Rica Park Hotel Stavanger

... must say that Norway is a fantastic place to be. The lovly nature and the good looking girls. If there is one bad thing I must say about Norway it has to be the weather, but thats a part of it. <br><br>But Norway and Stavanger has it all!! Surfing, skating, party life, great nature and hot women, travel destinaton number one: Stavanger Norway ladies and gentleman!! <br><br><br>STAVANGER FTW!!

... have assured us that the rock is solid......like a rock shoud be! It was spectacular....but not sure my pics do it justice. Best photograped above.......quit smoking...walk more...quite smoking...walk more!<br><br>We saw a bunch of goats (not so unusual here) and truly had a wonderful day. My pics don't do the fjord justice....but it was truly splendid!<br><br>This evening's blog entry comes courtesy of Bruce, Grace and Sandy who have chosen to leave me for a Friday ...

Another couple mad train rides from Bergen to Oslo and then over to Stavanger took us to small oil town, from where we would make our way to 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 up.

I flew into Oslo in the evening of May 19, went straight to Stavanger by night train and then after a short ferry and bus ride arrived at Preikestolhytta, or Pulpit Rock Cabin, a hotel/hostel complex where the hike to the Pulpit Rock starts, by 1100 the next morning. I started the hike under a very cloudy and threatening sky. The hike was not difficult - 3 km one way, over an altitude change of only 370 m. But it is not without challenge - the Norwegian idea of a hiking ...

... outer islands on the Norwegian west coast, was made up of salmon baked with avocado and nori served with egg yolk gribiche; crisp fried gravlaks and pickled vegetables and apple pure; served with Jerusalem artichoke and whipped potatoes; cauliflower and salmon caviar; and horseradish and cauliflower froth. His lamb dish - Lamb Fitjar - named after Skeie's own home village by the ancient Viking sea lanes north of Stavanger, was also a triumph: saddle and leg of lamb ...

... and 133m below sea level at its deepest. Exiting the tunnel, the bus enters Mosterøy, an area rich in history - Utstein Kloser Norway's last surviving abbey which is still in use as a cultural centre for concerts, weddings and conferences, can be found here. After crossing yet another under-fjord tunnel - 5.9km long and 223m under sea level at its deepest - we ...

... no, maybe Eric took a taxi." As soon as I asked the reception desk about calling the supermarket....in walks Bubba with the portable grill, salmon, beers, salad, and bread. I was happy to see him, but when we asked the reception desk for matches, the lady told us that we are not allowed and we got scolded for having alcohol on the premises. So, our plan for grilling went out ...

... from the main land and so many idyllic homes scattered around. The guide took it upon herself to explain how hideously expensive these homes were. We both took a look at the sculpture park which apparently celebrates human life, in the center there is a human totem pole which is most disturbing. Bergen is a very attractive town on the coast and our hostel was half way up a mountainside. The views from the top of the funicular railway were superb and the ride itself hair ...

... difficult to find some ingredients/food products I have become much better at using basic ingredients when cooking. and... 1. Pronouncing furniture names 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 often.

We were free till 11.30am this morning and we rose early to walked around Stavanger. The 150 years old Valbergtarnet tower recommended by LP to have a birdeyes view of the city cost 20 Nok each (not mentioned in LP) to go up. It was not worth it. You do get a good view. The top of the tower were enclosed with small windows around. One cannot take photographs with the town as backdrop. 5 minutes is all you can stay up there before getting bored. We quickly make ...