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Final Thoughts – Norway

So, what were our final thoughts on Norway? First and foremost, GO! This country of beautiful sights and kind people should absolutely be on your bucket list. Maybe start moving it closer to the top now that Bachelor nation has helped increase the visibility of Norway for us here in the states. 😉

Things we loved:

  • TROMSØ!
    • If we went back, I would allocate a couple more days in Tromsø, especially in more moderately temperature months. There is so much to see including whales, birds, and other wildlife that we couldn’t fit into our schedule
  • Radisson Blu Hotels
    • These are not the same as Radisson hotels in the states
    • Our rooms were beautiful, comfortable, and that breakfast spread (prayer hands)
  • Norwegian Air:
    • While considered a “low-cost” airline, this still puts many US domestic airlines to shame. The flight prices within Norway were reasonable and included great seatback entertainment options as well as food that I could eat even with my lactose and gluten intolerances
  • Food menus that listed all allergens in dishes according to a code on the menus – this was at most restaurants and made eating so much easier for me to navigate my lactose and gluten intolerances
  • Friendly Norwegians! Basically everyone we encountered spoke English and they were such kind people. It’s definitely a place you can easily navigate without knowing the language and people are happy to help you and answer questions.

This trip was especially meaningful to me as Kristin and I finally were able to match our schedules so I had the chance to travel with my best friend. Most of my travels are solo so it was great to have someone to share this all with.

What we wish we had seen:

  • More Fjords!
  • Bergen
  • Lofoten
  • Train rides – Winter was tough to arrange this to fit seeing the actual countryside in daylight hours while not losing an entire day. I wish we had time for a short rides as the views are supposed to be amazing year round.
  • Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort – This is one of the hotels where you can sleep in a glass igloo to look out at the night sky. Unfortunately, in our one week trip it was too far away!

This post has been super delayed saying as how I’m recapping December in August, but let’s just ignore that factor. I’ve since taken a few more trips with lots more stories and pictures to come!

 

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