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    Bergen Fish Market

    A Seafood Lover's Delight: This place is a seafood lover's delight and when the market is in full operation there is an abundance of market stalls selling all kinds of seafood that Norway is famous for. The Bergen Fish Market... Continue Reading...

  • Nordkapp - Feeling on Top of the World at the North Cape!

    Nordkapp - Feeling on Top of the World at the North Cape!

    Nordkapp or North Cape is Europe's Northern-most Inhabited Point: Reaching the North Cape (Nordkapp in Norwegian), gives us a sense of achievement - not that we've scaled the steep cliff to get up here nor did we do it tough... Continue Reading...

  • Alesund - Norway's Art Nouveau Town

    Alesund - Norway's Art Nouveau Town

    A Fairytale Town of Towers, Turrets and Ornaments: If you didn't know better, you'd think that this is a beautiful picture of model buildings assembled from a modelling kit, but this is Ålesund , Norway's Art Nouveau town. In January... Continue Reading...

  • Trondheim - Norway's Coronation City

    Trondheim - Norway's Coronation City

    Norway's First Capital and a Pilgrimage Destination: We have a couple of hours in Trondheim, Norway's third largest city. Our ship is moored about 20 minutes walk out of town and a quick stride in the cold takes us to... Continue Reading...

  • Kirkenes Snow Hotel - A Cool Hotel Experience

    Kirkenes Snow Hotel - A Cool Hotel Experience

    At the Kirkenes Snow Hotel Everything's Built from Ice: If you are travelling to Norway and would like a hotel that's really cool, literally, and which also promises to be the ultimate in Arctic experience - then take a look... Continue Reading...

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Hurtigruten - Richard With

The End of the World’s Most Beautiful Voyage

Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Voyage: The Last Leg of a Thoroughly Enjoyable Journey: Day 13: Ålesund – Torvik – Måloy – Florø – Bergen.The final day on board. Past Ålesund , Torvik, Måloy and Florø the ship patiently weaves its way through the skerries of the West Coast and by lunch, glides towards Bergen, the city […]

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Bergen Hanseatic Wharf

Bergen – Famous for its Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf

Norway’s first capital city and a town Famous for Its Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf: Bergen is a city best known for its Hanseatic heritage. The Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf is a UNESCO World Heritage site, dating back to the days when Bryggen was a major Hanseatic trading centre. The city of Bergen enjoys a beautiful location – […]

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VAT Refund in Norway

VAT Refund in Norway

How to Claim your VAT Refund in Norway: Norway is not a part of the EU, but shoppers will be pleased to know that tax-free shopping is available in this country. If you are already familiar with how VAT refund works in the EU, pay attention, as there are some differences in how to get […]

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Eating and Drinking

Norwegian Food on our Hurtigruten Cruise

What to Expect of your Hurtigruten Cruise Foods On our winter Hurtigruten Norwegian cruise, there were only about 45 passengers doing the whole round trip journey from Bergen to Kirkenes and back. Along the way a few passengers joined, but generally there’s plenty of room to spread out and mealtimes were very casual.  This is […]

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Airport Transfer – Bergen Flesland Airport

Bergen Flesland Airport: Arrival and Departure Transportation Bergen Flesland Airport has very good airport transportation options for arriving passengers to get to their end destinations.  Travellers at Bergen Flesland Airport can choose any of the following airport transfer options: airport express coaches, local buses, hotel buses, mini-bus services, taxis, rental cars as well as boats. […]

Useful Facts

Find a Norway Phone Number or Phone Code

Norway Phone Numbers, Norway Phone Code, Norway Phone Books Calling a Norwegian phone number – or mobile (cell) phone number – is no problem, even though Norway may be a rugged country that stretches far into the Arctic Circle! Norway phone numbers, residential and business information can all be found in the numerous online Norway […]

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Lillehammer Church - Lillehammer

Summer Chamber Music by the Moscow Chamber Music Academy

Summer Chamber Music in Norwegian Churches by the Moscow Chamber Music Academy: The Moscow Chamber Music Academy is doing a three-week tour of Norway, performing at various churches around this beautiful country. Under the baton of cellist Igor Bobowitsch, the  Academy will perform selected works by master composers such as Bach, Chopin, Haydn, Vivaldi and […]

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