Bergen - Norway

 Europe-Norway-Bergen Wanted to visit here for a long time. This is the oldest part of Bergen right beside the fishing harbour and known as Bryggen . Arrived here by boat and was great coming into the harbour. The main area is quite small and very easy to walk around. This area is a World Heritage Site. 

The stamp is showing a badger. Posted in Bergen at a postbox . No postmark. 

Balestrand-Norway

 

Europe-Norway-Balestrand Arrive here by boat from Flam . This Stunning village on the Fjord was very impressive. Stayed overnight at the 18th Century Kvines hotel on the waterfront .. The weather was great and felt just like I wanted a traditional village to look like. 

Ronald Amundsen is again on this stamp. The Post office was part of the main supermarket in the village. Posted this in the post box outside . No cancellation !!. 

Flam - Norway

 Europe-Norway-Flam  This was the special train I took from Myrdal to Flam . Had started off in Oslo on the regular train that continues on to Bergen . The key reason for taking this train is the scenery. It was amazing and started at the Myrdal station which is in the mountains to Flam which is a sea level. One of the great train journeys of the world. 

This card was posted in the postbox at Myrdal train station. The stamps were purchased at the philatelic bureau in Oslo. 

The Fram Museum-Oslo

 Europe-Norway-Oslo I got this card in the Fram museum in Oslo. It is certainly for me one of the best museums I have ever visited. It is packed with information on exploration to both poles North and South. I have never visited the North or South Pole but I have been to the Antarctic many times including the areas that the early explorers set up and the early buildings are still there. The Artic area I have visited   is Svalbard  including Jan Mayen and Bear Island. This museum tells and shows the stories of early exploration very well. . The ship The Fram is here and was used on many trips most famously the one to the South Pole in 1914.

Loved this connection with the stamp and the card. The recently issued stamp shows and expedition to Antarctica and matches the card. 

The Scream - Oslo

 Europe-Norway-Oslo This is the very famous painting by Edvard Munch "The Scream". I was delighted to visit the newly opened National Museum and Gallery in Oslo. A fantastic building and so much to see. One of the highlights is to see this painting which is famous the world over. I discovered there are 4 versions of this . This is the one I seen and the most famous one 

Kiing Haakon VII is regarded by many as one of the greatest Norwegian leaders of the pre-war period, managing to hold his young and fragile country together in unstable political conditions. This is the stamp shown here.