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
Tag: summer 2021
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
Flor og Fjære
As I shared in a previous post, we went home from the summer-house to continue the vacation with other adventures. So Tuesday morning we had a lovely walk in the sunshine down to town to get on a boat for a lovely trip out to a little island, where they have a magical garden called… Continue reading Flor og Fjære
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
Røvær part 2
In Røvær there have been people since the Viking age. Around 1850 there was a big growth in the population in Norway and people needed to move around to find somewhere to live and work. In this area there was also great herring fishing and Røvær was a good place to settle because it had… Continue reading Røvær part 2
Røvær part 1
In our lovely trip to Haugesund we took a day trip out to a small island called Røvær. We got up on the Saturday and had a good breakfast and then we made our way down to the boat that would take us over. I noticed right away that we might have overestimated the weather… Continue reading Røvær part 1
Rounding up the week
Today I am taking a break from sharing my vacation with you and posting a round up of the first week back from holiday. Monday the weather was ok. But not as nice as it has been lately. I had a few errands in town and then it was back home to unpack a bit… Continue reading Rounding up the week
The thoughts and life of me 