Travelogues Norway

After weeks of Swedish flatlands and Lapland's foothills, we now encountered the land beyond the mountains - Norway. Everyone knows how beautiful Southern Norway is, with its...

When angels travel, even the North Cape has blue sky. After breakfast, there was a small briefing for those who will leave the ship in Kirkenes. The MS Finnmarken arrived in...

Only through our evening research on the signpost of the pilgrimage path did we realize that we had walked a small section (5km) of the St. Olavsleden from Oslo to Trondheim. Four...

With Norwegian from Vienna to Oslo-Gardermoen First 2 nights at Quality Hotel 33 in the Okern district

We have arrived in Kristiansand, Norway. Oh my, the rocks, there are already so many down here, we are driving the E39 from one tunnel to the next towards Stavanger, but only...

In the city of Bergen, you can tell that it is quite large with nearly 300,000 inhabitants. It is located near the coast at the inner Byfjord. The houses also exude a sense of...

We are already in the next harbor of Tromsø. Tromsø has just over 40,000 inhabitants, but it is the northernmost city with more than 20,000 residents. Since we are a small ship,...

August 16, 2024 Alesund I disembarked without haste and looked around at the tour providers. I bought a ticket for the round trip on the 'City Train', a small electric train...

After the ferry ride, which took 30 minutes longer due to weather conditions, we passed through customs with the dog without any issues. We spent the first night in a small...

After Emil learned how to open old doors quietly, we were able to sleep a little longer. After breakfast, the missing fish for lunch was caught. However, the action had to be...

Today is finally the start of our big hike to Kinnarodden. The evening before, we packed our backpacks, filled our water bladders and made the final mental preparations 😉. I'm...

The second flight from Oslo went to Kirkenes, almost in the farthest corner of Norway, very close to the Russian border. I have already been to northern Norway, but never this...

At the crowning conclusion, we drove through the fjord landscape again to Bergen , the old Hanseatic city and the starting point of the classic Hurtigruten mail ships. We had...

I still have to report on yesterday evening on the ship: The quite large ship with around 200 people left at 9 p.m. First we sat inside and watched a presentation about the...

Things got pretty busy here in Alta last night! It really stormed. The snow came horizontally - and not a little snow at all! The car took a beating, but we got to the campsite...

08/19 According to the motto “we’ll see what works” we turned back today before the end of the tour. Hardanger National Park is teeming with waterfalls, but there are 4...

08/17 (Thursday) Finally sunshine, all day long. The day started quite fresh, but you could already see the sun behind the last clouds and it was possible to have breakfast...

At the end of December 2022, we start our new chapter of life and drive towards Norway by car. On the way, we stop in Blokhus, where our emigrant friends and future companions...

Today the day threatened to completely fall apart from the morning. Juliane found out at breakfast that she has to manage the rest of the journey with her summer duvet and the...

Today a few more kilometers were on the agenda - a straight shot to Trondheim. Along the way, we learned a lot: 1. When you travel to Norway, stock up on groceries in Germany -...

Maria is 14, and it's clear that at that age, she has no desire for mountain hiking. She would much rather stay in our motorhome. And honestly, the path up to Gaustatoppen is...

Just a few kilometers from Vega is Torghatten - a huge rock hole with a height of 35 meters and a length of 160 meters. It was washed out by the sea before the island began to...

After a long drive and a ferry crossing, we arrive in the small town of Averoy. We find a spot on the natural campsite owned by a German expat. Due to the heavy rain, only a few...

On the 2nd day in Vega, the weather was nice. This time, we left the bikes behind to visit the local museum focusing on eider ducks and rural life in Vega. After a hearty...

4:00 PM I woke up early on the shore of Holstdammen in my hammock. Unfortunately, I didn't have a view because I had to stretch my tarp over the mat as rain was forecasted the...

The weather is a bit changeable. Rain and sun alternate every half an hour and additionally a strong, cool wind blows. Therefore we were quite happy that - arrived in the...

Our first night on the Lofoten Islands we spend at German emigrants' property. We can park Polly on a small path to a small barn. The family welcomes us very warmly and offers 3...

Stage 31: Myrland - Fredvang: As beautiful as our sleeping place was, we're awake at 4 am and start our journey - the goal is to climb the 1566 steps to Reinebringen before the...

As previously mentioned, we spent yesterday in Tromsø. We took the time to clean the motorcycles and do some shopping in the city. Ouch! Fuel and beer are significantly more...