On our way

5th December 2025 is finally here … off on our European adventure.

Sydney to Houston leg … Darcy got the window seat 😎

On board and ready for our long 28 hour trip to Amsterdam (Sydney to Houston)

Ready for Houston to Amsterdam

Day in Amsterdam - 6th December

A day out in Amsterdam Zaanse Schan - 7th December

Travel to Cologne … and time in those famous German Christmas markets

Day of two halves … Darryl in Frankfurt, Mandy and kids seeing chocolates and castles

Motor World

Around Cologne

Chocolate Museum

Castle Drachenburg

At Guinand in Frankfurt

Leaving Cologne, back to Amsterdam

Darcy getting his personalised Victorinox pocket knife

Koln Cathedral

Tot siens Koln

Amsterdam canals

Anne Frank House in Amsterdam

Around Amsterdam

Commute day to Norway. FINALLY landed in Bergen after a first … being told we were on standby for a flight I’d paid for and confirmed. And then the plane was delayed with a technical issue. And even the plane was delayed with passengers not boarding. But we’re here 😅

Bergen, Norway

Fjords and Railways

Trip from Bergen up to the Nærøyord then onto the amazing Flåm railway

Voss

Gudvangen

Nærøyord Fjord

Flam Railway

Fjording

Mobryggia

Floibanen

Rainy day in Bergen, travelling to Oslo

Reindeer hotdogs

Day in Oslo

Oldest restaurant in Oslo … from the 1600’s

Christmas buns … yum

Viking Planet

Day 2 in Oslo

Cultural History Museum

Paradox

Tromso

2PM … 😳

4PM

Northern Lights night drive … SPECTACULAR

Heading to Skjvervoy

From

To

Tromsø … late morning after getting to bed at 2am

‘Sunset’ at 1:30PM. Actually, the sun never rises past the horizon during winter.