North Europe

A weekend in Riga

I spent a weekend in Riga in November 2016. The Chinese president Xi Jinping was also visiting Riga that weekend, and stayed at the same hotel.

Summer in Western Norway

I visited Western Norway in the summer. Sotra I visited my family at Sotra in mid-June and experienced Norway at its best, with fantastic summer weather. Bergen On June 9th, 2012, the 36th annual Market Day was held at the…

Oslo

I made a trip to Norway in May. Oslo is the capital and largest city in Norway. I was there for Constitution Day, May 17. The Norwegian constitution dates from 1814, and it is celebrated with  children’s parades all over…

Trips to Norway

I was in Norway a few times during 2009. Winter in Oslo I was in Oslo around Christmas time. Sotra I spent Christmas with my family at Sotra.

Home and on the road in Norway

Spring is my favorite season in Norway. Oslo The World’s largest cruise ship, Freedom of the Seas, stopped in Oslo from the 26th to the 27th of April, on her maiden voyage. West coast We toured the west of Norway,…

Uddevalla Bridge

On our way to and from Copenhagen, we drove through Sweden. We stopped in Gothenburg and at the Uddevalla bridge. Uddevalla Bridge The Uddevalla Bridge is on the road E6 between Gothenburg and Oslo. It was built in 2000.