Country Info
- Oslo
- Capital
- Norwegian Krone (NOK)
- Currency
- 4,503,440
- Population
- NO
- Country Code
Svolvaer Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Svolvaer, Norway
Sort by Newest Best first
Romantični Lofotski otoki
... Austvagoja. To naj bi bila največja katedrala na severu Norveške, saj lahko sprejme kar 1000 ljudi. Kmalu prispemo v Svolvaer in se namestimo v hotelu tako rekoč v pristanišču. Svolvaer je z nekaj več kot 4.000 prebivalci ...
Holy Mackerel!
We have stopped in a cafe in Svolvaer with electricity and internet so there time for a little blogging while the laptop charges and in between emails. We left our little camp in Tind a few days back now. It felt like it was never going to stop drizzling ...
Norwegian Fjords & North Cape
Now both temperature and landscape change as we have entered the arctic circle to first port of call Leknes. This is a scene of wild landscape with jagged mountains and more craggy scenery. Tour around the islands is worth a visit. Town has very ...
Hinnoya Island
... wide stretch of calm water to a very impressive series of mountain ranges in the background. It was a beautiful passage. Arrived Svolvaer and went ashore briefly. It was a charming town, it’s waterfront populated with cafes, restaurants, hotels, ...
Bajkowe Lofoty
Półtorej dnia na Lofotach. Piękna pogoda, piękna sceneria. Super czyste wody i plaże. No i znowu okazuje się, że Polacy są wszędzie - tym razem odgrywają scenę walk przebrani za Wikingów podczas Viking ...
Welcome in the North
So everything is running as planned for the election as for the trip! We've crossed the arctic cycle (66' 33N) this morning at 7h15 AM: that's it, by now we are in the north! I did today an excursion called eagle sea safari: we went with a pneumatic ...
Blåbær, blåskjell og litt fisk i Nord-Salten
For en måned siden flyttet Anders og familien til grenda Presteid på Hamarøy. Rett ved det nye Hamsunsenteret og noe av verdens flotteste natur. Min eneste sommerferie i år gikk naturligvis dit for å besøke de og naturen. På fredag fløy jeg to ...
Crossed the Arctic Circle on the train to Bodo
+ got my ass up early to catch one of two trains that goes up to Bodo + pretty train ride, great landscape + not much to see in Bodo, gonna grab the ferry a bit after mid-night to the Lofoten Islands On the train ride we cross the Arctic ...
Merillä
Aamulla oli todella kuuma, mutta ikkunaa ei voinut pitää auki ulkona mekastavien lokkien takia, puuh. Siinä sitten pyörittiin ja lopulta noustiin aamupalalle. Tomas kävi maksamassa safarin ja hoitamassa muutamia asioita. Olimme ennen yhtätoista ...
Viikinkien matkassa
Aamu aukesi edelleen sateisena, joten ei pystytty aamupalaksikaan paistamaan niitä lettuja, kuten oltiin vähän ajateltu. Tehtiin kuitenkin taikina valmiiksi, että jos ehdittäisiin tekemään lettuja jossain vaiheessa. Nukuttiin pitkään ja lopulta ...
Cod is Great; Cod is Good
... to be a complete waste of time and effort. The benefactors of my estate would certainly be amused. A community of nearly 4,500 people, Svolvaer is cod country. Decades ago, the January to April cod harvest was some 50 million tonnes annually. The 20,000 ...
Hylkeitä ja jään taikaa
Aamulla heräsimme lokkien ja varisten elämöintiin, joten unet jäivät hieman katkonaisiksi. Söimme aamupalaletut, pakkauduimme autoon ja suuntasimme kohti Kabelvågia. Menimme ensin käymään akvaariossa, jossa oli söpöjä hylkeitä ja saukkoja ...
Don't mess with the Norwegian weather
We learnt a lesson today - don't fuck with the Norwegian weather!! The storm reached it's climax during the night, topping about 100+kms winds, the whole building was shaking (this is a one story building!), but it seemed calmer in the morning, the rain ...
And the bad weather begins
When it rains here, it POURS!! Storm came in overnight, the wind has picked up to about 80kms, and unfortunately the sea is just too rough to venture out on. Plus what little light we had, is now hidden behind some very rainy storm clouds. The centre ...
A day travelling
Spent the day travelling to Norway today. Train from Kiruna to Narvik, quite a spectacular train ride, at one point you pass a fjord, 300m down to the sea, really nice mountains all around. Transfered through Narvik to the bus station, and then spent ...
Whale watching, well sort of
WHALE WATCHING!!! Well we didn't actually get to see any whales, but it was fun anyway. We opted for the snorkelling safari on a zodiac for our first day out. They put you in dry suits (for those non divers, like a wetsuit but sealed so you don't get ...
Crossing the Arctic Circle heading back south
Temp. 4°C At 9.20am we crossed back over the Arctic Circle. Here is the monument on a rocky outcrop that signifies the position. I was actually having breakfast at the time so didn't manage my own photo. It's actually a sad moment because it also ...
Ice magic
Temp 0°C This was a short break for an hour and as it was 6.30pm it was quite dark, so excuse the poor quality photographs. Main attraction was the Magic Ice Sculpture Gallery. Not very big exhibition but some very clever designs. They ...
A town called Å ... and from Å to Bö
... St Olav (one of the earliest kings), and where Norwegian Kings were traditionally crowned; the Royal Residence (largest wooden building in Norway); old Jewish Synagogue, etc; have dinner and a stout at the micro-brewery pub, and get in some tango before ...
keep going north!!
After warming up on the bus for a few hours we stopped off at the Arctic circle centre. This was pretty good as it had a bit more information about living in the harsh conditions of this area. I can't imagine what it would be like living there in winter. ...
The islet of Svinoya
... with a cola, 145 NOK. It was the second best dinner I'd had since I got there. After this, I just had a walk around Svolvaer because I didn't get much of a chance yesterday to explore the town. There are about 4 or 5 art galleries and studios in ...
Henningsvaer-the Venice of Lofoten
... see the town at night. It looks beautiful in postcards. My bus though was at 15.40pm and by the time I got back to Svolvaer, t was snowing heavily again and damn cold. So I headed back to the Sjohuscamp. There was a group of students who had just ...
A Swingin' Saturday!
I found my way to the school by 9.45am and there were quite a few people dancing already: about 20 people, all dancing in couples. The teacher was in the middle of the floor, with one of the women dancers, showing everybody how to do a step. This dancing ...
Winter Panorama tour
... I was glad to get back inside the warm van. When we got to Stamsund I must admit I was glad that I decided to stay in Svolvaer because even though Stamsund was pretty, it was very small. We stayed here for about 10 minutes and then made our way back ...
Small town + early evening = nothing to do.
In Svolvær we arrived at 18:30 and, once again, went ashore. As you can see from the pictures, nothing happened. There was a Magic Ice exhibition which contains statues made of ice in a giant refrigerator / warehouse type place, but we did ...
Seeing the Aurora.... on board the Hurtigruten.
Saw the Aurora Borealis at almost bang on 12am 10 ...
Making the best of the bad weather
... , arriving at 2.20pm and taking the Hurtigruten back. This sounded great but, the uncertainty was whether the Hurtigruten would stop at Svolvaer on the way back southbound. If the winds were too strong, then they'd have to go straight to Bodo and arrive ...
Volando a Lofoten
... y no lo pudimos planear a tiempo, pero si algún día vuelvo allí desde luego que lo haré!). En el trayecto de vuelta a Svolvaer vemos un águila pescadora (impresiona su tamaño), y el capitán del barco se para 5min a pescar, sin caña ni nada, solo ...
Have no idea where we were today
We visited the Viking museum. Quite an insight to how the vikings lived hundreds of years ago. In the afternoon we were transferred to the Hadsel Rotary Club for transport to Sortland and our accomodations for the next 4 days at the Coast Guard Station. ...
Kabelvag
31 luglio La mattina la dedichiamo alla visita di Kabelvag. La cittadina nel secolo scorso era la stazione di pesca più importante alle Lofoten. E' a Kabelvag che il re Oisten fece costruire la prima chiesa delle Lofoten intorno al 1103. Fece anche ...
Sort by Newest Best first