The next day, we vacated the place and stopped by the Geiranger town for a tasty hot chocolate breakfast at Geiranger Sjokolade where we also grabbed locally made chocolates. Next is our longest ferry ride in a fjord to get to Hellesylt. 2.5hrs of amazing ride that curved several times giving everchanging views of the…
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Trollstigen to Geiranger – Norway (Day 4)
While the visitor center felt like a winter wonderland, further drive beyond that led us to an unbelievable landscape with greenery in the foreground, streams of water along and tall snow covered mountains around. Norwegians had constructed roads to places that seemed like they just wanted to drive around for enjoyment as we could see…
Åndalsnes to Trollstigen – Norway (Day 4)
From the cabins, it was very close to get to the famous winding roads of the Trollstigen, but the cabin hosts had indicated that due to a film shooting that day, the roads maybe closed. We checked their fb page and it said the same thing. So, we were disappointed that we may have to…
Ålesund to Åndalsnes – Norway (Day 3)
From Alesund, it was a short drive to get to the Rampestreken Starting point for the hike to Romsdalvegen viewpoint. We had some quick bite to eat before starting to hike. The instructions/map at the trailhead was not so clear. So, we decided to check with couple of people who appeared to be relaxing after…
Molde to Ålesund – Norway (Day 3)
We drove from Molde towards Alesund to the Aksla viewpoint. To get out of Molde, we had to take a ferry across fjord. Little did we know that this would be first of many ferries in the days to come. The Aksla viewpoint is situated in an apt location to get a view of the…
Trondheim to Molde – Norway (Day 2)
To experience the drive along the Atlantic Ocean Road, we took a detour to go through Kristiansund, then onto the Atlantic Ocean Road and towards Molde. On the way, literally in the middle of nowhere, there was a food truck serving amazing Thai Food! When we reached the entrance of the Atlantic Road, we had…
Trondheim – Norway (Day 1)
Our short Norway sojourn started in Trondheim, which is known for its combination of history and hi-tech with its 11th century Cathedral, largest wooden royal residence in Scandinavia and hosting a University known for its expertise in high tech. The very drive from Trondheim airport to the hotel gave an indication that the region is…
Segovia – Spain (May 2019)
Then, the bus took us on to Segovia, which was a little less than 2 hour drive from Toledo. While Toledo appeared kind of arid with olive trees, the landscape changed quite a bit towards Segovia. The mountains surrounding Segovia still had some snow on the top and it is not uncommon for Segovia to…
Toledo – Spain (May 2019)
Our first stop was in Toledo. The old city of Toledo was actually sitting inside a wall and surrounded by the Tagus river. The view of the city from afar with the Tagus river in the foreground feels like one has gone back in time, as the structures in the city were preserved and maintained…
Madrid – Spain (May 2019)
We ventured on the Calle Serrano just for a walk to kill time and found that this street is full of fashion stores residential flats on the floors above. Our walk on Calle Serrano culminated at the Puerta de Alcala monument (built in 1778) in the Independence Plaza. It was interesting to see that dinner…
Chronicles of a Wanderer 