Rogalandsheimen Gjestgiveri Stavanger

I went to Stavanger in june to attend the beach volleyball world tour, but when I got there I <br>fund so much else to do that I didnt find the time to watch the volleyball. Its was insane, and <br>the best part is that everything is so close that you can do alot in one day. I spendt 10 days there <br>and it is without doubt the best vacation I have ever been on.<br><br>I live in Amsterdam and ...

... friend (different friend) was up here from Adelaide for 10 weeks and he cooked up a barbie for a party Herdis threw here. One of her Norwegian friends came up and thanked her for the food, said it was wonderful. Herdis replied that she needed to thank Rob as he'd done it all. So her friend went over to Rob and said in a very loud, drunk voice 'You are a very good cock!'. Rob didn't know what to say and she ...

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.

... to do the hike, we had them over for dinner last weekend and I tried out my newly honed Thai cooking skills. Between putting the kids to bed and cooking the various dishes, we ran out of time and so our guests kindly helped me with the cooking. It became "Nora's school of Thai cooking" :) All in all, it was a fun evening. I just got back from a 2 day trip to Bergen. I did a tour called, 'Norway in a Nutshell', that involved travel by ...

... standards. Smaller than Australian animals, the sheep are almost wild, grazing all year round in vast, rich outlying pastures at the edge of the North Sea, where they build muscle and gain weight rapidly without much fat, giving the lamb meat its delicate flavour "of the deep" as one advertisement extolls. Norwegians are not exactly known for being discerning diners. According to Hellestrøm, they are "too polite" to complain about the food they are served. The ...

... of his his fleet, went down in history for procuring two ship from the holy Roman emperor in 1536 to bring the archbishop to safety in the Netherlands. But I digress. Meanwhile, over the next 200 years or more, distilling of aquavit from grain became widespread in Norway, and distilling pans were increasingly a common sight in the farmers' kitchens throughout the country. It was the only drink which did not freeze in the cold Norwegian winter and ...

... era mi día de relax?), y salí a cenar.... En el único cine que vi echaban Sex and the City, y no me pude resistir a su estreno mundial, así que me meti. Me encantó la peli. No sé si es sólo para fans, pero la recomiendo. HOY: he hecho la subida al Preikestolen, o Púlpito de roca. Es un macizo de roca plano, que se eleva más de 600 metros sobre el fiordo Lyse (Lysefjord), y para acceder al mismo, pues os cuento lo que hay que hacer. Primero se coge un ferry desde Stavanger hasta Tau ...

... Today we are taking a nearly four hour boat tour up a fjord called Lysefjord. It is overcast but does not rain for length of time on the water. As soon as we pull off the boat it starts raining again. We go up a hill with 27 hairpin turns to get to the top where they have a restaurant that serves the standard Norwegian meatballs with stewed green peas (ertestueing), boiled potatoes and gravy. I had the special - baked salmon ...

... one we always seem to go to! Sunday was a relatively quiet day. I did some more cooking and Kevin packed his things to get ready to leave for work in Angola on Monday. Since Kevin and I will be spending Christmas apart, we had a mini-Christmas dinner. I made a stuffed turkey breast and roasted potatoes. Now that I have learned some Norwegian the shopping is easier!

I have a confession to make: I have not travelled to Stavanger in Norway...I live here. But I hope that I can contribute with information that will help you if you come to visit. Stavanger is located in the area Rogaland in the south-west coast of Norway. The people that live here are still debating wether we belong to the south of the country or if we can regard ourselves as true westeners. SO far we have not been able to reach a conclusion. The history of the city is long...the ...