A Round-a-bout inside a tunnel near Bergen

From Jorpeland to Bergen 10 June 2014

June 11th 2014
From Jorpeland to Bergen 10 June 2014 Today was a beautiful day, with valleys rimmed with grey granite rocky mountains, some of which were snow-capped. Then there was the magnificent lakes, fjords, rivers with rapids and several thundering waterfalls. the area has important historical connections. Many of the valleys were farmed where we saw lots of white-plastic covered round bales of hay/g ... read more

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more

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We love travelling and we never get tired of seeing new places, learning about the history, meeting new people all over the world, observing different lifestyles and cultures. Our philosophy is to "live today as if there is no tomorrow". However as a well known travel writer, Bill Bryson has said in the Forward of his book 'The Road Less Traveled', "There are more fantastic things in this world to see than you can possibly hope to get to. You are just not going to live long enough. Sorry. So why are you just sitting there? Turn the page for goodness sake, and start planning". So that is wh... full info

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