Norway
Travel Blogs from Norway
Camping amidst the majestic mountains..
July 2006 - Friday Plans for the day: Do some hiking to get a gorgeous view from the top!! Took a stroll into Flĺm to the information center to ask about good walks as we were really keen to get to the top by foot and to see the fjords from there ...
To the Russian Border
... lands, side by side, where it is illegal to walk from one side to the other. If you even step through the gate dividing Norway and No Man's Land, you are immediately subject to a fine of 5000 Norwegian Kroner, equivalent to about $800 US. We visited yet ...
A Mossy weekend
... another month. Now that we're all settled in and cozy here, we've started to look into planning trips outside of Norway. It's really pretty exciting, given all of the potential destinations and abundance of cheap flights. For example, last night, I ...
Gad Zooks! Another sunny day!
Hei fra Norge! So. It was sunny again today, and guess what - I got pictures this time! I took a nice two hour walk around the city, with the canal being my destination. If you take a look at the map, you can see the canal between the ...
Exceptionally nice weather for a day in Bergen
Story goes in Bergen it rains most of the time. I guess I was very lucky spending just the one day in Bergen and being treated to sunshine ...
Nordkapp
cabin trip No. 3: Stakkslettbua
Gestern waren wir mal wieder auf einer NTNU-Hütte, die Stakkslettbua in einer fantastischen Landschaft und nur etwa 100km von Trondheim entfernt. Wir sind relativ spät angekommen, die anderen waren schon da und Ben und Kay haben uns netterweise von ...
arrival at North Cape nearest point to N Pole
Honningsvag is a beautiful little town and fishinng port nestled amongst some mountanous landscape. The first thing you notice if you are lucky to be here on a sunny day is the light and colours which is so clear at this northerly point. Most people ...
Alesund at entry to number of fjords
NorthCape and Fjords visited August 3rd-16th aboard Fred Olsen's Balmoral Alesund is an attractive town with varied architecture on a promintory at the entrance to a number of fjords, surrounded by spectacular scenery. Climb to viewing point and ...
Bergen
... get into the navy. East coast is army and central is airforce. Strange concept for me. But frankly, if I could move to Norway, I would. High tax rates, but if you get sick, you get taken care of! I like it ...
Bergen & Life During a Passage
Stee loved Bergen. His favorite classical music composer is Edvard Grieg and this was his home town. It's beautifully set among the mountains with commanding view in just about any direction you look. The waterfront is a charming place with row after row ...
Countdown
Yup, its official. Bjřrnar backed out, and I'm all alone. Still haven't booked a ticket, but my departure date is set. At least in my head :P March 6th come to me! Thats when im gonna leave this godforsaken weather and head for the sun. I've still ...
ferry ride with a new tyre
... the car picked up and brought to a tire workshop 15 km away, pay, see the new tire be mounted, pay again and get going again. Norway is the most expensive country in the world, so no better place to get a good new tire. The price I paid here would have ...
Első napok Osloban
Helló mindenki!!! Hát, tegnap szerencsésen megérkeztem Norvégiába, Osloba. Hogy mit is keresek én itt? Még tavaly ősszel megpályáztam a MÖB-nél a norvég nyári egyetem ösztöndíját, ahol külpolitikai vonatkozású kurzuson szerettem ...
Second Banner Article
... to meet anybody of less than great demeanor. I've made many new friendships with students also attending the American College of Norway, friendships that will last a lifetime. At first impression, this place is a place of serene ...
North through Trondheim to Afjord
... and buses she was a ship builder, building huge cargo ships. She is one super practical lady. She comes from the most Western part of Norway where it is apparently normal for women to have such hands-on ‘mens’ work. When she met Arne, who was ...
Cruise with the Stockholm
During the first term, when Bea had not yet arrived, Guillermo made a two weeks cruise with the ship Stockholm, which turned into a beautiful experience. It was almost his first contact with Svalbard, and gave him the chance to see wonderful floating ...
Welcome weekend Part 2
Let's see... what happened today? Today was a pretty laid back day, as all Sundays ought to be. As part of the welcome weekend activities, a group of us went bowling. What better way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon than at the bowling ...
The vikings can play, and eat
... hangout. We were all there yesterday and the boys return today before their big game against Sandvika, one of the best teams in Norway. The girls instead have elected to come to downtown Oslo for a walking and boating tour of the city with most of the ...
Utolsó hét
Elérkeztünk az utolsó héthez is! Ugyan nekem nem volt időérzékem, nem éreztem, hogy pontosan mennyit is voltam kint Norvégiában, csak annyit éreztem, ennyi pont elég volt, egy nagyon kellemes nyarat töltöttem el kint, s bizonyos ...
Seafarers
OSLO Oslo was our fifth major city in a week. There is just so much you can digest and we feel that we did not do it justice, nor learn very much. The weather had turned overcast with intermittent rain after two splendid sunny ...
nordkapp-the edge
My dear Alexandra, How is life? life never stopped surprising me:)- i found myself answering. what about you ? I haven't found myself yet though I like your poem very much, you have ways to sound so beautiful. If you ever really offended me, ...
Vigelandsparken is AMAZING
Had a short drive to Oslo today (fantastic breakfast at the hotel). Arrived in Oslo about 11am. Had free time for a couple of hours so went with Paul from my tour to the National Gallery (Nasjonalmuseet) as wanted to see Edvard Munch's 'Scream' ...
Geiranger to Molde
... Molde is well known for having been completely destroyed by Nazi bombs during World War II. When the Germans first came into Norway the Norwegian King and his court escaped from Oslo along with the country's treasury of gold. They moved to Molde which ...
Three days of work, now a little play
I am typing this on a Norwegian keyboard at the Stavanger Library, so I have to search for punctuation a bit. Maybe I will just avoid quotes or contractions. The flight from Seattle to Stavanger was uneventful, although our connection time was too ...
Arriving in Oslo
Flight to Oslo was packed, we flew over Bergen and the fjords for the only part of the flight that was clear enough to see anything. We arrived in Oslo at 10am and our bags both arrived with us. Caught Airport express train to Oslo central station which ...

