Beautiful nature

When you travel through Telemark District the dramatic landscape and the beautiful nature is what you will remember it for afterwards.

Norway 2015 - Nature and cultural and industrial heritage sites

July 2nd 2015
The Norwegian nature and various cultural and industrial heritage sites In the previous blog entry I wrote about the production of heavy water in Norway during the second world war and the events around that. When I visited Lake Tinnsjo, Rjukan Railway and Vemork Power Station, some of the key places in Nazi-Germany's quest for heavy water, I also went to some places unrelated to ... read more

Europe » Norway » Southern Norway » Rjukan

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

13th August 2015

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Location, location, location
What a glorious spot. Yet I presume the elements would mean highs and lows would be off the scale. But paradise must also have the lows or it has no balance. That's my perspective of paradise for what it's worth.

15th August 2015

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

It must be so dull being a Norwegian
I visited Norway for just a few days and met these jaw dropping again and again and again. Since I visited for such a short time I didn't get tired of them. I got stunned every time. Stockholm is beautiful too, but not in this way. But being a Norwegian and see these views every day must be so dull. They must feel that they come a dime a dozen. When you live there and see it every day I am sure you no longer get a thrill from it. So I am sure you are right when you say that you need the lows to fully appreciate the highs. So what could the Norwegians do to get a thrill? They could go to Stockholm of course. So life is still worth living. /Ake

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