Hovden Wear - BLOG

This summer my kids and I embarked on a Norwegian adventure.  We flew from Minneapolis to Oslo, stopping over in Amsterdam.  We then spent about a week in Oslo, several days in the Lillehammer area, and then several days in Trondheim.  One thing I learned is that everything is done by App these days.  So, here are my top travel apps to have on your phone when in Norway.

One of my goals for this trip was to take the kids on a boat on Oslo fjord.  Fortunately, the public transportation system includes ferries to various islands and to the Nesodden peninsula. So, we hopped on the ferry and took the 30 minute trip to Nesodden where a friend of mine lives. We took a walked, stopped at a playground, and dreamed about ways to make strawberry pie.

Time to get out the hiking shoes!  We started the day by taking the t-bane (metro) to the end of line 1, Frognerseteren. Frognerseteren has beautif...

We met up by the tiger, which is a classic meeting spot in Oslo.  Then, from Oslo S, we starting walking up Carl Johans Gate towards the Palace. My daughter was very excited to see the palace!  Along the way we stopped at Stortinget to admire the lions. It started to rain pretty hard, so we stopped at a bookstore called Ark to pick up a few Norwegian language books.  They were having summer sales, so we were able to get some good books at low prices.