Along the Way

Tunnels and Roundabouts

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July 29th 2014
Geo: 60.3944, 5.32022Long journal today. We travelled on mainly 2 lane roads with about 80K of tunnels. One of the tunnels was 24.5K long and is the longest in the world. It seems the Norwegians really like to build tunnels rather than deface the landscape. Driving in Europe also means lots of roundabouts which are an excellent solution avoiding the construction of over and underpasses and traff ... read more

Europe » Norway

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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