Capturing the Moment

  Sunset colors light up some of Bergen's old quarter near the waterfront. A modern piece of art accentuates the scene, with the sunset colors wrapping around it. Our hotel, the Opus XVI, is in the building to the right. Architecture from the Hanseatic German traders dating back centuries. This network of German traders spread all across Central and Northern Europe as far back as the 1100's. Bergen was one of their oversea offices in Norway. There are several ways that travelers can get to Bergen, Norway. You can fly, or drive, but there is another way that is hands down the best, taking a scenic ferry ride through the fjords from Flam. It is a very relaxing five hour journey on mirrorlike water, past towering cliffs, rushing waterfalls, and tiny villages. The scenery is nonstop. It almost feels like entering a painters canvas. Not to mention we enjoyed a few glasses of wine from the onboard food shop and ended up sitting next to a famous movie actress, Jodi Foster. Pulling up ...

13km Confederation Bridge Ferry with bow up Ferry w/bow down     There are two ways to drive to Canada's Prince Edward Island, the 13 km Confederation Bridge, or the Confederation Ferry. My mother and I decided to try both. Driving in from Nova Scotia we watched as the bow of the ferry rose up allowing us and many other cars and trucks drive deep into the multi level bowels of the ship. It was about 70 minutes ride to the island. A few days later we headed off the island in very different fashion. The 13km Confederation bridge was hidden from view by fog until the last second but then the modern marvel of engineering was visible in all of its glory. It was like all the fog dissapated in the blink of an eye. The island that both of these choices leads to is one not to miss. Houses of bright colors, rolling farmlands, and famous local mussels are all in a days work here on Prince Edward Island.  The smallest of Canada's 13 provinces, Prince Edward I...