8 day itinerary of Sweden and Norway

How do you define best?

Also, eight days in total is a very rushed trip. You really won't have time to see much. But best, and most efficient use of your limited time, way to bet from Oslo to Bergen and to see fjords is in my opinion a NiN-version, maybe spending a night somewhere along the route.

Yes, it’s a short trip . Hard to get a time for my college kid and working kid to be able to coordinate and have time available . But it’s a trip we really want to do . Best I guess would be defined as people’s favorite destinations.. just places everyone has enjoyed . The nutshell might make most sense . Thx

For day trips from Stockholm, you might not have time for more than one. And it depends on what you're looking for. But you can consider a trip to Uppsala or a tour of the archipelago.

Thank you for the feedback

My suggestion for your trip would be:

• Stockholm, 3 days (including a day trip one day)
• Oslo, 1,5 days (half a day used for the train from Stockholm to Oslo)
• Norway in a Nutshell, 2 days
• Bergen, 1 day.

Thank you . We are flying out of Oslo to head home, so we need to head to Bergen first and then to Oslo . We were thinking of flying from Stockholm to Bergen. Thanks again

Icelandair flies to Bergen as well, so try to see if you can change the flight. That will save you a bit of backtracking.

DAY TRIP

Day trip to Uppsala for the large cathedral, the splendidly situated castle, several botanical gardens that range from quaint to magnificent, and the viking heartland of Gamla Uppsala, where the giant burial mounds will move you back to a time before Christianity. They are Scandinavias frosty reply to the pyramids at Gizeh. - Enjoy the History Museum gold hoard, the City Hall with its very scenic park, Nordiska Muséet and Skansen in the capital. Walk the medieval alleys of Gamla Stan and see the worth-wile world-class grandeur of the interiors of the royal castle, which are truly opulent and surprisingly varied (1740-). You could mount a bed in those colossal Parisian chandeliers. Take bus 403 to the terminal stop Östervägen (19 min), alt. bus 401 to Hellasgården, for the Källtorpssjön nature reserve trails by the jetty, and swim in the lake. Take Saltsjöbanan to the seaside beach at Erstaviken. Look up Årsta Havsbad to see if you would like to swim at this seaside Lord of the Rings panorama.

DINE

The bread and the pastries are the best and most varied in the world, and you should go to great lengths to sample all the varieties. Purchase kavring, rågkaka and tunnbröd at a good bakery (or even at a supermarket) and get to know a few of the hidden wonders of the northern cuisine. Have fika with cinnamon buns, cardamom buns, sticky chocolate cake, 3 varieties of sponge cake, and a minimum of 5 kinds of biscuit at a confectionery; Güntherska in Uppsala, Vetekatten, Rosendals Trädgårdar or Grillska Huset in the capital, Taxinge Slottscafé (with a giant-size pastry buffet) in Mariefred. Pastries and bread are one of the few things that are a cultural constant, and the bread you choose would easily have been recognized by people, in one region or another, who lived 100 years ago. SPECIAL RECOMMENDATION: The singular Skansen heritage (1870) bakery! All you want is all they've got!!!

Thank you. This is all fantastic info !! We’ll definitely be using your suggestions !

I am so glad. I f you write a report, however brief, I would love to read it.