Hardangertun Leirskule Kinsarvik

... were able to hop out for a few minutes here and there - otherwise the photos would be rubbish and all blurred! We saw lots of fjords as well - but these were early on in the trip, and the photos were all blurred.

Enjoy the pics, but it really is something you should see in your lifetime - I would so recommend this train journey - but in winter like this, so that you get the snow effect as well - awesome!

... men den åpnet ikke før kl 13, og så lenge hadde jeg ikke lyst til å vente. Var altfor mye turister, jeg ville heller komme meg ut i naturen igjen. Var ikke å menge meg med store grupper på sightseeing jeg hadde planlagt.
Så jeg satte kursen for Øygarden, og der var det mye fin natur å se, skulle bare ønske været hadde oppmuntret mer til en fottur. I Bergen var det delvis sol ...

... uteplass og toaletter, og tok noen bilder, da en ørn fant det for godt å ta en sving rundt meg så jeg fikk noen brukbare bilder av den!

Fikk etter en del telefonering et rom på Bjørkheim motell, mellom Tysse og Norheimssund - nå løper seks hester på veien på den andre siden av bukta mens jeg sitter og skriver! ute på vift? - Alle stedene ...

Norway has been a beautiful country. It was so special because of the time with friends old and new and also the ancestral connection. We are glad we made the effort to travel so far north and have one last town to visit which is the 2nd largest city in Norway, the western port town of Bergen. Bergen is an old charming town along the ocean. There are some beautiful ships in the harbor along with cute shops lined up like a ...

... me var innom var det utstilt bilete både av Signe Kråkevik og Elin Øyre (sjå bilete). På mange måtar kan ein seie at Smelt er både galleri, gåveutsal og cafè, for her er det verkeleg noko for ein kvar smak. Og på toppen av alt - maten var deilig!

To dagar på rad diska mammo opp med deilig grillmat i hagen sin i Odda. Kotelettar, kvitløksbaguettar, grillbein, pølser, salatar og himmelsk heimelaga potetsalat var noko av det som stod på menyen. Balder fulgte godt med - det kunne jo henda nokon var slepphendte...:-)

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... of my college dorm! We arrived a bit late last night and ended up with the last 2 bunks in a 6 person bunk room. Our roommates were: a husband and wife from Sunnyvale, California (I know, small world, huh?), a girl we never met, and this other older guy who switched rooms with his buddy. We each have an open locker or cubbie hole to put our things in and we share a bathroom with ...

... could tell why everyone goes there. There is a fantastic variety of activites from Sailings, to adventure sports, bike rentals, walking tours and the like. We chose to rent some mountain bikes and take the tourist train from Flam to Myrdal and then come back down the mountain on the bikes. Apparently the train that they booked us on did not accept bikes even though they told us that it did. So after a bunch of ...

... ride to the station put us on the 8:11 train to Myrdal through beautiful although rainy countryside. Around noon the sun began peeking in and out. The train ride to Flam was filled with beautiful scenery and improving weather. The train from Flam is narrow gauge dating back to the 1920's. It decends through Flam valley to sea level and is described as a significant masterpiece of engineering for its day. By the time we boarded the Skagastol for the fjord cruise, the rain had ...

... but all day due to transfers.) I hung out in Andalsnes next to a fjord for a bit then caught the bus south to Geiranger along the Trollstigvegen. It's a steep and windy road with lots of good scenery (though the clouds and rain hid some of it). On the bus I met a Brit, a couple Americans and a couple Chileans. The hostel in Geiranger turned out to be $40 per night for a freakin' cot on the floor, so the Chileans, one of the Americans and I got a ...