Travelogues Norway

Today we're going to Alta, also to visit the Northern Lights Cathedral. The rugged and impressive landscape is amplified by the winter atmosphere. The days are short, with only...

We crossed the Arctic Circle during the night. We will have the Arctic Circle ceremony on the way back. In the early morning, we arrived in Svolvaer on the Lofoten Islands. The...

Clear at night, sunny in the morning, later cloudy At one o'clock at night, Gerd has to go to the toilet, and because he has to leave the cabin for that, he sees that the...

Welcome to the end of the world, Å of the Lofoten islands, that is. We have reached the southernmost point of the island group and the beautifully developed scenic route ends in...

The weather looked very good again in the morning. I set off at 9:30. In the first half of the day, I passed through many villages along Lake Mjøsa. I was always on the edge...

August 4th, today's destination: The Rampestreken above #Åndalsnes. Actually, not a difficult route for us. 4.3 km and 500 meters in altitude, no big deal! Well, hold on a...

I woke up at around 8am and felt very good. Magnus prepared breakfast while I packed my things. We said goodbye at the pier, where my ferry departed promptly at 10:45. It had...

July 10, 2020

Our excursion route on 170720

Since Tromsø we are on our way back, we spent the second to last night in Norway at one of the most beautiful camping sites so far. The Divielva river flowed just below our...

Today the alarm clock woke us up at 03:30 and we left for the North Cape at 04:15. We wanted to avoid the crowds of this very touristy place and arrived at 6:30. It was freezing...

The journey to the Vesteralen took us to Myre. After lovely beach walks in the evening, we went on a whale safari the next morning. Wrapped in warm overalls and equipped with...

To make it short, today we drove 3350 kilometers so far to the North Cape. But let's start from the beginning. The day started gloomy and already when we met our Norwegian Blue...

Through Europe's largest plateau

Geiranger is an experience

Crossing the Arctic Circle again

The Gjøa

The first steps on Norwegian soil

Last sunlight at noon after starting the day at -21°C Ferry ride to Moskenes in the Lofoten Islands. Our sleeping place amidst drying racks for stockfish. ...

Finally! We deserved a good sleep-in! We got up at 10 o'clock in the morning and prepared the best breakfast we've had in a long time. After quickly packing up, we headed to our...

After the overwhelming experiences of the last few days, we wanted to leave the West Lofoten and continue our journey north. Even though the landscape doesn't make it easy to...

This morning we had a 3.5-hour layover in Trondheim. We didn't see much of the city because we were hunting for bargains at a sports outlet. To be back on the ship on time, we...

We leave our lodge after an excellent breakfast and drive along the E6 towards Olderfjord. There, we turn off and follow

From Molde to Geirangerfjord and onwards towards Lillehammer

Heavy rain during the drive

We had originally planned to rent a canoe today and paddle on the Telemark Canal. But the rain that lasted almost the whole day prevented us from doing so. In front of the...

The drive from Dagali to Rjukan is already scenically attractive. The old Krosso cable car, which was completed in 1928, is still essentially in its original condition, only the...

In the morning it is still very humid and cloudy. Slowly the sun is breaking through more and more. We are chilling at the Telemark Canal, where we spent the night. We are...

The end of the world! A myth? Not at all. At least for the Norwegians, the end of the world seems to be right on their doorstep. 'Verdens Ende', also known as the end of the...

We start our journey back south. First destination is Trondheim. For this, we will spend most of our time in the car. Since the weather is so unpredictable, we will spend one...