Bergen is the second biggest city in Norway but it really exudes medium-sized-town-charm – partly because it has a small town centre; partly because it is exceedingly pretty; and partly because it is dramatically surrounded by seven mountains. Random troll! One of the things to do while in Bergen is to visit the Fish Market… Read More Bergen, Norway

Naturally, no trip to Norway could be complete without a visit to the famous fjords. So I did the Norge i et nøtteskall tour – or as it’s more commonly known as, the Norway in a Nutshell tour. This is basically a daytrip from Oslo to Bergen, diverting somewhere in the middle to take in… Read More In a nutshell, Norway

Oslo was mostly interesting to me because of the Vigelandsparken (Vigeland Park) in Frogner, a unique open space that was designed by Gustav Vigeland, Norway’s greatest sculptor. The story goes like this. In 1921 he made a deal with the city. In return for a studio and state support, he’d spend his creative life beautifying… Read More Oslo, Norway

One day we took a trip down to Trondheim, an hour and a half away by train. It’s basically a charming university town with some very Nordic features. Nidarosdomen (Nidaros Cathedral) In the middle of town stands Olav Trygveson, a king of Norway. Yes, there is a place called Hell in Norway – it lies… Read More Trondheim & Hell, Norway

My journey to Norway actually began at the end of 1997 – that was when I first started writing letters to Ingrid. At the age of sixteen, the thought that one day I would be flying over a stark snow-covered landscape to meet her, was as remote as the idea of being twenty-four. Ingrid comes… Read More Levanger, Norway