Scandinavian Loop Interrail🔄

Hi y‘all :) 

I don’t even know how to start telling about the adventure me and my boyfriend have had during our Interrail trip. First of all, not everything went perfectly well. However, all I could say is that these inconveniences made our trip even more memorable. We started from the South of Germany and headed to Copenhagen which we considered the most liveable out of the three main cities in Scandinavia we’ve seen. Everybody was out on the streets or sitting in the harbour having a good drink during the day and the evening. It was even more enjoyable since we experienced all of the city by bike like almost all the people in Copenhagen do. And it saved us a lot of money for transportation too ;)

The next days we‘ve spend in Stockholm which is an adorable city too. There we’ve had the best cardamon buns and even saw the whole royal family during the opening of the parliament. But not everything went good there as we‘ve got a very spontaneous message concerning our nighttrain to our next destination which was Narvik. It turned out that the tracks were flooded and our journey couldn’t go on the expected way. After reaching out to the service center, we were told that the only way to reach Narvik was to take a flight which was very unfortunate because we were looking forward to take the scenic drive through the  swedish lapland. Even though that has been disappointing for us at first, the views during our hike to Rombakstotta in Narvik all made up for it. Narvik itself was very interesting to get to know about too, as we learned new things about Norway in World War 2 at the war museum. 

Our next destination were the Lofoten Islands. Even though transport wasn’t included in the interrail pass, the bus which took us there was very cheap and cost the equivalent of only a few euros. We‘ve stayed in a hostel cabin in Ballstad where we got to know nice people and a very cute cat from the hostel owner. She seemed to like us so much that she decided to stay in our cabin for the whole stay. Luckily, we‘ve had good weather conditions most of the time so we’ve got to see many beautiful places during our hikes such as Reinebringen or Kvalvika beach. We have even seen the northern lights there. The ferry from Svolvær then took us to Bodo where we made the most out of one day, since we had to leave in the evening to reach Mosjøen. There we hiked the Helgelandstrappa, which apparently is the longest stone staircase built by sherpas from Nepal. 

Next stop was Trondheim, to which we also had to take the bus instead of the train but it all worked without any issues. There we were greeted with rain but that didn’t stop us exploring the city and to even hike to the wonderful waterfall Storfossen nearby. Turned out it wasn’t that of an easy hike during bad weather but over all it was a great adventure. 

Leaving all the beautiful nature behind, we visited the capital of Norway, Oslo. There we were welcomed by good weather and a very nice hostel in the nicest area of the city which is Grünerløkka. There are many bars, cafés and vintage shops that we explored. We also enjoyed the sunset on the rooftop of the opera house, where we had a nice view of the city and the harbour. In the mornings we often sat in a park or at the water and enjoyed our breakfasts that we‘ve got from Too Good To Go since all the Scandinavian cities are pretty expensive. Heading back home to Germany, we decided to have another stop in Gothenburg. There, we really enjoyed the big park in the city which is called Slottsskogen. It also includes some parts with animals that we were able to enter for free. Later, we checked out the oldest neighborhood in Gothenburg, Haga. It is a little street surrounded by characteristic houses with nice traditional shops and cafés. 

All those things I‘ve mentioned cannot exactly describe the whole reality or experience we‘ve had. That would go beyond the line. Personally, I really like how comfortable it was to travel by train and still see all those nature places. We both had good and bad moments but that surely was the best trip we could have imagined.