Call of the North (17): The Explorers

July 27 I couldn’t leave Oslo without paying them a visit. I mean, I literally could have, but it would have been a pity. Train to Stockholm was leaving at 4pm, so I took a boat to Bygdøy, museum island. First stop, at the Fram museum, specially built to host the famous polar exploring ship.…

Call of the North (16): Fjords

July 25-26 The simplest way to see some of the fjords is “Norway in a nutshell”, a package trip taking you to the most famous UNESCO heritage fjords. Train from Oslo to Myrdahl, one of the most scenic train routes in the world, from there bus to Voss, and then by boat to I dont’…

Call of the North (15): Oslo

July 23 The first words I heard in Oslo were “stai, ţine asta”. Turned around – 2 blondes. I thought I heard wrong. But then – “La cât vine autobuzul?” Come on, that’s too much Romanian to be just in my mind. So I turned to them and asked them for the Storgata street –…