Blogs from Stavanger, Western Norway, Norway, Europe - page 3

Preikestolen (The Pulpit Rock) cruise and climb 9 June Today was a fantastic day. We saw some most amazing Norwegian scenery today and we spoke the Kerrie & Adam. We boarded the cruise ship/ferry in Stavanger Harbour and cruised out at about 10.00am passing the Petrolium Museum, the Old Cannery and all the beautiful harbour-side houses. We soon cruised into the Lysefjord which runs 45 km deep and 42km long. The fjord was formed by glaciers during the ice ages.During the most recent ice age, about 10,000 years ago, Norway was covered with a layer of ice that was around 2,000 metres thick. The day was overcast and the breeze was cool (actually cold if you weren't protected from the wind). We stayed on the top deck as we could see more...even though we got cold. ... read more

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable.” Thus one might describe my first experience and impressions of the University of Stavanger. Everything started out as usual; I got out of bed, to a shower, put on some clothes and then headed down to get my share of the free breakfast. It was at this breakfast I had the first acquaintance with "paper cheese" and rye bread, which was not rye bread but white bread with grains. However, I couldn't complain the breakfast was free of charge since it was included when I booked this accommodation. After eating waay to much, I chose again to resort to the easy way out, and took a cap so I could arrive at the university without delays. Even though I was a ... read more

Rano jsme vstali driv, abychom chytili trajekt v devet hodin do Merkjaviku. Cesta trvala neco malo pres hodinu a zatimco ja si uzivala vyhledy a fotila, Peto jeste lehce dospaval. Po vylodeni jsme zamirili primo do Stavangeru. Prohledli jsme si mistni katedralu, centrum mesta, koupili bombu s plynem, takze konecne si budeme moci neco uvarit, prosli se kolem pristavu, kde parkovali dva zamorske lode, prohledli si zvenci budovu muzea oleje a historicke mestecko. Bohuzel mi zacala dochazet baterka na fotaku, tak jsem toho moc nenafotila. Jaka skoda. V informacich nam bylo doporuceno zabukovat si trajekt skrz Lysefjord do Lysebotnu predem, a tak jsme bezeli do kancelare Tide. Tam nam pani zarezervovala mistecko na tri hodiny odpoledne z Lauvika a doporucila nam, abychom necestovali trajektem obe cesty, ale udelali si projizdku kolem. Rozhodli jsme se, ze tak ... read more

I have been dreaming about travelling around the world for a long time, and now the first part of the tickets is finally booked :D Im so excited and can't wait to get out and see the world. 27th of june I travel to Argentina, where I will be for one month. My plan is to sign up for spanish lessons in Buenos Aires the first two weeks, as it will probably help me alot later on. After Argentina I fly to Santiago de Chile. I have around one and a half month to get fram Santiago to Lima in Peru. I want to hike the Inca Trail and might stop in Bolivia along the way as well. From Peru my trip goes to Costa Rica. I have a few days there, before I start on ... read more

Zaterdag was het nog steeds prima weer, dus konden we mooi Preikestolen (Preekstoel) beklimmen: 2 uur hike naar een stuk fjordwand dat 600m loodrecht uit het water steekt. Redelijk op tijd begonnen, want we waren gewaarschuwd dat dit een touristtrap zou zijn, zeker in het weekend. Het viel gelukkig alles mee, af en toe haalde je iemand in. Hoewel best steil hier en daar viel de zwaarte best mee. Toch vond Henk het op de heenweg, bijna boven, nodig zn knie te vernachelen. Bovenop gekomen stond er een strakke zuidwester, waardoor op het randje gaan zitten niet zo'n goed idee leek. In volledig noorse stijl staat er geen hek, geen touw, niet eens een waarschuwing. Kan me niet voorstellen dat er niet 20 per jaar naar beneden keilen, zeker gezien de manier waarop sommigen rustig langs ... read more