The Border Between Sweden and Norway
Sunday, July 11th, 2004: Trøndheim, Norway N 63 E 010 Dorotea to Trøndheim: 438 kilometres The road gently rises until we are in the mountains, and driving through ski areas – including Ånn, the site of the 2007 world downhill...
Has Summer Finally Arrived in Oslo?
Another beautiful day – has summer really arrived in Oslo? We head to the Oslo Domkirke, the Cathedral that stands at one end of Karl Johans gate, the main street of Oslo. It is a beautiful church! We stand for ages examining the...
Land Sighting: East Germany
Sunday, July 18th, 2004: Berlin, Germany N 52 E 013 Sassnitz to Berlin: 333 kilometres The alarm rings and wakes us both at 6:45 – we quickly shower and pack the car. Despite the promises of the night before that breakfast would...
Berlin: An Emotionally Complex City
Monday, July 19th, 2004: Berlin, Germany Our apartment is comfy and cosy; small enough for us to be in each others’ way and big enough for it not to matter. I sleep in, as usual, and John makes his way to the corner to buy some...
No Need to Rush Berlin
Tuesday, July 20th, 2004: Berlin, Germany Berlin is a huge city with so much to see that we have decided to stay a few days longer and not rush our visit. It is sunny and gloriously warm again today. We enjoy our morning and...
Shoe Shopping on the Ku’damm in Berlin
Wednesday, July 21st, 2004: Berlin, Germany Today is a shopping day. John has pretty much worn out his shoes, wearing them practically every day for six months. We both had expected to be sporting more summer oriented foot wear...
Pouring Rain in Potsdam
Thursday, July 22nd, 2004: Berlin, Germany The weather today starts a bit overcast, but with sun peeping out from behind the clouds occasionally. We decide to head out to Potsdam, where the Hohenzollerns made their summer homes,...
A Beautiful, Perfect, Last Summer Day in Berlin
Friday, July 23rd, 2004: Berlin, Germany A beautiful, perfect, summer day. We should have done laundry yesterday and gone to Potsdam today, but we do laundry today – once we find a laundromat, which is easier said than done, as...
Dresden: A City ReBorn
Saturday, July 24th, 2004: Dresden, Germany N 51 E 013 Berlin to Dresden: 193 kilometres We pack up after our week in Berlin, and start our drive to Dresden. The road we follow goes through the old East Berlin, and while there is...
International Guests at Stara Vila
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2004: Primošten, Croatia We meet our fellow guests at the villa over a long and leisurely breakfast in the garden and we truly are an international crowd: Francois and John from Paris (John via the US),...