http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Norway , Vestlandet , Sognefjord en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:42:37 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:42:37 +0000 First of what would be many ferry rides. This one across the Sognesfjorden. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-385850.html First sight of the Sognefjorden with the town of Vangsnes below. Notice the GS trying to horn its way into the picture. These guys were everywhere http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-385848.html I lost count of all the waterfalls. There must be at least a bazillion of the things. This one was encountered on the way to Sognefjorden. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-385846.html Gyda has corrected me there are only 275 people in Fresvik and I do believe I am related to most. It's quite funny Today Reidar introduced me to his parents Kre pronounced Cora and Ragnhild. Ragnild was a Hgheim...which was changed to Hoium when my Great Grandfather moved to Canada. Ragnild's Father Peder is my Great Grandfather's brother. You should see the notes and notes and family tre http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-318576.html I just can't believe how beautiful this place is. It is so peaceful and calming. Yesterday we met Olav and his wife ydis at the hut for breakfast. They have renovated the original hut that they family used to milk the cows and bring the sheep down from the moutains. This is what Olav and ydis were on their way to do that day. The hut looks old and original from the outside but the section that http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-318247.html Hello My FriendsWe have finally made it to Fresvik. This is where it all started for me folks This area is truly the heart and soul of Norway. Very Very Scenic and full of traditions. This is a place where generation after generation still live in the same house and maintain thier farms. The Btuns my relatives are farmers and grow raspberries apples strawberries and raise sheep. We have dis http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-317700.html We have had a couple of really early days BUT well worth our while Our tour guide rvind has been FANTASTIC The knowledge that he has of Norway is incredible I guess he should considering he's Norwegian. We have decided that we need to bring him home with us to teach us Norwegian and other things.......hmmmmm........We left Loen and made our way to the Stalheim Hotel which is at the very http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-314243.html Hello AllMany apologies for not being in touch for so long its been so hot that we simply havent been able to stand staying in an internet cafe long enough to write a blog Anyway well have a go now. Ill put this into a number of blogs so that you cn read through them at your leisure pretend you got them a few days apartSo part 2 The fjords.If youve ever seen a picture of the Norwe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-305878.html Today was almost an entire day of traveling. Contrasted with the previous few days in which we spent almost the entire day on our feet and walking this was a cake walk. We left Bergen this morning and as usual were running to the train station for an 840 train. On the way in the middle of the cobblestone sidewalk with these incredibly painful gutters breaking up the sidewalk every 15 ft or s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-166092.html All the way inside the fjordnbspEurope raquonbspNorway raquonbspSognefjord By Olivi3rMay 3rd 2007After one full day in Flam and its peaceful landscape i took the boat to reach Bergen 5 12 hours along the longest fjord in the world 204 km i wish i had a little canoe to explore all the hidden places of this wonder of nature ... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-159521.html Up North to FlamnbspEurope raquonbspNorway raquonbspSognefjord By Olivi3rMay 2nd 2007The SognefjordAfter few very peaceful days in Oslo with Carina i took the train to go further north to Myrdal in the mountains then the famous raiway Myrdal Flam amazing first part of the trip... Again and again surprising landscape dreaming scenery...I stayed overnight in Flam hiking at the en http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-159510.html MyrdalFlamGudvangenVossWe took a 5.5 hour train ride to Myrdal along the way we caught great views of the mountains in fall color. We were lucky to see a few glaciers. The area seemed to be a hotspot for mountain bikers. They were at every train station we encountered.Once in Myrdal we caught the Flamsbana aka The Flam Railway it is a trek from down a canyon to Flam located on the Sognefjor http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-94544.html August 17 2006So Thursday was devoted to the Norway in a Nutshell tour of the Sognefjord. Due to my tight schedule I didnrsquot want to spend an overnight anywhere along the way so the entire Thursday was a roundtrip tour from Oslo. The trip broke down something like thisStarting at about 600am5 hour train ride from Oslo to Myrdal1 hour train ride from Myrdal to Flam2hour fjord cruise f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-82904.html Vandaag zijn we op excursie geweest om sediment monsters te nemen in het Barsnesfjord gelegen aan het Sogndalsfjord. Het diepste punt is ongeveer 66 meter. Hier hebben we metingen gedaan van de stromingen en van de eigenschappen van het water in verschillende lagen. De bovenste meters van het fjordwater zijn zoet door de aanvoer van rivierwater. Verder hebben we metingen gedaan van temperatuut en http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-18564.html Eine der wichtigsten Exkursionen im Laufe des Mountain to Fjord Kurses ist die SedimentprobenEntnahme auf dem Barsnesfjord. Dieser ist ein Seitenarm des Sogndalsfjords und weist besonders interessante hydrogeologische sorry fr dieses Wort Eigenschaften auf da er bis auf die Mndung die in den Sogndalsfjord fhrt von Festland umschlossen und in tieferen Wasserschichten anoxisch ist.Mit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-17572.html I just came home from my second trip in Norway. Real active again done lots of nice activities like rafting riverboarding iceclimbing hiking and paragliding....It039s so tough to be a travelguide......Now waiting for my plane to leave tomorrow to Canada for some more hard workEnjoy summer http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Sognefjord/blog-16789.html