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Norway - classic images and life
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A crisp 12 degrees means means multi-layering. There's a quote here "There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing" and they are so right.
Situated right on the North Sea, Stord is a centre for the oil and gas construction and related industries. Everything seems to be 100 times the normal size; insert myself and you have a perspective of size.
Chilly, crisp and beautiful - Norway.
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Nordic Norway and Stockholm
... in Africa and they joined us in Bali to celebrate our birthdays. The girls and Henriette’s boyfriend Henrik picked us up from our hotel and we headed straight to Preikestolen for a little hike before we headed back to where they live.
Preikestolen is a sheer cliff that overlooks a breathtaking fjord. The climb up was two hours, but it felt really good to get outdoors and do some exercise. At the top, the trail suddenly opens up onto the ...
Hellesylt and Geiranger - Love Me Tender
... is said to be the ultimate. The fjord is over 300 metres deep and stretches 10 miles over chilly arctic waters. This is one of the deepest fjords in Norway as like most fjords, the deepest part is always inland and not near the coast. This was due to the tremendous weight of the glaciers that were heavier in the centre due to the sheer concentration of ice. We passed eleven hairpin bends that the ‘Grand’ seemed to take in her stride.
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6 Hours Further...
... but it gave us a good point to start from the next day. It is also the place Trude spent a lot of her summers as a child since the family owned holiday-cabin is there. Sadly enough we didn't take any pictures there though as the weather was acting up and we didn't want to take the cameras out into the rain.
The goal of this first day was merely to get across the mountains and to Skånevik. While doing so we did see some picturesque sights from the car ...
Stavanger, European Capital of Culture
... Ryanair flights from both Bergen and Stavanger and links up with Airport bus in Haugesund. The ride took me immediately under the fjord through the the longest under-water tunnel in Norway - the 8.9km long Bømlafjord tunnel under the fjord. It is 260.4m under sea level at its deepest. As we emerged on the other side we passed Valen, the home of the ...
Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Fitness/Health center
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Pets allowed
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