikes are considered easy by Norwegian standards which are quite different than ours. The two we did our first day are considered afternoon strolls for locals. We...
Forum: Europe
Sep 13th, 2018, 11:25 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

@5alive - Ha! Lofoten Islands, Norway ...

@5alive - Ha!

Lofoten Islands, Norway

Monday, July 30 to Friday, Aug 3

Pictures of too much scenery can be found HERE (https://photos.app.goo.gl/4SrgZAK9Vt6Pgakj9). I did include some photos...
Forum: Europe
Sep 9th, 2018, 02:40 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

Daytrip Outside Copenhagen to Frederiksborg...

Daytrip Outside Copenhagen to Frederiksborg Castle and Kronborg (Hamlet’s) Castle

Photos found HERE (https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZRR4zJnZxzKsciE88)

Saturday, July 28

Since transportation and...
Forum: Europe
Sep 7th, 2018, 10:49 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

Thanks @5alive. It was funny, we walked into a...

Thanks @5alive. It was funny, we walked into a 7-11 to ask directions and were like "why do we feel like this place is really nice?" and it finally dawned on us that it was A/C we were feeling. We...
Forum: Europe
Sep 6th, 2018, 03:10 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

On to what we visited while in the city... ...

On to what we visited while in the city...

Note: At most palaces and castles in Copenhagen you had to place any bags in a locker before entering. Some required a 20 DKK coin and if you did not...
Forum: Europe
Sep 6th, 2018, 11:12 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

@theatrelover - that is so strange you had the...

@theatrelover - that is so strange you had the same experience in June. Maybe they are no longer planning to keep the place up.

Finally back with the next installment, this first week of school is...
Forum: Europe
Sep 4th, 2018, 06:17 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

Thanks @Diamantina @Odin - we went to two...

Thanks @Diamantina

@Odin - we went to two grocery stores near the Sodra train station and both were pretty dismal. I assumed it was just the area or being a city market, but that is too bad if...
Forum: Europe
Sep 3rd, 2018, 11:30 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

Thanks all, here's the next installment... ...

Thanks all, here's the next installment...

@lauramsgarden - don't worry about the crowds, even at the time we went, they weren't terribly bothersome--unless you got stuck behind a busload of...
Forum: Europe
Aug 31st, 2018, 01:29 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

Other than spending time soaking up the city and...

Other than spending time soaking up the city and its streets, the following is what we visited during our stay. And, as a side note, we are not big museum people so did not visit many during our...
Forum: Europe
Aug 31st, 2018, 06:20 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

Thanks for following along. Hopefully some of...

Thanks for following along. Hopefully some of this is helpful for those planning a trip or reliving one of their own. I'm happy to answer any questions about our experience.

STOCKHOLM

Sunday...
Forum: Europe
Aug 31st, 2018, 05:48 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

I did love it how someone would say something to...

I did love it how someone would say something to me in Swedish/Danish/Norwegian and it took about a millisecond of my blank stare for them to immediately repeat it in English.
Forum: Europe
Aug 31st, 2018, 05:20 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

Back in 2000, my husband and I spent a week in...

Back in 2000, my husband and I spent a week in Norway enjoying Oslo, the NIN/ Flam trip, ferry to Balestrand/Kvikne hotel, ferry to Bergen for a few days and train back to Oslo. It was wonderful and...
Forum: Europe
Aug 30th, 2018, 12:06 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,255
Posted By lolfn

Family of 4 Melt in Scandinavia--Stockholm, Copenhagen and the Lofoten, Oh My!

My husband and I and our two kids, 16 yo son and 15 yo daughter, traveled to Scandinavia the last 2 weeks in July. We spent about 4 days each in Stockholm, Copenhagen and the Lofoten Islands, Norway...
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