Oslo and Bergen: Norwegian charm, beauty, art

Norway in early spring - with its gray skies, snow-covered countryside, icy streets, and misty rains - is perhaps not everyone's idea of paradise, but it has its upside. You have the place more or less to yourself, or at least you don't have to share it with the raging hordes of selfie-snapping backpackers who descend on Scandinavia in the summer.