i would love to climb in bergen but instead went train-hopping to lund

10 to 12 September 2004

With more than 8000 climbing routes in Bergen, as according to a climbing shop owner, it would have been paradise to have made this the base for an extended climbing trip.

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Took a really long walk in Bergen today.

We stayed in STF Youth Hostel Taget in Lund. As the name implies,
it’s a train that has been converted into a hostel. It even has a kitchen. That’s why we did lots of cooking in Lund.

something to scream about in oslo

06 to 09 September 2004

Wanted to visit the Munch Museum in Oslo. But we only discovered it was closed for renovation after travelling there by public transport. Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!

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There are a few things that I faithfully put into my travelogues.
And one of them is postage rates. You can see these two Norwegian stamps above. And it cost 10.50Nkr (which is S$2.64) to mail a postcard home. That’s really expensive.

My sketch of the scenic train ride to Bergen.

a double bed, a television, a desk, a fan and a heater, all in a tiny room

04 to 05 September 2004

I think, so far, the room we had in Stockholm was the tiniest. A double bed fits squarely into the width of the room.

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I’ve roughly drawn the plan of this tiny room that I’m talking about.

day trip to estonia before sailing for sweden

01 to 03 September 2004

Plane to Moscow. Train to St Petersburg. Bus to Helsinki. Ship to Estonia.

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The postcard I sent to myself from Finland did not arrive at my home. So sad.