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Oslo for children

June 27th, 2009 Jarle No comments

Oslo has a lot to offer as a tourist destination, also for children.

These are the children’s favorites in Oslo:

  • Norwegian Museum of Science & Technology: Science Centre
  • Lambertseter Swimming Pool
  • Oslo Cartoons Library – special library for cartoons.
  • TusenFryd Amusement Park
  • Grunerlokka Minigolf Park
  • Bjørnholt Farm

More top attractions in Norway at Norway Guide.

Reasonable short term accommodation in Oslo

June 26th, 2009 Jarle 1 comment

Do you want to stay a month or three in Oslo and want reasonable accommodation? Then we have a suggestion for you. However, the suggestion requires some Norwegian language skills or at least that you know keywords in Norwegian.

Many of the students are going home for the summer and many of the student homes will be sublet to others. This is a good opportunity for you to rent a nice priced apartment or room in a student shared apartment in Oslo. You may find most ot these ads are online. Norwegian language keywords: sommer (summer) and fremleie (sublet).

Save money: rent a vacation apartment in Norway

June 17th, 2009 Jarle 6 comments
Norway Bergen Apartments - At photo: Kroken apartment in Bergen

Norway Bergen Apartments - At photo: Kroken apartment in Bergen

Hotel rooms versus apartments
Staying in a private rental vacation apartment in Norway may cut your holiday cost. Often it is also possible to accommodate more people in an apartment then in a double room in a hotel. Most apartments are also more cosy then A4 hotel rooms. Another huge advantage renting an apartment is that you may prepare your own food and save money on expensive restaurant food.

Prices
Typical hotel rooms have starting prices at Continue reading →

Oslo: Oslo Top Attractions – Hot or Not?

June 16th, 2009 Jarle 1 comment
Norway Oslo City Hall, seen from Aker Brygge

Norway Oslo City Hall, seen from Aker Brygge

These are the most popular attractions in Oslo:

  • Akershus Fortress (Akershus festning)
  • National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet)
  • Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum)
  • The Norwegian Opera & Ballet (Den Norske Opera & Ballett)
  • TusenFryd Amusement Park
  • Fram Museum – The Polar Ship Fram
  • Natural History Museum (Naturhistorisk museum)
  • The Kon-Tiki Museum
  • The Viking Ship Museum (Vikingskipshuset)
  • Vigeland Sculpture Park (Vigelandsparken)

A visit to one of the Tourist Information offices in Oslo is highly recommended.

Bergen: Koengen Concert Area

June 10th, 2009 Jarle No comments
Bergen Bruce Springsteen Concert, June 10th 2009

Bergen Bruce Springsteen Concert, June 10th 2009

Koengen is located in the very center of Bergen. It is located just next to the Rosenkrantz Tower and Bergehus Fort. Just 3 mintes from the famous Bryggen in Bergen. In fact, it is a military area.

Koengen has been visited by many world famous artists, like Sting, Pink, Metallica. The photo shows the preparations for the two Bruce Springsteen concerts, June 9th and 10th.

Koengen facts
Up to 23.000 people.

Bergen: Cruise terminal in Bergen

June 10th, 2009 Jarle No comments
Cruise terminals Bergen

Cruise terminals Bergen

Are you coming to Bergen on a cruise boat? At this photo you see the two major cruise terminals in Bergen:
Tag #1: Skolten (full name Skoltegrunnskaien)
Tag #2. Dokken (full name Dokkeskjaerskaien)
Marker tagged #3 refers to the famous Bryggen (Hanseatic waterfront) in Bergen.

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Things we want to do in Norway

June 9th, 2009 Jarle 1 comment
Voss rafting

Voss rafting

Norway offers a wide range of activities for all. Norway is known worldwide for the great nature and this summer we will visit some of the many places. Some visits focus on the sites and some focus on activities.

Voringsfossen waterfall
Voringsfossen is located next to the Highway 7 / Riksvei 7 between Oslo and Bergen. The Voringsfossen waterfall drop is 182 meter / 600 feets high. We plan to hike from Riksvei 7 and in to the foot of Voringsfossen. This would be an interesting angle :)   We are now checking out if this is possible. We are waiting for a reply from the Eidfjord Tourist information office. If it is possible, we plan it as a day trip from Bergen.

Sea kayaking in Sognefjorden
Base for this trip is Voss, located 1,5 hour by car from Bergen. We have seen some very nice photos from earlier trips and really looking forward to Continue reading →

Bergen: Hiking Vidden Mt. Ulriken to Mt. Floyen

June 7th, 2009 Jarle No comments
Norway Bergen hiking Vidden

Norway Bergen hiking Vidden. Copyright NorwayReviews.com

Hiking at Vidden, from Mount Ulriken to Mount Ulriken, is an approx. 5 hour hike. Mount Ulriken and Mount Floyen are two of the seven mountains surounding Bergen. To get to Mount Ulriken you can walk, go by car or go by your own car. This time we went by the Ulriken cable car up to the top of Mount Ulriken (NOK 80,- one way).

The Vidden hiking path
From Mount Ulriken we followed the path over Vidden. Signs mark the path, but it is a great chance to get lost if you don’t pay attention. It is recommended to bring a map. If you feel that you are off the path, do not be afraid to ask other hikers for directions.

Norway Bergen hiking vidden hikers

Norway Bergen hiking vidden hikers. Copyright NorwayReviews.com

The road is the goal
We had a lot of breaks along the way and walked quite slowly as we find it important to enjoy the hike. The road is the goal.

Mount Floyen
At Mount Floyen you find a restaurant and a kiosk. The view from the the top of Mount Floyen is great. Tickets to the Bergen funicular may also be bought at the top of Mount Floyen if you don’t want to walk down.

Going to the center of Bergen
At Mount Floyen you have the options to either walk down to the center of Bergen or go by the Bergen funicular. I went down and used approx. 35 minutes to the center of Bergen.

Bergen Hiking Vidden Facts:
Hike date: June 7th, 2009
Time: approx. 5 hours
Difficult level: Active hikers

More Bergen infomation:
To find more information about Bergen and what to do in Bergen,
you may visit the Bergen Guide site.

Bergen: Hiking at Mount Ulriken

June 5th, 2009 Jarle No comments
Norway Bergen: hiking up Mount Ulriken

Norway Bergen: hiking at Mount Ulriken

Mount Ulriken is the highest mountain surrounding Bergen. The foot of the mountain is located close to the center of Bergen and quite easy accessible, either by car, bus or by foot.

You may go up the mountain by foot or the cable car. We went up by foot.

The hike is quite steep but the trails are quite good. A map is recommended. We used hiking shoes and sports clothing, you’ll get warm after a few minutes.

At the top of Mount Ulriken you find a restaurant and a small kiosk. In the Ulriken kiosk you find souvenir items related to Mount Ulriken, such as T-shirts and drinking bottles. You may also buy ice cream in the kiosk. The Ulriken restaurant serves finer food and I think this restaurant is intended for people going by the cable car, sweaty hikers like us. Next time we bring some friends and visit the restaurant. The view from Ulriken and the restaurant is magnificent at clear days.

Norway Bergen Mount Ulriken

Norway Bergen Mount Ulriken


Mount Ulriken Hiking Facts
:
Hiking date: June 4th, 2009
Elevation: 643 meters (top of Mount Ulriken)
Time, one way: approx. 40 minutes (comfortable speed)
Difficult level: Quite hard
 
More Bergen infomation:
To find more information about Bergen and what to do in Bergen, you may visit the Bergen Guide site.

Norway Reviews site launched today

June 1st, 2009 admin 1 comment
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Skiing Norway

Welcome to this Norway Reviews site.

This site will contain information about Norway and what you can do in Norway.

We will first focus on getting the layout and the site settings correct.

Regards,
Admin.

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