Thon Hotel Maritim 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. 

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!! 


STAVANGER FTW!!

... the items we use everyday that are petro-chemical based. Wonder if we'll ever wean ourselves off it?

We sat in the sun for a while after the museum and watched tourists walk past, trying to guess which country they were from. Then Herdis got a parking fine because her ticket wasn't correctly displayed in the car window. Annoying much!



Last night we didn't get home from Florø until 9pm because we missed ...

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.

... which is a small town outside of Stavanger. Stavanger is the oil and gas hub of Norway for the North Sea resources. Aberdeen, Scotland is the other major centre for the North Sea resources. There is also a NATO base in Stavanger, so between the oil industry and NATO, there is a heavy ex-pat presence here. The area surrounding Stavanger is very rich farmland, with lots of green rolling hills and tractors out and about. Spending time with ...

... is largely responsible for bringing this inaugural European championship to Norway, almost entirely due to his personal friendship with Bocuse. Stavanger, Norway's fourth biggest city with 120,000 residents, is better known internationally as the centre of the country's North Sea oil industry than for its culinary art. But it is also the home to 150 different nationalities attracted by the oil industry, providing a fertile environment for culinary experimentation ...

Come and taste the spirit of Norway, the invitation said - an invitation which was hard to refuse. The spirit in question was Linie Aquavit, a distilled brew made from potatoes and caraway seeds, consumed by Norwegians in copious amounts for almost 500 years. I was in the small city of Stavanger in Norway for a three-day culinary summit organised as part of the city's year-long program of events as the Cultural Capital of Europe. Linie Aquavit is standard ...

... d'Or in Lyon over the years, where they have showcased specialties such as Salmon, cod, Norwegian Red King Crab, herring and prawns, regarded as the finest in Europe. The championships are part of a three-day culinary event, comprising a Food For the Future conference and Buffet food exhibition, which showcases the best in food Norway can offer. This is all an integral part of the town's cultural offering ...

... should have had an idea of what the weather would be like as it was raining hard in Copenhagen, Denmark, our mid-way stop. Strangely, we didn't seem to suffer the jet lag problem as on past trips. Our hosts picked us up at 10:15 pm local time and we were whisked off to our first night's lodging in Norway. I love the pine panelling they use on the walls, floors and ceilings in most of the houses. Our bed with its fluffy duvet covers is ...

... Har en god jul! ------------ Norwegian Christmas Lesson: jul = Christmas julaften = Christmas Eve juledag = Christmas Day julegave = Christmas gift julefest = Christmas party julemeny = Christmas menu julemat = Christmas food julebrus = Christmas pop juleol = Christmas beer Har en god jul = Have a good Christmas Har en godt nyttar =Have a good New Year

... s Pizza, the local pizza chain near the market square. One medium pizza and a coke (0.8L) cost 228 Nok. Back home I could have 3 at that price. After dinner, we took a stroll to 2 19th-century manor houses (Ledaal and Breidablikk) that were home of 2 rich ship owners. It is being conserved now and open to the public at a price. It was closed when we reached there about 7.30pm. We walked round the garden and the gaudy coloured house before heading back to the hotel.