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Nærøyfjorden
Gudvangen is a small settlement, and its inhabitants live mainly from tourism. There are two dynamically operating hotels comparing to only a few or a dozen houses. In addition, on the main road E16, running through the valley, we also have a gas station with a grocery store, a Viking open-air museum and a restaurant served by residents dressed in medieval costumes. On the edge of the fjord, right next to one of the hotels, there is a replica of a Viking rowing boat, probably known to everyone who browses photos from Gudvangen on the Internet. However, all of this is just an addition to the real travel destination. Tourists…
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Sandefjord
Sandefjord, a seaside resort with almost 65,000 inhabitants, ranks 11th among Norwegian cities in terms of population. Although the city rights were granted in 1838, the history of the city goes far back in the past. It is on the outskirts of Sandefjord that the best-preserved Viking boat was discovered in Gokstad, which can now be seen in one of the museums in Oslo. In the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the city was a thriving base for a fleet of whaling ships, gaining fame and wealth. In 1837, the Kurbadet health resort was opened in Sandefjord, which functioned until 1939, hosting patients not only from…
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Vardeåsen
Vardeåsen is a small hill (only 236m above sea level) located a few kilometers north of the town of Askim in the municipality of Indre Østfold in southern Norway. The area is crossed by a network of paths leading through the forest and 12.5 meter high tower was erected on the top of the hill. On the last floor of the tower there is an observation deck with quite a nice view. However, it should be remembered that on south of Oslo it is rather flat, so there is nothing to hang your eyes on for a long time. In the area there is also a local lodge called Skansenhytta…
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Vøringsfossen
Vøringfossen. Probably the most visited waterfall in all of Norway. At least that’s what the internet says. With a total height of 182 meters and a free fall of 163 meters, it ranks 83rd of the highest waterfalls in Norway. The explanation of the attractiveness of Vøringfossen can be found in its location (right next to the national road No. 7, connecting Oslo with Bergen), accessibility and the stunning view both from above and bottom of the Måbødalen valley where the water drops. The waterfall originates from the Bjoreio River, which goes through the Hardangervidda plateau. The river flows into the narrow and 7km long Måbødalen valley, with steep slopes,…
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Tyssedal Kraftverk
Sunday morning, June 21, 2020, cloudy. Heavy rainfall was forecast for this day. It’s not raining yet and I’m sitting in the car and heading to Odda. Yesterday I decided not to spend the day at home, and a trip to the mountains during heavy rain is not a pleasant experience. And so the idea to visit the hydroelectric power plant in Tyssedal (Tyssedal kraftverk) was born. I had visited this facility about three years earlier and it made a huge impression on me. Unfortunately, I started sightseeing shortly before closing time and wasn’t able to see everything. Or rather, study it, because in the old administration building there is…
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Rullestad – Simlebu – Ramnanuten – Rullestad
Rullestad Camping is the perfect place to rest while traveling. Not only you can stay for a night or two with your own caravan, or spend some time in a tent. It is worth stopping even for a moment, because the place is truly picturesque. Located right next to the E134 road that crosses Norway from east to west, on Lake Rullestadvatned, into which waterfalls flow spectacularly down a steep slope rising straight from the water surface. Rullestad is just a few kilometers away from one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Norway, the Langfoss Waterfall, which is over 600 meters high. Finally, this is where you can start hike…
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Harstad surroundings
As I mentioned recently, a trip to Lofoten was not a spontaneous, but an event related to arriving in Norway after a two-month journey from China, the Havfarm unit. Together with the other team members, we were able to watch live the project that some of us have been working on over the past years. The plan also includes official meetings with engineers from NSK Ship Design and a tour over the new Nordlaks fish processing plant, together by the CEO, Inge Berg.But wait, be in Lofoten Islands and do not go sightseeing, not even climb a small hill? No way! Fortunately, we also had some free time to use,…
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Hadelsfjord
My weekend trip to Lofoten has an official character and it was associated with the appearance of a large floating Norwegian salmon farm near Hadseløya Island. I wrote more about the Havfarm project in the previous post. This time I will present a few photos from the fjord surrounding the island, which I managed to snap when I was not busy capturing a huge, floating construction. Most of the photos were taken on board a speedboat, from where we, along with the rest of the team from my company, admired the arrival of the steel colossus. Therefore, it is difficult for me to write anything more about the majestic peaks,…
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Middagshaugen 402 m asl & Bukkenibba 489 m asl
Middagshaugen and Bukkenibba are two mountains, located close to each other. I was on both of them a few years ago. Description of this trip you can find here. I didn’t plan to climb on Bukkenbiba again, remembering the wetlands I had to wade through the last time. However, I found out that one of my colleagues, Daniel, is regularly visiting this mountain and I decided to join his next trip, just for fun. We made an appointment late in the afternoon, and Daniel’s wife joined to us. In addition to Bukkenibba, I agreed to enter the neighboring Middagshaugen. Daniel, knew both mountains well enough that he led us on…
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Børkjenesnuten, Gaddanuten & Håfjell
Børkjenesnuten and the two neighboring mountains lying on the shores of Etnefjord have fascinated me for a long time. The list of peaks I wanted to set foot on without these three would be incomplete. The last trip to Kjellesviknuen, which had a direct view of Børkjenesnuten, further fueled the desire to head towards Etne next time. The only problem was finding the right trail that would take me to all three peaks. There is no such trail on the ut.no website. I only found a description of the route to the first one, Børkjenesnuten, leading from a small village called Aksdal. However, while searching the Internet, I found a…
