Overcast Clouds, 1°C Storgata 1 Goodbye Oslo, Hello Stockholm We departed Oslo this morning by train heading to Stockholm.Ben was very exited that he would be in 2 different countries on his birthday. The scenery was incredible with endless white frozen forests and lakes. Emily and Thomas had a good sleep while Matthew and Benjamin used up all the battery in Ben’s new phone. It … Continue reading Goodbye Oslo, Hello Stockholm

Scattered Clouds, -10°C Rosenkrantz’ gate 11 Birthday Boy The kids were up first thing to wish Ben a happy birthday. We had organised with the concierge to have a bunch of 12 balloons delivered to our room overnight so he could wake up with balloons over his head in the morning. For the past few months Ben has been obsessed with making frozen yogurt. Given … Continue reading Birthday Boy

Scattered Clouds, -7°C Karl Johans gate 47 Oslo Winter There is cold and then there is Oslo in winter cold. The temperature today didn’t go over -2 and it is the coldest we have ever felt. And that includes being on the ski fields. The short days makes it feel colder and it was just a very stinging cold sensation. In the midst if it … Continue reading Oslo Winter

Scattered Clouds, -7°C Evangvegen 4 Nobel Peace Center Given we were only spending one day in Oslo, we didn’t have any specific tours organised. I really wanted to see the Nobel Peace Center, which was only a short walk away. After a lazy breakfast we headed out around 11.30 and the temperature was still below 0. The museum is located near the waterfront and everything … Continue reading Nobel Peace Center

Clear Sky, -10°C Rosenkrantz’ gate 11 Ice that won’t melt Last night the boys decided to put 2 ice cubes on our balcony to see if they would melt overnight. The two photos are 15 hours apart, 8 pm last night and then 11 am today and they haven’t shrunk our melted at all. It’s almost midday and the temperature is still -6. This is … Continue reading Ice that won’t melt

Clear Sky, -7°C Karl Johans gate 33A A very grand affair We arrived into Oslo in the early afternoon and were met by our driver to get us to our hotel. We leave all the hotel recommendations to Kelly, our travel agent, and this current selection has us floored. We are staying in a huge room/suite and an adjoining room overlooking the main square at … Continue reading A very Grand affair

Karl Johans gate 31 Train to Oslo It was an early start today as our train to Oslo departed at 8 from Bergen. We needed to be down for breakfast by 6.30 as a car was coming to collect us at 7. Needless to say, of all days, today was the one day all the kids decided to sleep in, including Matthew. We are nothing … Continue reading Train to Oslo

Light Rain, 3°C Torget 2 Birthday Girl Thomas got up at 1 minute to midnight for a feed to make sure he was the first to wish Bronwyn a happy birthday. While down at breakfast Matthew presented mummy with earrings he had picked for her during the trip. He even colored in a design as wrapping paper. The flowers that had been organised didnt show … Continue reading Birthday Girl

Light Rain, 3°C Helgesens gate 9 Bryggen The famed wet weather in Bergen finally caught up with us today and it was wet and bone chillingly cold. We didn’t venture far and headed to the Bryggen Museum next door and it was quite a find. They had the remains from buildings and skeletons found in the area dating back to over 1,000 years. Given its … Continue reading Bryggen

Broken Clouds, 5°C Baneveien 15 Biggest Gingerbread Village Bergen boasts of the largest gingerbread display in the world and we went to visit this afternoon. It was a 30 minute walk from the hotel and the hall looked very unassuming from the outside. Even once we entered and went through the first couple of rooms with various gingerbread creations like ski village, Pokemon, Eiffel tower, … Continue reading Biggest Gingerbread Village

Fløyfjellet 5 Breathtaking Bergen We took a cable car up to Floyen which provides a view over all of Bergen. The kids got ther prized seat in the car and had the best view of Bergen as we went up the hill. Fortunately when we arrived the sun was out and it was clear. In under an hour the fog set in and visibility was … Continue reading Breathtaking Bergen

The final morning in Denmark We fly out to Bergen in Norway later this morning and headed down for our final breakfast in Denmark.Emily had befriended a baby cow at the entrance to the restaurant and made sure she kissed it goodbye. We had 2 hire cars come by to take us to the airport and Ben and got to travel by ourselves in luxury. … Continue reading Final Morning

Broken Clouds, 10°C Kalvebod Bølge Big Girl Bed In every hotel we have stayed in thus far Emily has gotten a special rollaway as a bed. In Odense it was a small sofa bed that only just fit her while in Copenhagen it was a single bed specially for her. It has been the highlight of every hotel for her and just the sheer excitement … Continue reading Big Girl Bed

Mist, 10°C Slagterboderne 13C BioMio Organic We realized that we hadn’t really had a Danish meal in our week in Denmark, apart from a few open sandwiches during our Food Tour. We asked the concierge to find us a local restaurant for dinner and they booked us into a place called BioMio, Copenhagen most popular organic restaurant that focuses on local produce. The restaurant was … Continue reading BioMio Organic

Light Rain, 11°C Bernstorffsgade 3 A Royal experience We went on a tour of the famous landmarks in Copenhagen today. We stayed with the royal palace where the queen and her family still reside. The crown Prince and his Australian wife were in their palace and the boys got photos taken with the royal guards. Our driver for the day had a royal connection as … Continue reading A Royal Experience

Overcast Clouds, 8°C Axeltorv 8 Dinner in Copenhagen We arrived back into Copenhagen and our guide and transfer were waiting for us at the station. It, however, took us a while to find each other. The hotel is very close to the station as well as Tivoli Gardens. The Marriott provided us interconnecting rooms and had set up a special bed for Emily. After a … Continue reading Dinner in Copenhagen

Light Rain, 11°C Beringvej 49 Back to Copenhagen This is our final morning in Aarhus before heading back to Copenhagen. We got confirmation from the travel agent that they had found a new hotel for us in Copenhagen so we don’t have to stay at the Admiral again. When we left Odense, in my haste I left our power adapter in the hotel. The hotel … Continue reading Back to Copenhagen

Light Rain, 12°C Park Allé 5 Australian Steak house We had originally planned on going to the restaurant in the Art House for dinner. It was on the top floor and had a great view of the city and apparently had a very interesting architectural design. Unfortunately you needed to pay for every into the museum to get to the restaurant which would have add … Continue reading Australian Steak house