http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Norway en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:51:58 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:51:58 +0000 Troms is long way from any part of the world it's 3 hours by plane from Oslo and took me nearly 20 hours from Tel Aviv Israel. On 6th November afternoon I departed with the world's safest and impenetrable security airlines ELAL to Amsterdam despite of how many times of the Jews attacks the Muslims how confused between Israeli and Lebanese and avoided flying anywhere above the Islamic ai http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-462778.html I was the only person I could see who was white on my flight to Istanbul. I sat next to some seamen who spoke next to no English and yet I managed to help the computer illiterate old men to work their tv screens to the channels they desired and hold a brief conversation mostly based on pointing and acting out words. The flight went by quietly. The movies weren't that good the food not so great s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/blog-461028.html Dear NorwayToday this morning is my last morning here in your little city above the Arctic Circle. These four months have gone by quite quickly haven't they It has been a very interesting time and first off I want to say thank you for all that you have done for me lately.You see I spent most of my time here dreaming of home grieving for the Mendenhall Towers that I had left behind and it wa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Bodo/blog-460398.html GrenscontroleWe hebben momenteel een huisje in Strmstad niet ver van de ZweedsNoorse grens. Gisteren zijn we een dagje naar de Noorse hoofdstad Oslo geweest. Hoewel Noorwegen geen lid is van de Europese Unie hoort het wel bij de Schengenlanden wat wil zeggen dat er in princiepe geen grenscontrole tussen Noorwegen en Zweden is. Zo wel voor ons. De snelweg werd hermetisch afgesloten en wij wer http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Ostlandet/Oslo/blog-459512.html There was a spark of inspiration a need to write a few hours ago. What was it that brought this on Well I was watching Julie and Julia sewing part of the strap on my travel backpack and sipping a warm cup of tea when I suddenly felt the urge...the need. Could it be because the heroine of this movie the whiny yet determined Julie was blogging about her cooking triumphs and following the recip http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Bodo/blog-452722.html Hallo folkens da er det klart for 6 mnd. reisingVeiing av sekk viste 10 kg en daypack sekk sa det burde vere overkommelig a bere med seg.Reiseruta er som folgermed forbehold vel a merkeNovember Nepal Thailand KambodsjaDesember Vietnam Thailand LaosJanuar Thailand Malasia Singapore Bali LombokFebruar Filippinene AustraliaMars AustraliaApril New Zealand Fiji USADette er s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/blog-452391.html The conductor blows her whistle and the train starts mowing from Oslo Centralstation toward Bergen. This train journey passes through a beautiful mountain pass and reaches on its highest point 1222 Meters above sea level. this train stretch is one of the most beautiful train stretches in the world. A friend have written a train story on MyBesJourneys httpwww.mybestjourneys.comstory2009091 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Ostlandet/Oslo/blog-450220.html Have had two sleeps in Oslo at the Perminalen Hostel. Liked it so much that I have booked myself in for January.Arrived at 0625 by train from Bergen.Hostel open but room not accessible. Have coffee and eat the sandwich i had made on ship ... yesterday.Walked past fortifications to Pier 3 and paid the fare to go on a cruise around Oslo.Big deal cruise ... sailed by motor saw the fortifications http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Ostlandet/Oslo/blog-449267.html Originally named Nidaros because it lay at the mouth of the Nid RiverTrondheim is the 3rd largest city in Norway established by the Viking King Olav in 997. He brought Christianity to Norway in 1024.. Apparently he was buried and on being exhumed after a certain number of years his body showed no signs of deterioration. He was canonized in 1164. The Nidaros Cathedral built on his grave was beg http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Trondelag/Trondheim/blog-449245.html The ship takes six days to go from Bergen to Kirkenes. Along the way it crosses the Arctic Circle at 67degrees N and passes Nordkapp or North Cape a point in past days known equally as the end of the Earth or the beginning thereof and a part of the territory occupied by the only indigenous peoples left in Europe.MS Nordkapp stopped at Honningsvaag. From here the tour bus travelled north in latit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Nordkapp/blog-448974.html 15th February '09It is 86km to the next truckstop or ldquoautohofrdquo as they say in Germany. Our maximum speed is a snaillike 84kmh and we have less than an hour of driving time on the tachograph. 'We should make it' says Namibian. Hersquoll probably poison my next flask of cappuccino now that I've reported that. Ooh I assume everybody knows what a tachograph is Very briefly it is http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/blog-448330.html It's now Monday and my Sunday went by so quick just like my trip to Trondheim. I can't believe it's almost November Anyways my trip to Trondheim was absolutely amazing even if it was a little quiet as I was by myself. I was a little nervous as I was packing on Thursday night. I love traveling and don't mind going alone but heading out at night by myself has always intimidated me a little. But http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Trondelag/Trondheim/blog-448097.html October 16 to October 27 2009 Bergen to Kirkenes ....6206km ... And Backtwelve days and eleven nights on the MS Nordcapp built in 1996 holding 691 passengers 464 berths 45 cars 123.3m long travelling at a service speed of 15 knots and owned by HurtigrutenASA.have crossed the Arctic Circle seen three rainbows in one day been to the northern most point in Europe been to the point where http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Kirkenes/blog-448076.html Martin drove through Denmark and caught a ferry from the tip of Denmark to Kristiansand Norway. Leaving home at 8am he arrived in Norway about midnight. He then drove around the southern fjord area of Norway for the next week passing through Mandal on the fegnya Stavinger Bergen Voss Song Fjord. He checked out the glacier near Jostedal and then onto Oslo. Heading home he drove down th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/blog-447012.html Toys going to the ArcticOnce or twice every year dad takes us on trips when mum doesn't come along. This summer dad took us on one of these trips and the destination this time was North Cape. North Cape is the furthest north you can go in Europe. That sounded to us like a big adventure so we happily followed dad on this trip. We thought that we would have to walk for days in snow and ice sleep in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/blog-446735.html It's Sunday one of my used to be favorite days of the week and I am back to the comforts on my little humble home in Hoglimyra. A part of me really wishes I was still out traveling out occupying my mind moving doing stuff seeing new things taking pictures wearing myself out walking all over a city and just out doing. Instead I'm being a bum now and writing this blog before I tackle my hom http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Bodo/blog-446628.html the short of itWeather ... sunny with some wind ... nippy by late afternoonBlog entry ... successfulLeper Museum ...closedBergen School ...closed Bryggen Museum ... a little disappointingA wander through Bergen's history on Bryggen'Fisheries Museum ... GreatPicture taking ... goodWindow shopping ... exciting ... bought nothing ...tempted but was able to resist.Walking ... not too too far and wi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-446588.html Salhus Tricotagefabrik ... the sardine version of a very wet and interesting day went with girl from Prague to buy batteries in the Galleriamarched to the bus stop to catch the 280 bus at 1211 to Stalhus Tricotagefabrik.changed buses at Asan ... Ikeatook the circuitous route to StahlhusRolls Royce plantmuseum clearly markedwatched a twentyfive minute film with English subtitles ...had a priv http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-445468.html When speaking to the girl at the desk we realized I had made an appointment at the wrong hairdresser. She kindly agreed to phone the place an cancel the Thursday appointment. After a breakfast of the night befores leftovers I walk to the proper hairdresser. She gave me a 1230 appointment. This left some time to scout around the old wharf. First Oleandar Knits a shop with traditional and new loo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-445420.html Bergen and Marken GjestehusThe day began at 0530 because I was most anxious about reaching the 0930 bus in good time. Had packed and needed only to put away my toothbrush and the laundry hanging from the curtain rail over the heater. The Tillys underwear ARE drying overnight.At breakfast I saw the men who work all night at refurbishing the tunnel. The tunnel is closed from 2100 till 0700 ever http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bryne/blog-445415.html