The Lindahl News: Abroad Edition

Remember how I left you hanging in Part 2 about the weather in Bergen? That it rains 300+ days a year?  We had been following the forecast weeks before we left home and in all the days leading up to our time in Bergen, the weather looked typical: rainy and cool. Again. Donned in our rain gear and with umbrellas and rain ponchos in the backpack, we headed out to see the city.  We planned on first taking the funicular train up to see the city from a higher vantage point. It was spitting rain when we left our hotel, but on the walk over to the train, clouds started rolling away and there were peeks of blue behind the clouds. The Funicular Station Once we boarded the funicular and started the trip uphill (crowded train cars btw), we could see the skies clearing up. By the time we reached the summit, Bergen was putting on its best show for us! The sun was shining! No rain!   There were goats at the summit, too, and I pretended to do goat...

Leaving Oslo to go to Flam, Norway to see the fjords was not easy.  Our train was delayed by one hour causing us to miss the train connection through the beautiful Myrdal area.  Six coach buses were needed to transport our group instead.  Flexibility is the name of the game, and that included dealing with a forecast of rain. It took us several hours to get to our boat. A tasty meringue and cup of coffee eased our transition.  Fika is the best! "Norway in a Nutshell" is the way to go if you need help in figuring out how to see the fjords and make transportation connections and lodging choices.  There are a lot of choices...as always, we prefer to use Rick Steves as our unofficial tour guide.   As you can see, the weather was wet when we embarked.  Somehow, it made the fjord experience quite ethereal.  There were times the rain stopped and started up again.  With rain gear, we still were able to go out on the boat decks an...