Just got back from Oslo today. We were there 3 days and 2 nights -- enough time for us to see the main sights and attractions but I would recommend staying there 1-2 days more if you want to see things at a more relaxed pace. The weather was mostly sunny but I am told this is not uncommon in Oslo....

Hi everyone,

We have been re-visiting the city of Stavanger and its environs these past couple of days (we were here last in 2003). Walking around the city centre, doing a little bit of shopping, going to the beach even though it was too cold and windy to take a dip... Relaxing and enjoying our vacation,...

After cleaning the cottage, we head back to Stavanger. By the way, if you are interested in coming to this area, I would recommend staying in the Guddalstunet farmhouse complex (www.guddalstunet.no). The cottage is simple and clean; the outdoors are quiet and relaxing; and there is a great view...

Sore from yesterday's hike, we take it easy and decide to see the town. We go to Baroniet Rosendal (www.baroniet.no) a manor built in 1665 for a Danish nobleman and his wife, Karen Mowat, the wealthiest woman in Norway at that time. You can spend an entire afternoon there walking the...

Tuesday, August 21, 2007. Mat, Josh, Siv Jane, Owen and I hike to the Buer glacier in Folgefonna National Park. 

The hike (about 4 hours round trip) was both challenging and exhilarating. I have never done anything like it. We had to cross bridges and pull ourselves with a rope on steep...

We drove to the Hardanger Fjord on Monday and stayed in a two bedroom cottage at Guddalstunet (a farmhouse complex in a small town called Rosendal) for 3 nights. The drive from Stavanger took about 5 hours; there were several tunnels (one of them was 300 m below sea level) and we also took one short...

Well, we made it!

Overall, I'd say our trip went better than expected. Thanks to Mrs. Benadryl, Owen slept soundly for nearly the entire flight. He was a little fussy in the beginning but that was nothing compared to the 3-month old baby who cried nonstop for 40 minutes before the plane actually...