<strong>Hotel romance: </strong>Ida Skibenes and Hanna Aardal were coworkers and best friends. The Norwegian pals were coincidentally assigned a hotel room together on a company retreat at the Solstrand Hotel and their relationship developed.
Hotel romance: Ida Skibenes and Hanna Aardal were coworkers and best friends. The Norwegian pals were coincidentally assigned a hotel room together on a company retreat at the Solstrand Hotel and their relationship developed.
Graphic by Alberto Mier, CNN. Photos courtesy Ida Skibenes, Ragnhild Storsletten Åse and Solstrand/Montag
<strong>Beautiful surroundings:</strong> Ida and Hanna were staying at the Solstrand Hotel, near Bergen, Norway, known for its beautiful location amid Norwegian mountains and fjords.
Beautiful surroundings: Ida and Hanna were staying at the Solstrand Hotel, near Bergen, Norway, known for its beautiful location amid Norwegian mountains and fjords.
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<strong>Best friends: </strong>The couple have been together ever since. "It's been this feeling of having your best friend there, all the way. Like, whatever happens, you have your best friend, and it makes you feel like things are going to work out eventually," Ida tells CNN Travel.
Best friends: The couple have been together ever since. "It's been this feeling of having your best friend there, all the way. Like, whatever happens, you have your best friend, and it makes you feel like things are going to work out eventually," Ida tells CNN Travel.
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