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
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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 9: Geilo
The destination of the day was Geilo in Hol in Hallingdal. A small town that is best known for skiing in the long winter season and hiking when the snow is gone. We wanted to take a zip line that goes down a long ski slope, but again, going on holiday when school is back… Continue reading Road trip 9: Geilo
Road trip 8: Valdres and Hallingdal
We left Hafjell quite early in the morning because our plan of having a very quiet morning enjoying the nice swimming pool at the hotel did not happen as the pool was closed. So we ate a nice breakfast and packed out bags in the car and started the journey of the day. The route… Continue reading Road trip 8: Valdres and Hallingdal
Road trip 7: Hafjell
After a long day leaving Gausdal and then visiting Lillehammer and Maihaugen, we drove the half hour to where we had booked us in for the night. The hotel we were staying at was Scandic Hafjell, in the ski place Hafjell. The hotel was built for the athletes in the Winter Olympics in 1994 as… Continue reading Road trip 7: Hafjell
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
Road trip 4: Lillehammer
After leaving Gausdal we did the 35 minutes drive to Lillehammer. We parked the car and event for a walk in the lovely center of town. We stopped for a little treat and I left the other half at the table, in the sun for a while, and I went for a little look around… Continue reading Road trip 4: Lillehammer
Holiday at the Summer-house
We arrived home from the road trip, that I will continue to share in the next days, on a Sunday afternoon. The rest of that day was devoted to washing cloths and unpacking. I also had to re-pack my bags because I had one more week of vacation before I had to go back to… Continue reading Holiday at the Summer-house
Road trip 3: Gausdal
We had two quite long car journeys our first days and we did not stop too much on our way. The reason for this was that we wanted to get to my family members that lives across the country on a lovely farm in Gausdal. I had not seen them or their lovely 1 year… Continue reading Road trip 3: Gausdal
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