the chilly chronicles 2025

Day 2 of N in a N We woke to a very foggy and cold morning, back to our negative temperatures. And seriously, who knew that Voss was a ski resort? Certainly not us. Until we see so many international travellers all here for the snow and heading up the mountain on the gondola, including school kids We’re kind of sad to leave here as we have been taken in by the old world charm of this hotel, but leave we must. Quick walk to the bus stop and horrified to see so many people lined up, thankfully they thought ahead and there were two buses to take us to Gudvangen Where we will catch a boat to tour the Nærodfjord. From an expert, its 1000m up the mountains and 1000m underwater. Who knows?? Anyhoo, I am getting way ahead of myself because the bus trip was epic in itself. The snow, the villages, the frozen lakes the tiny paddocks ( growing what?) just absolutely magnificent. We went through a couple of long tunnels and surprisingly green and no snow when we came out the other side. Weird. Arr...

Today is Day 1 of our Norway in a Nutshell adventure. Train, bus, boat and train over 3 days. Woke after a fitful sleep, although we did feel it rocking occasionally or not…… A great brekky and then loaded our gear onto our backs for the walk to the train station, about a kilometre or so. We will be catching a train that is destined for Oslo but we are only taking as far as the town of Voss today. As expected the scenery along side the train is spectacular although it is interrupted by a lot of tunnels  It appears we travel beside a fjord as the water is wide and steep sided mountains. Lots of little villages as expected and snow on the higher peaks. As we get closer to Voss, it looks colder. Lots of snow and the lakes are frozen at the edges.  Dont see that everyday! Arrived in Voss, check into Fleischers Hotel. It is magnificent. It is currently being run by the 5th generation in the line. Lots of old world wood and evidence of its history everywhere. We spent the afternoon...