After the hike to the glacier, we drove the short stretch to another little place called Loen. Our main objective here was to take the Loen sky lift and enjoy the amazing view from the top. Loen Skylift is an aerial tramway. The cable car climbs 1,011 metres (3,317 ft) to the top of Mount Hoven. There is… Continue reading Loen
Category: Travel
Briksdalsbreen
At the end of Oldevatnet, we parked our car in a car park. In beautiful surroundings, the weather being perfect for hiking we decided to walk up to the Briksdal glacier. The hike was quite easy, but the nature around was lovely. The weather having been very dry all summer meant that the waterfalls were… Continue reading Briksdalsbreen
Oldevannet
Our trip the next morning started with us driving to the amazing Oldevatn. The lake with it’s two pools is really a sight to behold and well worth a stop on our way to the next destination. The lake covers an area of 7.9 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi), and has a length of about 12 kilometres… Continue reading Oldevannet
Olden
After having spent a few days with our friends, we got in the car and headed north, on a lovely sunny Sunday. Our destination of the day was Olden. Olden is a village in the municipality of Stryn in Vestland county, Norway. Olden is located at the mouth of the Oldeelva river at the northern end of the Oldedalen valley on the southern shore… Continue reading Olden
Bergen 2 Fløyen
On our second day in Bergen, the sun was still shining so we got the funicular up to one of Bergen’s mountains, called Fløyen. Up there we enjoyed the view and then we walked back down to town. It was a very enjoyable walk that I had not done in ages. After the walk and… Continue reading Bergen 2 Fløyen
Bergen
As the virus is still very much raging, and I was not due my second vaccine till the day after our vacation was over, I planned a road trip in my own country. So Thursday morning we got in the car and drove to the town where I lived for 5 years, while at Uni,… Continue reading Bergen
Flor og fjære 2
One of my favorite things about this garden is that they made some of it in to a tropical island and many of their plants are palm trees and such, that they have made to thrive on a small island in Norway. They have now build a nursery on the island, so that they don’t… Continue reading Flor og fjære 2
Writing traveling September
Some of you might be a little baffled that there is a post with words here on the blog today, and not the normal Wordless Wednesday. As I have mentioned before, September is going to be the month where I give, the one post a day another try. I was only a few posts away… Continue reading Writing traveling September
At the summer-house once again
I was going to write a post before I went away on holiday this time, but things got a bit out of hand. As they tend to do. But I have now started my two week vacation and I have many lovely plans. I started on Friday by doing some shopping, tidying and packing.Before loading… Continue reading At the summer-house once again