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Stavanger Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Stavanger, Norway
Been there, hardly done that!
This is a top pick! ... lodged with Alf's mother. The master plan being the five hour round trip hike up to Kjeragbolten, located in Lysefjorden. Having arrived in Stavanger late the night before, we set off at the crack of the one you know on day two. Taking a tiny car ferry ...
Pulpit Rock
... is so freaking quiet, I cannot believe it. My ears are ringing when I wake up, it is so silent. We are going to hit the road on Wednesday. We saw a fiord today. The map of Norway is more water than land. It's a crazy ...
Anything you want to know about sardines?
... . We were met by the owner of our B & B which was a relief at the end of the journey. Stavanger is a harbour town on the west coast of Norway. It is the centre of the oil industry in the North Sea and also a big fishing industry which in times ...
Rain, rain and more rain
... way to the island of Talgje when my friend Benjamin and his family live. We spent several rainy and fun days in Lysefjord, Stavanger and exploring the island where we found Viking burial grounds and the Talgje church built in 1230-1250AD. I actually got ...
Packing again
... and fly to Oslo, then London. Hoping the weather will be nice to me over there! It has been a great stay in Norway - very peaceful. I do miss the random chaos of some of the places I have been before here though. One bus trip in ...
The Lysefjord near Stavanger
... the beautiful lyseford. The fjord is quite deep, and we came to take the hike up to the Preikestolen, high above the fjord. The hike was great, and though we were soaked by rain upon arriving in Stavanger, it wasn't too bad during the 2 hour trek ...
Stavanger...
Ah, Stavanger, land of expensive beer and tall nordic women (so I've heard!)... I managed to spend a good 18 months over in Stavanger, working with Centrilift (part of Baker Hughes). It was a great experience, although I was pretty green when I went out ...
Soaking wet in Stavanger
So before writing this, i quizzed Dan on his most memorable bits of Stavanger. His response was to leave it off entirely. Which would be an option if i didn't like the little pins on the map for each entry... We got in to Stavenger at midday and stocked ...
Pulpit Rock hike
... was amazing today, so that made for some great views. The hike is not thar far but you do need to take a ferry from Stavanger to get there. I finally got to take the ferry that drives past my apartment every day! We left fairly early in the morning ...
Fish market
I did it...I finally went to the fish market to buy fresh fish! Kevin and I walked down to the harbour this morning and went to the fish market. We bought some salmon fillets. And, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that the prices were really ...
May 17 - Norway's National Day
May 17th is Norway's National Day. It is a day off from work and it is a big celebration day. There are parades...Children's Parade at 9am and Folk Parade at 4pm and everyone is out in their national dress. There are Norwegian flags everywhere you ...
Let's take the boat to the match...
Today Kevin and I went to the Viking Football (soccer) game in Stavanger. We weren't sure how we were going to get there...drive, train, or wait a minute...we can take the boat! One of the pubs in Stavanger operates a boat that leaves from the main ...
Inside an Ikea you could be anywhere in the world
... and potatoes, I discovered that Champagne Brus tastes exactly like Cream Soda, and we did some shopping. After all this time in Norway, I can now pronounce the furniture names correctly. Maybe when I am back in Canada I will have to go to Ikea to ...
Safe and Sound in Stavanger
... the free snacks & drinks and comfy chairs make a world of a difference), and a two-hour flight to Stavanger we finally arrived in Stavanger, Norway. Since we got in at 10PM on Friday night, we didn't get a chance to see any of the city from the plane or ...
Thanksgiving Dinner
... a turkey and I was surprised at how much bigger a turkey is than the chickens I usually cook. There wasn't much choice for turkey in Stavanger...so I ended up cooking a 15 lb bird for 5 people! The turkey was too large for any of the pans I have in the ...
Snakker du norsk?
Snakker du norsk? Do you speak Norwegian? I started taking Norwegian lessons in the middle of October. At first it was fun; I enjoyed learning the language and I was keen on taking lessons. It started with pronouncing letters and learning numbers ...
One store is never enough!
At first I found it really difficult to shop for groceries here. Now, it is not too bad...I know some Norwegian, have developed new favorite brands and have found some really great grocery stores. I have certain stores I like for meat (Meny, Ultra ...
January Top 10
... at Ikea - Norwegian language is very similar to Swedish. Hopefully, I can do a little more than pronounce furniture names at Ikea after taking months of Norwegian lessons! However, when I leave Norway I don't think I will be using Norwegian very ...
Fjord Hopping from Stavanger Norway
... . No incidents to report. Also, as this was Norway, lots of rain mixed with a couple of sunny breaks. We found a campground in Stavanger where we pitched our tent on a big ol' lawn with many other tenters and RV'ers. There were showers, a place to ...
Back to red
... late! Gives me a chance to surf the net and sort my photos out. Today we are going sightseeing around Stavanger, and soon we will head off around the country, staying with Herdis' family and looking at more picture perfect countryside. ...
Last day of work
Today was my last work day in Stavanger. The time has gone by so quickly and I can't believe that I will soon be leaving this place. It seems unreal. This morning on the drive to work I was thinking that it would be the last time I drove to the ...
Feeling a bit peeved so excuse the whinging.
... of huge waves-couldn't walk about on the boat much as you risked falling over. Then drove through lots of scenic countryside to Stavanger. Got there around 4pm-just enough time for a walk and an explore around the town. Very cute buildings which were all ...
Stavanger Norway
The first couple of days in Norway. The weather wasn't too bad, at least it didn't rain until we left for Greece. Laurie (who is motorbiking around Europe for 2 months) met us here for 2 days. Had quite a few laughs. The first day we walked through ...
Rain, rain go away...
... feels like it has been the same season since I arrived! I think I have experienced more rainy days since arriving in Stavanger than I ever thought possible. It has taken some time to adjust to the weather here. Being from Alberta where it doesn't rain ...
Klar som ett egg...
Vel, da satt vi der, med biletten i hånda og ferdig sjekket inn. Etter flere måneder med planlegging, noen uker med intensiv planlegging og klargjøring samt noen dager med kaos for å gjøre unna halvparten av det vi hadde glemt å gjøre.....eller ...
Scandinavia
... with a bang! Since our previous entry we have been to Amsterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo, Bergen and finally Stavanger. We stayed in Amsterdam for two nights, which is certainly enough to get an extreme headache from the constant ...
Ahhhh
... , then head up even further to stay at her brother's house. Sounds like it is going to be very scenic and restful. Just what I need before I hit London. Only 4.5 million people in Norway. No idea why so few, it is gorgeous. ...