Besseggen, an amazing hike in Norway
Most Norwegians who love mountains have hiked Besseggen at least once, and also, many visitors from abroad find their way up to the Jotunheimen. Jotunheimen Nation Park is between the east and the west...
Category: Europa
Ullevålseter, for life long plesure
Ullevålseter is a cafe and a junction point in Nordmarka, the giant forest park north of Oslo. It is open all year round and is very popular. The name Ullevål comes from a large...
Oslo might be a Christmas wonderland this year.
Here are some winter cards from Oslo, dressed up as a white wonderland. Most children wish for a white Christmas; might it happen this year? My memories from childhood were white Christmases, but in...
Iceland’s hot springs are more than the Blue Lagoon
Most visitors to Iceland choose the Blue Lagoon because it is close to Reykjavik. You can find Iceland’s hot springs in so many places. I will show you some of those I found around...
Postdam, immensely Rococo, how queer was Frederick the Great?
Postdam is just a short train journey from Berlin. It is valuable that this city’s many castles and historical buildings survived WWII. One person could take the credit for making Postdam the “Rococo Jewel,”...
Bratislava, the little duckling, grew up to become a Swan
Bratislava is one of Europe’s lesser-known capitals and one of the youngest. This should be a good reason for going there. It may lack the grandeur of its neighboring capitals, like Vienna, Prague, and...
Iceland, seven perfect reasons for going there
Seven may be a tiny number because Iceland has so much to offer. However, I have to start somewhere, so here are some suggestions. Earlier I have been writing about turf houses and churches...
Do not judge the National Museum by its poor location
The New National Museum is shamefully hidden behind an old Train station. You can almost miss it when you pass the Town Hall. Understand me right; I love the museum, maybe not so much...
Tunnelbanan in Stockholm, pop up in art heaven
Tunnelbanan in Stockholm (Underground) has around 90 stations with individual artwork on display. The world’s longest art gallery. Stockholm Stockholm, the capital of Sweeden, is maybe the most beautiful of the Scandinavian Capitals, but...
Riga is the largest city in the Baltics, full of Art Nouveau buildings.
House of Blackheads is maybe the most well-known symbol of Riga, but Riga is also known to be Northern Europe’s capital of Art Nouveau. Riga, the capital of Latvia Riga might have the finest...
