A Bridge to Everywhere
February 14, 2014
Every place we travel has its landmarks, and for nearly every city on a significant river, at least some of those landmarks turn out to be bridges.
Every place we travel has its landmarks, and for nearly every city on a significant river, at least some of those landmarks turn out to be bridges.
This jaunty houseboat, moored just off Aker Brygge, Oslo’s old port area, probably started life as a small fishing vessel. Even painted Pepto-Bismol pink, it’s just one of many unusual watercraft you’ll see on a short ferry ride across the harbor. On…
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s first Fort Lauderdale to Copenhagen flight is off today, to be followed by flights tomorrow and Sunday to Oslo and Stockholm.
Remember those great, big, American cars of the 50s and 60s, and maybe even 70s? You don’t get much chance to see them unless you’re near a movie shoot…so imagine my surprise, on my first day in Stockholm, when I turned the corner and found a streetful of them!
Historically, statues have served a variety of serious purposes: to honor the worthy, remember the dead, appease the gods, glorify the government, instill patriotism, and more. As such, they are usually dignified, evocative and, well…monumental. Usually, but not always. As the ones selected here show, they can also bring a smile or a laugh—sometimes on purpose, and sometimes not.
Cruise ship is dwarfed by steep mountains as it enters Norway’s Naeroyfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord in the rugged coastal mountains north of Bergen. A network of these deep waterways connects scattered areas of small towns and farms on…