Road Trip: Night Scenes of Dresden
After a full day spent exploring palaces and gardens in Potsdam and the Capital of Germany, Jesse and I made our way to Dresden. Dresden is a large city and the capital of Saxon that has a complex history. It was … Continue reading Road Trip: Night Scenes of Dresden
Road Trip: Bustling Berlin
After a lovely morning in Potsdam, we arrived in Berlin. We found a very central underground parking area beneath the Sony Center by Potsdamer Platz. From the parking garage we walked through the Sony center where we felt immediately surrounded by … Continue reading Road Trip: Bustling Berlin
Road Trip: Hamburg to Potsdam
We arrived in Hamburg after 9PM and were both too exhausted to explore much. So we only walked a short loop to see Rathaus the town hall. It’s a massive, ornate building with a large square in front of it, … Continue reading Road Trip: Hamburg to Potsdam
Road Trip: Northern Denmark
Early in the morning we hopped the Colorline ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals, near the northern tip of Denmark. The ferry was massive and took lots of full sized trucks, RVs and cars. Because we had a luggage roof rack we … Continue reading Road Trip: Northern Denmark
Road Trip: Ryfylke & Jæren
After a long and fulfilling hike to Trolltunga, Jesse and I found a place nearby to camp for the night just south of Odda. In the morning we started a long and busy day continuing our road trip. Our first stop … Continue reading Road Trip: Ryfylke & Jæren
Hike to Preikestolen
Outside of Stavanger is a long and infamous fjord Lysefjorden. There are a number of incredible hikes to the edge of this fjord as it is surrounded by many steep cliffs. We chose to hike to Preikestolen (Pulpit rock) a … Continue reading Hike to Preikestolen
Road Trip: Aurlandsfjellet & Hardanger
After our hike to the glacier in the Jostedalsbreen Nasjonal Park, we continued our road trip South. We drove past the town of Kaupanger and to one of the more unique ferry landings. To get to this ferry and cross … Continue reading Road Trip: Aurlandsfjellet & Hardanger
Hiking to Trolltunga
Trolltunga – the Troll Tongue – is a famous hike in Norway and one of my favorite hikes of all time. This hike is long and strenuous and should not be underestimated. That being said, Jesse and I really pushed … Continue reading Hiking to Trolltunga
Road Trip: Nigardsbreen Glacier
From the town of Gaupne we drove 30 km north along a beautiful light blue glacial river. We stopped several times to take pictures of the … Continue reading Road Trip: Nigardsbreen Glacier
Road Trip: Sognefjellet
From Bud we drove south. We had to wait for a while for the ferry to Åfarnes, so we drove back up the hill to take a closer look at a dramatic red church, Veøy. Then we sat by the … Continue reading Road Trip: Sognefjellet
A Lost Microbiologist 