Norway was the second stop on my Nordic adventure, and I had high expectations coming in. Americans tend to romanticize Scandinavia and hold it in high regard compared to the rest of the world. As a child, I was led to believe that Norway was some sort of utopia—a place where crime and poverty didn’t exist and social benefits uplifted every citizen. I wanted to see this magical land for myself to find out if it was really as advertised. I spent a week in Norway and decided to explore three areas: Oslo, the Lofoten Islands, and Bergen. Oslo To be honest, I didn’t find Oslo all that exciting. There…