For highlights of our trip
around Northern Europe, please refer to the
following:
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Trip
Overview: |
[Northern European Circuit - The Statistics] |
[Northern European
Circuit - The Car] |
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Amazing
Experiences: |
Entering
the Fairy Tale World of Bavarian King Ludwig II at Schloss Neushwanstein,
Germany
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Discovering Beaune and the Surrounding Wine Area of Burgundy, France
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Touring the
Exquisite Chateaus of the
Valley of Kings - Loire Valley, France
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The
Sensational Mont Saint Michel, France
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Tasting and Tasting Again at Ardbeg and Laphroaig on Islay, Scotland
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Even
More Tasting at Bowmore on Islay, Scotland
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Playing Golf on the Hilly
Heathland course of Pitlochry, Scotland
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Playing the Amazing
Links at Cullen Golf Club, Scotland
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Fun, but Soggy, Round of
Golf on the Strathtyrum Course, St. Andrews Links, Scotland
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The 40th Birthday
Celebration at Balbirnie House, followed by Fireworks in St. Andrews,
Scotland
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At the
windswept southernmost point in Norway, Lindesnes, Norway
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Wandering through the old streets of Bergen, Norway
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Hurtigruten: The "World's Most Beautiful Voyage" - aboard the MS Narvik
from Bergen to Kirkenes
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Hurtigruten - Cruising up
Geiranger Fjord, Norway
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Hurtigruten - The Ancient
Capital of Norway, Trondheim, Norway
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Hurtigruten - Entering the
Narrow Trollfjord, Lofoten, Norway
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The Nesting Birds of Sandflåget
at Ekkerøy,
Norway
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Reaching the Nordkapp - the top
of Norway and Europe, Norway
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Hiking to the true north of
Norway and Europe at Knivskjelodden, Norway
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The Fascinating Rock Carvings
at Alta Museum, Norway
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Checking out the Whales off the
Coast of Vesterålen, Norway
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The
Midnight Sun of
Lofoten, Norway
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Lofoten - Mountainous Islands
in the Sea, Norway
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The Midnight Sun from the
Arctic Circle, Hilstad, Norway
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Walking
Through the Unique Natural Hole in the Mountain at Torghatten, Norway
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The Old Mining Town of Røros, A
UNESCO World Heritage Site, Norway
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Wandering through the Old Streets
of Goslar (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Germany
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Zigzagging up Denmark to Skagen
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Kongsberg and Stave Churches,
Norway
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Tackling the
Serpentine Lysefjord Road, Norway |
The Dramatic
Preikestolen (or Pulpit Rock), Norway |
Geiranger (Fjord of
Fjords) and Trollstigen (Valley of Valleys), Norway |
Hiking through the
Wild and Spectacular Mountains of Trollheimen, Norway |
Re-Visiting
The Old Mining Town of Røros, Norway |
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For journal entries
country-by-country of our
trip around northern Europe in 2004,
please click on the
following links: |
Dates |
Country/Region |
1 - 6 May, 2004
3 - 19 July, 2004
18 - 19 August, 2004
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Germany |
6 - 12 May, 2004
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France |
13 - 17 May, 2004
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England |
17 - 31 May, 2004
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Scotland |
1 June - 2 July, 2004
21 July - 17 August,
2004
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Norway |
2 - 3 July, 2004
19 - 21 July, 2004
17 - 18 August, 2004
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Denmark |
17 August, 2004
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Sweden |
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For websites related
to Europe, please click on the
following links:
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CIA
World Fact Book |
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