Covid numbers are up here in Norway, as they are in most of the world at the moment. We have been getting new advice for a little while now, but today there was a big tightening in the rules. Asking us to stay home when we can and go back to limiting our social contacts.… Continue reading Numbers are rising
Category: Outdoors
Road trip 15: Bergen
After having been on the road for some time, we were going to spend three days in the same destination. This was in Bergen, where I used to live when I was a student and Noways second largest city. Our main goal for the stay, a part from enjoying ourselves was to spend some time… Continue reading Road trip 15: Bergen
Road trip 14: Voss
When we left Tyssedal in the morning, the weather was a bit overcast, so e got in the car again and drove some more around Hardanger, and crossed the fjord using a bridge I had not used before, that took us into a relatively new tunnel that took us towards Bergen. On our way there… Continue reading Road trip 14: Voss
Road trip 11: Vøringsfossen
On our way over Hardangervidda, our main stop was by a Waterfall called Vøringsfossen. The name is derived from the old norse verb vyrða, that means esteem/revere, and fossen that means waterfall. It has a total drop of 182 metres (597 ft), and a major drop of 163 metres (535 ft). It is perhaps the most famous in the… Continue reading Road trip 11: Vøringsfossen
Road trip 10: Hardangervidda
After breakfast in Geilo, it was time to get back in to the car for a new long day of driving and so many new sights. Our first destination was the mountain plateau Hardangervidda. It is Europe’s largest mountain plateau and the largest national park in the Nordic countries. Hardangervidda covers an area of about… Continue reading Road trip 10: Hardangervidda
Road trip 6: More Maihaugen
In the previous post I shared some photos from the Rural collection of Maihaugen, today I will share a little bit from the other two collections. The town at Maihaugen is modeled after a typical town in the early 1900’s in the inland of Norway. The high street has flats, back yards, shops and workshops.… Continue reading Road trip 6: More Maihaugen
Road trip 5: Maihaugen
After having spent some time in Lillehammer, we walked up to a museum just outside of the city center called Maihaugen. It was just 15 minutes to walk so we let the car rest in the parking garage for a bit and used our legs. As the weather was good and we needed to move… Continue reading Road trip 5: Maihaugen
Weekend vibes
As I mentioned in my post yesterday this weekend started with going out for a few drinks because a good colleague was leaving. And on Saturday I got up and went in to town to meet up with a friend and her 6 month old baby. We went to a lunch restaurant I quite like… Continue reading Weekend vibes
Summer bliss
This week has been really warm and mostly sunny. Apart from not getting too much sleep it has been really nice. Monday I had a visit from a friend that I had not seen in a while, so that was very nice. Wednesday I was supposed to go to band practice, but it got canceled.… Continue reading Summer bliss
Summer blur
The last few weeks have gone by very fast. But it is summer and that seems to be the way of the season. Last weekend the weather was quite nice so we spent the Friday evening sitting on an outdoor serving enjoying beer and some lovely food, from I finished work and til the sun… Continue reading Summer blur
