Grand Hotel Halden

... jeg kom, Rolf satte i glass og kittet ytter-vinduene.
Det ble grillmat til middag og vi la oss sent.
Lørdag gikk jeg tur med jentene mens Birgitte og Rolf fortsetter med oppussingen
vi skulle opp på Gaukli-setra og se etter geitene, men jentene ville opp til kulpen i
bekken først og 'hvile' (og spise kjeks). Elin 'laget bål' og Maren kastet sprett med flate
steiner, men s ...

It was on the island called Nord-koster me and my wife used to stay when we were younger. We came here 17 summers in row from our children were small.
Today we should go from Ekenäs to the northern island and take the cable ferry that runs between the two islands. It is no more than an hour to walk and it was a great trip.

We stayed at the Ekenäs hotel which you can see right at the place where the ferry arrive at Syd-Koster. It is a nice hotel.
There are almost no cars on the island and bicycles are very common. You can rent bicycles many place and the island is quite small, so you ...

... more tourists in town for the event or on holiday that also enjoyed the festivities, in spite of rain earlier in the day. It was mostly centered on events for children, but for us, being in a foreign country and enjoying a local celebration was enjoyable. However, had it been in our own country, I’m sure we would have found it to be cheesy.

We ate dinner in a local restaurant where it seemed that every restaurant ...

... In Admont Austria, a small town of 3000 people, our friend Hans lives with his wife Barbara, and their two children Martina and Katrin. This is a small town that we could definitely take up residence in. It is surrounded by beautiful tall mountains, and wonderful green pastures in the valley below. Next we went to Krakow, arriving late in the evening and getting up early the next morning to catch a bus to the town of Oswiecim which is close to ...

We got up at 6am, had breakfast at the hotel and walked across to Oslo Central train station to catch the 8am train to Halden to meet Kjersti, a friend we had spoken to over the internet for the best part of a decade. During the train trip we had heavy snow at times and arrived in Halden at 9.45am meeting Kjersti on the platform. Kjersti drove us up to hill, Rødsfjellet, with view across Halden to the ...

The first week I was in Norway was so overwhelming and getting use to the time difference really took some time, I think this was the first time I was ever homesick but being with the family and learning new things kept my mind busy plus the house is so nice and cosy even though it is so big. The family is great and very open to havnig me there ...

... took at least nine shillings from the value of my hat. As for the others, they bore the cold better. Captain Kroger paced the deck, or rather such small parts of it as were available; for nautical men will sometimes make a great show of marching in a space of four feet square, when nothing better offers. Jens lay down on the hatch that covered the hold, and blew his fingers to keep them warm. Hauge danced in an uncouth fashion in the vicinity of the bowsprit ...

Ahh, this website can not find Halden automaticly. Then, how can I find it? It should thank the God because there was no train from Oslo to Malmo directly on that day. Only a train to Halden. After that, a train would pass by Halden to Malmo. Since we knew Oslo well, we decided to have a look at Halden. Halden is the point which must be taken from Oslo to Sweden. There is a fort called Fredriksten where Sweden King Karl VII was killed ...

... kjøre til Sandefjorde, for så å ta ferga derfra til Strømstad i Sverige. Vi spiste middag i Varberg ettefulgt av den ganske så lang reise gjennom Sverige. Når vi ankom København i Danmark på kvelden var det på tide med en ny båt. Denne skulle ta oss med til Polen, og på den skulle vi overnatte. Fikk kveldsmat ombord.