We were hanging around in the area of Stavanger to wait for better weather so we could hike to this giant rock standing tall at the side of the fjord. Finally the weather forecast promised no rain and even some sun and we were on our way. In summer there must be hundreds of people …
Even as Stavanger is the oil capital of Norway, you shouldn’t expect a dirty industrial town. In the contrary we experienced a lovely, cosy town with many restaurants, shops and pedestrian areas on the hills around the harbour bay. Lovely little houses are especially found in Gamle Stavanger – the oldest part of town. The …
Between Røldal and Starvanger a spectacular scenic route leads over the mountains, once covered by glaciers. The day was rainy and grey, nevertheless the scenery was amazing, a route we will for sure do again one day. We had spent the night in Odda and from there drove over a pass and past a skiing …
We were on the way to an arm of the Folgefonna glacier, planning a hike even with the rainy weather, when we passed a mighty waterfall which impressed us immensely. After taking numerous pictures we continued our way and reached Sundal, where the sun wasn’t really shining today. From Sundal we hiked into the valley …
With Bergen we were now in the second largest city of Norway, but with 284.000 inhabitants still a small one. The mountains rise steep behind the coast and only the surrounding islands provide space for the suburbs of Bergen. The city of Bergen was founded around 1070 and in 1350 a “Kontor” or trading post of the Hanseatic …
By chance we had discovered a hiking route leading along a historic road connecting the East with the West of Norway. This route is called Kongevegen (King’s Road) and leads over the mountainous Filefjell from Laerdal to Valdres. Already in the evening we managed to walk along this old road in the Galdane section. The …
The Jostedalsbreen is the biggest glacier in continental Europe, covering an area of 487 km2! A helicopter flight might be a good way to experience how big that is. We only had the chance to hike to another of its arms and learn more about it in the glacier museum, where we came close to …
After driving over the Trollstigen we continued the scenic route to Geiranger Fjord, which awaited us with sun and great views. In the afternoon we reached the area of the Jostedalsbreen – the biggest glacier of Europe. From Eidsdal it was a comfortable drive up into the mountains and suddenly the road dropped down into …
Leaving the coast we headed along the fjords to Åndalsnes, from where we wanted to tackle the most famous road of Norway, the Trollstigen (Trolls Ladder in English). There are 11 hairpin bends leading up at the end of the valley with the 240 metres high Stigfossen waterfall gushing down the rocks. The Trollstigen reminded …
We reached Kristiansund and from there continued over the Atlantic Road, leading over twisted bridges from one little island to the next. Afterwards we took a hike from the northernmost sand dunes to the Nordneset light beacon which watches over a very dangerous stretch of coast. At Farstadstranda we learned that these are the northernmost …
