Norway aka: Norge

I first visited Norway as part of a general tour round Europe. By the time I got to Norway I was getting pretty jaundiced by the fact that most places in Europe looked much the same as each other. Norway, however was a shock. This place is different, the houses, people, town centres, bars, restaurants, food and drink are all different to what you would find elsewhere. It is a very unique place and definitely worth a visit.

Oslo is a pretty miserable place and has little to commend it other than that it is the starting point for the Oslo to Bergen train. This journey takes you through the Norwegian tundra, across the fjords and finally into Norway’s prettiest town – Bergen. En route you get the chance to stop at Flomm – on top of a mountain, catch a train with 15 sets of brakes that will take you down the mountainside to Myrdal on the fjord and bring you back (it goes up the mountain faster than going down).

You may find Norwegian cuisine confusing – they dont do much with lunch or dinner. Breakfast is the big meal of the day and they do that in style. Get used to a few thousand calories before 9:00 am and then little else before bedtime.

Incidentally, since the sun is mow entering a newly active period, this will be a good time to travel further north to see the Aurora Borealis which will be particularly spectacular in the next few months.

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Norway,the best is unbelievable ,Breath-taking nature,which makes you feel you stepped into fairy tale;and make you miss it instantly as you step out its enchantment.Snow-covered mountain ranges ,steep valleys.thousands of mountain streams and watrefall.it is uniamginable untill you walk those grounds ,but these videos try to give you a tast of what Norway is Really.

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We (young couple) went to Norway on the cheap. For 12 days. We flew in with Norwegian, the low cost airline which has recently (2010) extended its flight routes. We slept in the airport with sleeping mats+bags, very comfy! In the morning, we immediately headed to Jotunheimen with the 0930 bus and then the boat to Gjendebu. Straight to the heart of the parc. We hiked there for 7 nights, often in the rain and wind and cold, but with some sunny moments too. We only slept once in a hut (Ingjeby? next to Vettismorki) and 3 nights by Skogadalsboen, where you can use the lounge at not extra cost if you pay for your tent spot (70 NOK pp). The park was beautiful and we saw reindeers and drank water from rivers and ate delicious meals cooked on the gas stove (mashed potatoes, smoked sausage +peas/carrots, yummy!).

We then left the park, coz just too much rain and started hitchhiking. A local advised us Flam was pretty, so we went there. We couchsurfed 1 night there, then took the ferry to Naeroyfjorden (world heritage, absolutely stunning, and a sunny day! Lucky us!). We camped in a nice norwegian couple’s field, with a scenry that is on all the postcards. Now that is 5* camping! Morning showers in the petrol station.

With 2 days left to our return flight from Oslo, we started hitchiking to the capital. After 3 tiny lifts we got a ride all the way to Oslo.

1. Hjelle (exit of Jotunheimen)-Aardalstand with lady+her mother
2. Aardalstand-Flam with hippie female hiker, very friendly
3. Gudvangen-Flam with the spanish family
4. Flam-Aurland with the hydro engineer (visit of the church in Auralnd)
5. Aurland-Habakken with the weird rock climber
6. Habakken-Oslo with Paul+HElen, with a stop for waffles and coffee. Gorgeous landscape all the way and very nice people!

Our last lift advised us of a place to camp in Oslo (near the drinking water reservoir) and then we visited a few things in Oslo with a 24h transport pass: FRAM museum on Bygdoy Island, Viggeland park, royal park. Free guided tours at Akerfortress and Townhall (very worthwhile!).

Last night in a hotel (100 euros with cooking plates and a fridge – Cochs Pensjonat, next to the royal pak), the cheapest we found. It was raining hard.

Great trip, Beautiful scenery!

I can sum up Norway in those 3 words. It’s totally worth a trip because in the 4 days I was there, I saw hundreds of kilometres of wild scenery, went on at least 5 ferry rides, saw 20-foot swords, saw “the ugliest town in Norway,” and did 2 punishing hikes with my cousins. One of those ended at Preikestolen, which I think may actually be the most beautiful place I’ve ever been to. You feel like you’re standing on the edge of the world.