tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85776536913175120412024-10-25T08:24:25.645+02:00Wandering through Norwegian woods, hiking in Norwegian mountains, crossing fjords, visiting cities and villages ... and taking notes. Here is the report:Travelling Anthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837046314048757513noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577653691317512041.post-6720931318864317192010-10-07T11:49:00.002+02:002010-10-10T23:13:38.194+02:00

It's hard to deny that Scandinavian autumn is coming. The days gradually become shorter and shorter, the sun rises later every day,  the season of endless rain begins, causing that even during the day it is relatively dark outside.However, the nature compensates for this great inconvenience with these colors from yellow to deep red and brown , which contrasts beautifully with the gray rocks

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One of the basic food products in Norway is salmon, eaten by Norwegians and exported to many other countries. Basically salmon is bred in saltwater fish-farms, which are spread all over the country in numerous Norwegian fjords. One of those farms has been captured by me in Hardangerfjord:   One of the typical Norwegian dishes is gravlaks (that is cured salmon). This is a raw salmon cured in

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Today is the day of Birkebeiner race - a 54km long cross-country ski race (Nordic style) from Rena to Lillehammer. Start point is at altitude of 280m a then skiers must climb 630m before they cross the finish line at altitude of 480m. Most of the race leads through mountains and woods, but most participants probably don't enjoy so much the surrounding nature as they are "dying" struggling with

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Taking advantage of extended Winter and the great snow conditions, which doesn't seem to be willing to give way for Spring, I spent some time skiing in Geilo ski resort. As you can see slopes in Geilo (and other Norwegian ski resorts) aren't  very steep, of alpine type, but nevertheless offer great skiing experience on various levels of difficulty, from easy to expert level. I had a

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I can't believe my eyes. In the most wet and rainy city on the West Coast of Norway, the snow didn't melt at all after almost 2 months of  lying on the streets and mountains surrounding Bergen! "The oldest Norwegians" don't remember such a phenomenon! (Similar weather was much more common in 70's and 80's). Since December it was only a couple of days with temperature slightly above zero

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December 13 in Norway (and especially in Sweden) is known for celebration of Santa Lucia (Saint Lucy). In a traditional ceremony a girl, elected to portray Lucia and wearing a white gown with a red sash and a crown of candles on her head, walks at the head of a procession of women, each holding a candle. Through all Advent. but on this day especially, lussekatter, traditional yeast dough buns,

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Oslo, previously known as Christiania, is the capital of Norway. It is the biggest city in Norway, with almost 600 000 people (some say even 800 000, which is a huge number, knowing that Norway has ca. 4.5 -5 mln citizens) living in the city and almost the same number living in the metropolitan area. Oslo is a multicultural, busy city with a rich night-life and multitude of parks and green areas.

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Today we visit Geiranger Fjord, probably one of the most known and magnificent fjords, belonging to the UNESCO World Heritage list. Here you can see world's biggest cruise ships offering people views of amazing waterfalls, breathtaking panoramas and nature at its best. The best way to get here is to take a car and start from Ålesund (100km, ca. 2h of driving) but you can also get here from Bergen

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This city, the former capital of Norway, is 1000 years old and in my opinion is one of the most charming cities in this country. Bergen lies among seven mountains (like Rome :) ) and is known for raining (you can even buy a jar with "bergensk" rain as a souvenir! ). This is due to its location between stormy Northern Sea and Norwegian high mountains.Nordnes peninsula in Bergen seen from Mt.

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Another interesting city during our travel to Norway is Ålesund. It is a relatively young city, established in 19th century, but seriously experienced shortly after, when it was totally destroyed during a night in a great fire. Unbelievably only one person was killed then.Ålesund surroundings seen from the cityThe city was completely rebuild in one sytle - Art Nouveau. Here are some examples:

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Lofoten Archipelago is situated on the Arctic Circle, but the climate here is relatively mild due to the Gulf Stream. The islands steep rocks seem to raise directly from the ocean, while the small pieces of land between the mountains are almost flat, inviting to cycling tours. Lofoten islands are connected by bridges, sometimes extremely narrow and curvy. Here you can hike and climb, paddle a sea

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Main city of Northern Norway is Tromsø which lies well behind the Arctic Circle on the Norwegian coastline. You can get here by plane, by fast boat (called Hurtigruten) or by bus/car. There is no railway, sorry :) In 19th century there was a plan to build a railway to Tromsø, but the realisation was abandoned after building a railway station, which now is transformed to a restaurant.I visited

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