Blogs from Western Norway, Norway, Europe - page 56

This weekend I traveled to Stavanger to visit Kristine. I took a five hour bus ride, through tunnels and on two ferries. After I arrived, Kristine and I walked out along the ocean to a nice spot to watch the sunset. It was cloudy, but still beautiful. Saturday morning we headed into the city center. We walked around the shops, and listened to the music that was around town. Stavanger was chosen as the cultural capital of 2008. There were three stages set up around town for various performances. Kristine had to go to work that afternoon so I opted to stay in the city and catch the bus back later. I watched a few of the performances on the main stage including: a song from les misarables, a Congo band, and a hip hop dance ... read more

05.06.2008 Endelig sammen igjen etter at Marianne måtte til Norge fra Mauritius.. Da vi fortsetter reisen vår om et par uker med overland til Kina via Transibirske jernbanen,ville vi ta en liten rundtur i Norge før det.Hva med en biltur rundt på Nordmøre & Romsdal? -strålende ide!! Startet med fergetur fra den fargerike kystbyen,Kristiansund til Averøya. Videre over til den vakre turistveien, Atlanterhavsveien, der vi også stoppa opp for litt fisking.Fikk 3 niiiismåe fisker vi slengte ut igjen+Marihøna mista en krok..,dårlig investering.. Fra Atlanterhavsveien gikk bilturen videre til fiskeværet,Bud.. Utrulig vakker plass med Ergan fort fra 2 verdenskrig som den største turistatraksjonen,samt masse fargerike båthus & fiskebåter "med sjarm",digg plass å ta bilder!! Molde by ble neste stopp,ikke no spes annet enn vi spiste den Norske nasjonalretten,Peppes pizza.. Siste stopp ... read more

No er det kun få timar til eg set meg på flyet, rettar nasen sørover, og drar til Tanaznia! Det blir genialt. I utgangspunktet betrakta eg Tanzania som eit relativt platt reisemål, men etter å ha lese meg litt opp er dette intrykket blitt modifisert. Rett nok er det mykje turisme, og mykje er lagt opp til kvitemann skal trivast og leggje igjen store summar. Trass i dette er dyrelivet enormt. Alt ein har sett på tv om afrika er i regelen i frå Tanzania, hovudsakleg i frå Ngorogoro krateret eller Serengeti. Ja, og så har dei Kilimanjaro og ja. Men eg skal ingen av delene. Eg skal sige rundt, preike med folk, ete rar mat, ta båten ned til Mtwara, og så pusle meg opp langs kysten ved å gå, haike og busse. Det blir ... read more

So I left Aalborg via train, heading up to Hirtshals where the ferry to Norway left from. I arrived with plenty of time to spare so I grabbed a bite to eat. It was only later that I remembered that the class I had booked on the ferry “Catch Me If You Can” was a restaurant, not just a deck. Oh well, I still managed to fit in a nice dessert of chocolate cake and ice cream while on board. And more importantly, my table was at the very front of the ship…. Not that there was anything to see besides ocean. I read my book for the entire journey. Arriving in Kristiansand I was most pleased to see some decent hills. Northern Germany and Denmark were nice enough to look at, but really was very ... read more

Last night I was invited by Stephy to a BBQ on Fløyen. Ten of us spent the evening playing games and grilling food in a park on the mountain. We played Frisbee, Botchee Ball, and a bit of football (soccer). Lars brought juggling balls and was giving me lessons. I saw about five different people juggle throughout the night, and decided that Norwegians must be born with natural juggling skills. I myself was not born with the talent, but I’m improving. I even had the chance to jump on a trampoline in the park. They have these neat disposable grills in Europe. It is an aluminum pan with charcoal in it that has a metal covering to grill on. I had never seen anything like it before. Every one had brought food to cook, and the ... read more