Travelogues Norway

Ausevik

June 27, 2020

After it had snowed all night, there was about 15 cm of snow in the morning. The snowplows had already been busy (at half past seven, that's when they woke me up). Because the...

Arrival in Tromsø

Visiting Åndalsnes again Today we are going on a search for the trolls (AND 05 Looks like we found the first troll :) - In the background is the impressive Troll Wall ...

Finally, a beach day was announced for us. We parked our camper van overnight in a parking lot near the town of Porsgrunn, packed our beach bag, and walked about five minutes to...

From Bergen, we drove further south into the valley of waterfalls - Odda Valley. Our weather was getting better and we were delighted by every ray of sunshine. Somewhere on the...

Our next two stops were on the way to the fjord country. In Hommelvik, we were right on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. That evening, we watched three Norwegian women hang...

Today there was a lot of culture

On the way to the Atlantic Road

Today the day started early, exactly at midnight, because we wanted to see how the midnight sun looks at the North Cape, and yes, it was bright, very bright. You could think...

After our stay in Abisko, it was only a few kilometers to the Norwegian border. We couldn't wait. As we crossed the modest border crossing, in contrast to Sweden, we couldn't...

The famous city by the sea

We are going hiking!

From Flåm to Myrdal and back

a heartfelt wish come true..... vacation in Norway in May... woo-hoo. As an introduction, Anita and I start with Oslo. View of Oslo from the train station... wow and what a...

After two weeks our expedition reaches Hammerfest, the northernmost city in the world until 1998. Shops, public buildings and even the 'Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society'...

Being pulled into bed by gravity, the day started a little later than planned. Since catching our bus connection would have been a bit stressful, we decided to take the next one...

Getting ready on the train was our task for today, off to the ferry at 11 o'clock. The crossing from Bodø, where we arrived by night train, to Moskenes at the southern end of...

The sleep deprivation of the last 48 hours was clearly noticeable in our bones. Four hours south of the North Cape, we set up our overnight quarters at a fjord in the middle of...

Sleeping by the roadside and encountering locals and reindeer have slowly become part of our everyday life. A completely different fascinating encounter of this kind awaited us in...

According to the daily schedule, wake-up call was at 8 o'clock. But our guide in the other bunk bed failed. Because Patricia and I were the only ones who got up on time. Our...

We were woken up through the loudspeakers at 6:56 am, saying that we will reach the Arctic Circle about 5 minutes later. Sabrina and I didn't miss the opportunity to put on...

Today we overslept. Everyone was still asleep at half past 8. We actually wanted to visit the lighthouse in Hirtshals before the ferry, but we didn't have enough time. It was...

August 14, 2024 Haugesund A rather uneventful day. Shortly after 9:00 AM, I went ashore. As I couldn't find any better destinations, I wanted to check out a few statues. There...

In the morning, we visited the Sami bladesmith in Karasjok, where I treated myself to a nice piece as well. Then we headed back towards the coast. Along the way, we saw many...

After yet another short night, there wasn't much to do today. The weather was pleasantly overcast, so the kids could fish tirelessly at the pier. Unfortunately, nothing edible...

We're by the sea, yay! There is still little wind, but all information points to a severe storm tonight, tomorrow and tomorrow night! Hence the advice of all locals: Don't drive...

This morning we start from our beautiful campsite with a view of the town of Karasjok to the Sami Parliament, where we get an insight into the Sami's self-image on a very...