Stavanger Leilighetshotell As Solbakkeveien 12

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 ...

I climbed up to a massive sheer rock cliff with Herdis today. It's called Pulpit Rock. Very high. Very scary. It reminded me of walking the Inka trail, very rocky and steep. Was good to get the blood flowing again.<br><br>Herdis ...

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.

... 23 CDN$ - 750 ml bottle of water = $6 - Price of gasoline ~ $2.10 per litre - One night in a hostel (6 bed dorm) = $45 Other interesting facts: - It is illegal to honk your horn - Blood alcohol limit for driving is 0.02, so if you have one drink then you can't drive. -You need to stick to the speeding limits b/c they are very strict when enforced. If you are 5 to 9 km over the limit, the fine is 1500 - 2000 NOK or $300 to $400 CDN$. Yikes! Enjoy! Nora

This morning I watched a group of 30 or so passengers get off the ship with their luggage. I wonder if it has anything to do with the "issues" that have been happening on board (apparently one passenger was accosted by several drunk young men outside his cabin). Most likely they do not have the proper documentation to enter the U.K., or the cruise line sold a partial 6 day cruise to them to fill up cabins. They were ...

... wars made it difficult in Europe. However, then as now aquavit appeared to be an acquired taste and the experiment failed. The spirit was returned to Norway in 1807 but it was soon discovered the storage in the sherry casks and the voyage across the equator (or 'line' as referred to in Norway, hence the name 'Linie', meaning line) had vastly improved the taste of the aquavit. The positive effect of the sea voyage and the maturation of the alcohol was ...

... anunciaban un 20 % de probabilidad de lluvia, y más o menos es lo que me ha llovido en todo el tiempo que he estado. Eso sí, estaba nublado y hacía frío. Bienvenido al verano, que hoy empieza, si no me equivoco. Últimamente no doy una, el año pasado estaba empapado en la Gran Barrera de Coral y este año pasando frío en Noruega. Y así he empezado la subida andando. Decían que dos horas, y mirando el mapa de altitudes, he visto tres subidas gloriosas. ¡¡Madre mía qué camino de cabras ...

... On our way back to town we stopped at a shop that specializes in making candles of all shapes and sizes and all the accoutrements to go with. After learning our way to cousins house and back we ate again. Sampled some of Leif's home-made blackberry liqueur, a passion fruit liqueur, some beer and coffee. To bed early tonight, about 11:30. Enough for now...... (we need an adapter to get pictures directly from camera to pc so hope to find one soon)

... excited to understand if i suppost to spend my next month with him/her or not. they arrived aroudn 7 i guess and they are really nice kids. the show was cool as well. small room...i love small rooms!!! the gather set was really amazing, i was rpetty impressed and pretty happy to see that someone still talk on stage after it we were all smashed from our trips and we went to sleep pretty fast. oh i forgot: first day of the tour and the bass head seems to be dead! there could ...

... and lots of people get married here every summer. My wife is from South Africa and the first time she came to Norway she came in July. She was very surprised to find that Norway was green and warm. It has to be said that the summer she came here was an unusual warm summer. One of the great disadvantages of living in Stavanger is the unpredictable weather. It has been said that we can have 4 seasons in one day. Well, I don't know about that....I can agree to 3 seasons in one day because ...