I will be doing my best to blog daily while I'm gone, but full, exhausting days sometimes interfere, and frankly, full, exhausting days are more important than blogging.
I'm also going to try using a new app, Find Penguins, which lets me add "footprints" as I go. You can follow me there: findpenguins.com/goingplaces. You can also install the app on your phone. I'll share my footprints to Facebook, too.
Here's my travel plan, so you can check back for updates on the days that look most interesting.
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| My calendar from Planapple |
Saturday 7 May
Depart SeaTac, 4:30 pm, Icelandair 680Sunday 8 May
Arrive Keflavik, 06:45Depart Keflavik, 07:40, Icelandair 554
Arrive Brussels Airport, 12:45
Train to Brussels center and spend a few hours exploring, then train to Ghent
Sleep in Ghent
Monday 9 May - Tuesday 10 May
Unscheduled days to explore Ghent and BrugesSleep in Ghent
Wednesday 11 May
Train to Brussels to see anything I missed on SundayTrain to Antwerp
Sleep in Antwerp
Thursday 12 May
Unscheduled day to explore Antwerp
Sleep in Antwerp
Friday 13 May
Saturday 14 May
Unscheduled day to explore Delft and The Hague
Sunday 15 May
Monday 16 May
Unscheduled day; possible day trip to Haarlem
Sleep in Amsterdam
Tuesday 17 May
Anne Frank House, 09:00
Walking Tour, 10:30
Canal Boat Tour, 15:00
Rest of the time to explore
Sleep in Amsterdam
Wednesday 18 May
Unscheduled day; possible day trip
Sleep in Amsterdam
Thursday 19 May
Rijksmuseum in the morning
Van Gogh Museum, 15:00
Sleep in Amsterdam
Friday 20 May
Unscheduled day; possible day trip
Depart Schiphol Airport, 21:30, Norwegian Air Shuttle 1259
Arrive Oslo Airport, 23:15
Saturday 21 May
Unscheduled day
Sleep in Oslo
Sunday 22 May
Unscheduled day
Dinner at Solsiden, 20:30
Sleep in Oslo
Monday 23 May
Unscheduled day; possible day trip
Sleep in Oslo
Tuesday 24 May
Train to Myrdal, depart 06:25, arrive 11:48
The Flåm Railway: Myrdal - Flåm, depart 12:13, arrive 13:10
Express Boat: Flåm - Balestrand, depart 15:30, arrive 16:55
Wednesday 25 May
Rental car for the day to explore scenery around Balestrand
Sleep in Balestrand
Thursday 26 May
Express boat: Balestrand - Bergen, depart 07:50, arrive 11:50
Rest of day unscheduled
Friday 27 May
Tour to Edvard Grieg house with lunchtime concert, 11:00 - 15:00
Rest of day unscheduled
Sleep in Bergen
Saturday 28 May
Unscheduled time in Bergen
Depart Bergen Airport, 15:45, SAS 4164
Arrive Trondheim Airport, 16:45
Sunday 29 May
Unscheduled time in Trondheim
Sleep in Trondheim
Monday 30 May
Unscheduled morning in Trondheim
Depart Trondheim Airport, 14:55, Icelandair 326
Arrive Keflavik, 15:25
Depart Keflavik, 17:00, Icelandair 681
Arrive SeaTac, 5:45 pm