Blog#7: My Summer Trip; Northern Europe

     Hi, this is Fumika. Today I’m going to write about my summer trip. I went to northern Europe with my family for 10 days. Even it was summer, northern Europe was cold.　Firstly, I visited Oslo, Norway. I could see the famous painting, “The Scream” by Edvard Munch. It wasn’t so big, and there was despair in the painting. Next day, I went to Flam by train. Flam was like a small village and surrounded by beautiful nature. A fish I ate there was really delicious. I board a ferry to go to Bryggen. The ferry would go down some fiords for 5 hours. The fiord was the main purpose of this trip, it was beautiful and magnificent. Secondly, I visited Helsinki, Finland. I enjoyed shopping there. The prices were ever cheaper than Japanese ones, moreover it was sale season. At a market besides the sea, there were many kinds of freshly picked berry. At night, I ate reindeer meet. In Finland, everybody eats it and it was tasty. Lastly, I went to Stockholm, Sweden. Stockholm had beautiful old-fashioned buildings. So I enjoyed a walk for many hours, because it was fun that you just walk in the street. Next day, I visited the old town Gamla Stan. I could see the palace and the Diet Building there. I tried a local food called pytt y panna which is made by potatos and beef at a popular café, the taste was a bit iffy for me. Northern Europe is a good place, beautiful nature, many shops and delicious foods, everything are there.

Fiord, Norway

Market, Finland

Gamla Stan, Sweden