As all good things have to come to and end, sadly so did our road trip. On our way home from Bergen we stopped at the home of the famous Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, Troldhaugen. I have gotten the information below from the museums site linked above. Edvard Hagerup Grieg (b. 15 June 1843, d. 4… Continue reading Road trip 18: Troldhaugen
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Road trip 17: Beffen
After having visited the Aquarium and had a little bit of lunch, we took a small passenger ferry called Beffen. It is a hop on hop off concept, but we just wanted to take the whole ride around and enjoy a bit of the fresh sea air and enjoy the sunny weather. Beffen is an… Continue reading Road trip 17: Beffen
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 13: Tyssedal
In the lovely area of Hardanger we had a room booked for the night at the small industrial village of Tyssedal. From the 19th century, Tyssedal has been a tourist destination, also know outside of Norway. European nobility traveled to Tyssedal from early 1800, and even Keizer Wilhelm visited several times. In Tyssedal you can… Continue reading Road trip 13: Tyssedal
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 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
