Author Archives: David Cross

We Have Stockholm Syndrome

Posted on August 12, 2025 by David Cross

Why doni say that? Because we are staying at hotel which is formerly the bank where this famous robbery and incident occured! But let’s explore the city of churches and palaces from all over Europe origin. This one was German … Continue reading →

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Hiking the Mountains of Bergen

Posted on August 10, 2025 by David Cross

It is very popular for locals and tourists to hike around the city in the seven mountains surrounding the area. We went up to Mount Ulriken. It is best to take the cable car up the first half of the … Continue reading →

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Bergen Norway

Posted on August 10, 2025 by David Cross

We decided to head west from the fjords and check out Bergen to see if the city was any different. I think we found a cool driver – I think it was Liev Schreiber practicing for a new movie role… … Continue reading →

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Flam Norway

Posted on August 9, 2025 by David Cross

It is a little bit of a tourist trap and most visited city in Norway, but there are ways to have more fun than just visiting via a cruise ship… Ourselves, we first took a train from Voss to Mrydal. … Continue reading →

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A Dinner On The Spaceship

Posted on August 7, 2025 by David Cross

We had a very special opportunity to visit and enjoy a meal on a very unusual spacecraft that did not likely originate from Norway or this planet. It was not very easy to find or get to. Just like the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Oslo

Posted on August 6, 2025 by David Cross

We caught an early morning flight and checked into a hotel in the harbor area which was very convenient. We stayed at the Thief Hotel and had a great early lunch at the Salmon House restaurant which surprisingly had better … Continue reading →

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Exploring Copenhagen

Posted on August 5, 2025 by David Cross

Lets start from the top… City Hall It was kind of cool to have to hotel on Hans Christan Anderson avenue, and we visted on the 150th anniversay of his passing. What history to achieve on tihs trip! On tihs … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Copenhagen

Posted on August 3, 2025 by David Cross

We decided to do a little different vacation exploration this year, so we decided to visit Scandavia. We had to make a connection through Minneapolis and enjoyed the spacious and friendly Delta lounge on the way. The cool thing is … Continue reading →

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Vashon Island – Found Another Troll

Posted on July 5, 2025 by David Cross

If you want to find all the trolls in Seattle area, you must go hunting and expend some additional effort in some cases. Sometimes they are very far away from civilized areas and you need to take ferries to reach … Continue reading →

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Is the Florida Keys Only for Vacations?

Posted on June 15, 2025 by David Cross

I recently had a business trip and conference to attend…and it was not in the traditional big conference cites, but instead, it was in the Florida Keys. Let’s talk about the good, the bad and the ugly! First and foremost, … Continue reading →

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