NORWAY TRAVEL VLOG 🇳🇴 Taking My Parents on a Dream Trip to Norway! Ep 1

Hey everyone, it's Kritika. Welcome back to my channel. I am in one of my dream destinations right now and a place I've been wanting to visit for a very long time, Norway. So I'm here for the next couple of weeks, a little more than that I think and I have a really fun itinerary. I'm going to be spending a couple of days in Bergen which is where I am right now and then I'm flying to Tromsø from where I'm going to be taking a cruise which is like an 11-day cruise so that's going to be super fun and for a change I'm not traveling alone this time. I'm traveling with my parents. Hi. So for a very long time I've had this on my bucket list that I wanted to take my parents on a trip with me and we're finally making it happen so this feels very special. Excited to be traveling after a long time together. Yeah I think the last time we were talking about it that all of us traveled together abroad was actually in Iceland back in 2018 which was really nice. So now for a change I'm taking them around Norway and Iceland both. So are you excited for the trip? Very much, very excited. Looking forward to this trip. And also we had a very adventurous journey to Norway. So we flew from Chennai to Dubai, Dubai to Copenhagen and Copenhagen to Bergen but our flight from Chennai to Dubai got delayed so we missed our connecting flight so we ended up having to spend a whole day in Dubai because of that. It was my dad's first time in Dubai so he enjoyed it but yeah we got one less day in Bergen now but nevertheless we're excited for this trip and we're going to make the most of it. Our hotel is right here next to the train station so it's very conveniently located and everything is sort of walkable from our hotel. This is my room, I'm sharing it with my parents so this is their bed and on the other side here is my bed and even though it's really late in the night right now look how bright it is outside. This whole trip is sponsored by JEE Travels and they've organized the whole thing for us. I've been in touch with them for the last couple of months just planning this trip and it's been such a smooth experience. So they're a company based in Finland but run by Indians and they specialize in tours in the Scandinavian countries so if you're planning a trip here definitely reach out to them. In fact if you want to do a trip like ours they've actually given me a discount code. I'll leave it on the screen here so if you use that you can actually get a 10% discount so be sure to use that code. So now that we landed one day late we have one less day in Bergen which is unfortunate but anyway we have a very exciting day ahead of us. We're going to be doing a road trip and I'll tell you more about it when I'm in the car. So it's the second largest city of the country with its 280,000 inhabitants and we are surrounded by seven mountains. So we're out and about ready to explore Norway. It's already looking so beautiful. So the plan for today is that we're actually doing a road trip to this place called Voss. From there we're going to be taking a train, two trains actually. The first train is from Voss to Myrdal and then another scenic train from Myrdal to Flom and from there we're going to be doing a cruise and checking out the fjords. So today is all about nature and sceneries. So very excited for the cruise. So the drive to Voss is an hour and a half long from Bergen and it is just so scenic. So we've made it to Voss and because we started a little bit later than expected this morning we actually missed the train that we were supposed to take. So now there's another train in one hour which is what we're going to take. But anyway it worked out because now we're getting to explore Voss. We're at this lake right now which is just so insanely beautiful. It's right opposite the train station here and it is just stunning. So our next stop here is this gorge. It's absolutely beautiful. I don't know if you can hear the sound of the water, it's pretty loud. We made it to the station, didn't miss our train this time and this is our first train which is going to Myrdal. It's about one hour long and then we take another train from there. Thankfully this train is completely empty so we can move around and pick our seats and supposedly on the first train the view on the right side is better and on the second train the view on the left side. So the train is going that way so we're sitting on this side. We'll leave it all behind, won't stop till the finish line. We'll go together on this open road. Yeah, Flam running to catch our next train. Sleep underneath the stars, we'll go together on this open road. I'm inside the second train now which is called Flomsbana and this is supposedly a very scenic train journey. This is one hour long but unfortunately I didn't get a window seat so I'm just going to try to stand and get some shots. This goes through a lot of tunnels but also you get to see a lot of waterfalls and some really beautiful views of the river and it ends up in Flom. Made some friends here, it's been amazing. We've made it to Flom and that was actually a very scenic train journey. The views literally looked like it was out of some kind of postcard. I wish we got window seats though because we had to like just stand and enjoy the view so that was kind of a bummer but yeah totally worth doing this journey and try to come early and get window seats. I think that makes the journey much nicer. This energy is a mystery made a wonder you never know when it's gonna make your heart go boom boom boom boom boom oh I feel it it's a thrill that's buzzing in my fingertips I feel it I feel it chasing the unknown. So we had a couple of hours for a boat ride from Flom so right now we've come to this viewpoint called Stiggestein. I think that's what it's called and this is the view from here. So our boat ride later today is actually going to be over here in this fjord. This is called I think the narrow fjord and I'm super excited for the boat ride. So we've stopped at another viewpoint along the way and how incredible is this view. We're about to do a boat tour now. This behind me is the boat we're taking. It's a two-hour boat ride starts at Flom and ends in this place called Gudvangen and it goes through the fjords so extremely excited for this tour. So we've boarded the boat and it's actually really nice looking and bigger than I imagined. We're just waiting for the boat to start, picked up some snacks because we didn't really have time for lunch. Oh my god how beautiful is this. Work with me, talk with me, for a little bit, let's get into it. Work with me, high times low key, a minute, a minute down. Layback afternoon chills, Eastside dads getting lost in stories, some big watches and stills. It's for freedom, a kingdom, so weightless and tender. Chasing it at our own pace, cast a care it will be okay, guarantee never hesitate, one by one we keep on coming. Work with me, talk with me, for a little bit, so we've made it to Gudvangen and oh my god this boat ride I can't even describe it in words. I think it's the most beautiful boat ride I've been on. I've lost count of how many waterfalls I've seen on this ride and two hours just flew by. It was absolutely breathtaking. Work with me, talk with me. So how did you find the boat ride? It was amazing. Yeah it was good, very beautiful. Yeah and have you seen something like this before? They have been to New Zealand so they've sort of seen something similar. Wilford Sound in New Zealand. For me this was like completely new, I've never seen anything like this so I absolutely loved it and it was so stunning. But anyway, made it to Gudvangen now, just deboarding this boat and heading to the next stop. On our way to the next stop, we've come to this hotel right now. It's called Stalheim Hotel and it's a historic hotel and the cool thing about this place is this amazing view. I feel like I could just sit here all day long and enjoy this view. You can see the entire valley from here and it's so stunning. Check out this view. Our next stop for the day are these waterfalls called Twinderfossen. So on most days they look like they're twin falls, so two separate falls but right now there's way too much water so it just looks like one massive waterfall and it is so majestic. Check this out. Just got done with the tour and honestly I think it was one of the best tours I've done. It lasted like 13 hours but Norway is just so beautiful and we did so many things today and our guide Roman was just amazing. He was so passionate about what he does and very patient with us so we had a great day. But anyway, we're having dinner right now. It's 9pm but look how bright it is outside. We're in the city centre of Bergen and as you can tell I'm actually eating at this restaurant called Varanasi. It's an Indian restaurant. There seem to be a bunch of Indian restaurants here in Bergen and my parents really wanted to have Indian food for dinner so we've come here. Really nice place sitting in what looks like the ghats of Varanasi while in the city centre of Bergen and the view from here is amazing. You can actually see Brighain right outside the window. So yeah, great evening. So hungry because we haven't actually had lunch today. How are you feeling? Tired and hungry but it was a nice day. Really enjoyed the sightseeing. Yeah, just waiting for food now. How was your day dad? Yeah, it was quite long. 13 hours we left at 8pm and it's 9pm now. Feeling hungry. Just waiting for the food. I don't normally eat Indian food when I'm travelling because of my parents were here but this is actually really delicious. We got some samosa chaat, some baingan pakoras and some garlic naan and paneer and what else? Kofta. It's a lot of good food. We ate so much food but that was such a well-deserved meal because we haven't actually had a proper meal since morning. Also, Norway is just so expensive. That meal I think in Indian rupees was for like 7,500 rupees and we didn't even order that much food. So yeah, it is very expensive. But anyway, the time right now believe it or not is 10.30pm. This is how it looks right now. So beautiful. The sun is probably going to set in a couple of hours. It never really gets dark here in the summertime. So yeah, it is very disorienting. But anyway, this behind me is Brighain and we're going to be exploring Bergen tomorrow. So you'll see more of this in my next vlog and we still have two more weeks of this trip. So lots of vlogs coming up from here. So keep an eye out for those videos. Do subscribe to my channel and I'll see you next time. Bye!