Although I didn't post photos here from our recent trip to Denmark, Norway, and Brittany, I did post photos on Facebook. Here are the daily links. With commentary, and the occasional odd photo.
Departure from SFO (5/12)
We landed at our friends Jan & Catharina's, just north of Copenhagen, and took an afternoon stroll to the little lake nearby:
A beautiful day on the water in J&C's sailboat, and a visit to the Swedish island of Hven, home of astronomer Tycho Brahe
A rest day—i.e., a hike around Sjælsø, the lake pictured above
A day in Copenhagen, wandering about the town
Another day in Copenhagen, visiting museums
An excursion to the island of Møn
Helsingør and the Louisiana Museum of Art
Our last full day in Denmark: more sailing (sort of), a walk along the shore, and a last luscious dinner out
A final morning walk, then . . . on to Norway, by ferry!
A walkabout in Oslo, geocaching
And another wander, close to home, including the botanical garden
Frognerparken, one of my favorite spots in Oslo, and downtown Oslo
And then we flew to Kirkenes in the far north (Finnmark) for a week of birds and beautiful stark landscapes
May 26, our first full day in Finnmark, in three parts: buying shrimp at the dock in the morning, traveling up the coast to see birds and witches, and the midnight sun
A trip to the end of the world—or at least the end of the road
A day hanging around our little peninsula of Ekkerøy
Last day in Finnmark, with a visit to the Russian border—and our flight back to Oslo
One last day wandering around Oslo
And so we move on to new surroundings: Brittany, by way of Alençon, Normandie
A driving day through Normandie and Brittany as we head toward St-Benôit-des-Ondes
A walk up the coast while we await our niece, Erica, and her husband, Terry
A coastal walk at Pointe du Grouin, near Cancale
Dinan, a charming medieval town
Cap Fréhel, another coastal walk
La Plage des Chevrets and Île Besnard
Moving on to our final week, in the southwest of Brittany near Quimper
The forest of Huelgoat, followed by a visit to the church of Pleyben
A ramble along the Bélon estuary
Point du Van to Pointe du Raz—another coastal walk
Pointe de la Torche and Bigourne Bay
Quimper and one last geocaching excursion
Heading to CDG and home
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