SCANDINAVIA: THE VIKINGS & BEYOND
Dates: June 19 to July 3, 2016
Oslo-Copenhagen-Stockholm
Prof. Kim Andersen, Honors Hall 130D, (509) 335-7694
 Cell: 509-339-3606, kimander@wsu.edu

 

Itinerary:

Day 1 Sunday, June 19              Departure Seattle
Day 2 Monday, June 20            Arrival OSLO. City walking tour
Day 3 Tuesday, June 21            Oslo City Hall, Historical Museum, Akershus Fortress
Day 4 Wednesday, June 22     The Viking Ship Museum, The Norwegian Folk Museum
Day 5 Thursday, June 23          National Gallery, Oslo City Museum, Vigeland Park                                                                     
Day 6 Friday, June 24                DFDS Ferry to COPENHAGEN
Day 7 Saturday, June 25           Copenhagen City Hall, National Museum, Tivoli
Day 8 Sunday, June 26              Kronborg Castle, Elsinore
Day 9 Monday, June 27            Rosenborg Castle, Christiansborg Castle, Christiania

Day 10 Tuesday, June 28         Roskilde Cathedral, Viking Ship Museum
Day 11 Wednesday, June 29  Train to STOCKHOLM City walking tour, ‘Old Town’
Day 12 Thursday, June 30       Stockholm City Hall, Royal Palace
Day 13 Friday, July 1                 Vasa Ship Museum, History Museum 

Day 14 Saturday, July 2            Medieval Museum, Skansen Open Air Museum
Farewell dinner

Day 15 Sunday, July 3               Departure STOCKHOLM

 

Thon Hotel Cecil, Oslo. Stortingsgata 8, 0161 Oslo; Telephone: +47 23 31 48 00
http://www.thonhotels.com/hotels/countrys/norway/oslo/thon-hotel-cecil/

Generator Hostel, Copenhagen, Adelgade 5-7, 1304, Copenhagen, Denmark; Telephone: +45 7877 5400
http://generatorhostels.com/en/destinations/copenhagen/

STF Vandrarhem Stockholm/af Chapman, Stockholm, Flaggmansvägen 8, 11149 STOCKHOLM;
Reception: +46 8-463 22 66
http://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/sv/upptack/Omraden/Stockholmsomradet/Vandrarhem/chapman/

 

 

The group on day 1: Colin, Karl, Lauren, Grace, Kristen, Maddie, Emma,
Olivia, Miranda, Camille, Kamryn, and Sabrina

 

Oslo City Hall.

Akershus Fortress, Oslo.

Miranda, Olivia, Sabrina, and Karl on the ferry to the Oslo Viking ships.

Kamryn, Maddie, Emma and the Oseberg Viking ship.

Grace and Lauren by Viking artefacts, Viking Ship Museum, Oslo.

The Norwegian Folk Museum Stave church.

The Screams.

At the Vigeland Sculpture Park.

Getting ready for the overnight cruise, Oslo-Copenhagen.

The Royal seats at Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark.

Frederiksbog Castle in the background.

Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde, Denmark.

Stockholm City Hall.

The Nobel Banquet dinner...

The Vasa Ship Museum.

Heavy pulling at the Historical Museum, Stockholm.

After farewell-dinner in old town Stockholm.