Norway 2023

giugno - luglio 2023

Un’avventura di 29 giorni di Caroline Leggi altro

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- 27 giu 2023, 16:02
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitudine: 430 ft
- Inghilterra Pattishall Astcote 52.173741, -1.01154452°10’25” N 1°0’42” W
The Day Before Departure
27 giugno 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
🤓 Testing ahead of departure... 🛫
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Viaggiatore Norway 2023
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- 27 giu 2023, 18:46
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitudine: 413 ft
- Inghilterra Pattishall Astcote 52.173746, -1.0115152°10’25” N 1°0’41” W
The Route....
27 giugno 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
So the picture is my planned journey to Bodø within the Arctic Circle with 24hr sunshine till 12th July.

The return will be a more wiggly journey, taking a few weeks.

Flying out from Stansted on Wednesday 28th June at 7pm.

A couple of days in Copenhagen then collect the hire car on Saturday 1st July.

Flying home on Wednesday 26th July 🇬🇧Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Looking forward to seing you in Tønsberg, Norway! 🇧🇻
27/06/23RispostaTradurre
Viaggiatore And I am looking foreward to see you in Bodø🥰😎.
30/06/23RispostaTradurre
Viaggiatore I love EVERYTHING about this Caroline
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Viaggiatore It reminds me of deciding to go live in Tennessee as a high school exchange student for a year - oh... that's possible? Then yes, let's do that 🇺🇸
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Viaggiatore And look at all the wonderful things that decision led to!
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Viaggiatore 😊🥰😊
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Viaggiatore Norway 2023
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- 28 giu 2023, 19:08
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitudine: 367 ft
- Inghilterra Uttlesford District Takeley Stansted Airport 51.89188, 0.25672351°53’31” N 0°15’24” E
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Ready for departure
28 giugno 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Pic from earlier, all set to leave home.

A smooth journey to Stansted and then the fun of queuing up to check in luggage.

All sorted and now waiting for incoming passengers to disembark, even tho now was the expected time of departure.

No worries, time to munch away on my veggies and appreciate the new books I bought in WHSmith 🤓Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Safe travels!
29/06/23RispostaTradurre
Viaggiatore I went to Copenhagen with my Mum 10+ years ago. One of my favourite ever long weekends. I remember an ice palace, walking around a groovy castle, roaming the streets, high tea somewhere groovy and taking a ferry in the rain! Looking forward to your photos and updates x
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- 28 giu 2023, 23:55
- 🌙 18 °C
- Altitudine: 23 ft
- Danimarca Region Hovedstaden København Havnebadet ved Islands Brygge 55.669392, 12.57128755°40’10” N 12°34’17” E
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Denmark arrival
28 giugno 2023, Danimarca ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Landed on time at Copenhagen, despite the delayed departure. Beautiful wooden floors on the long walk to the exit.

I was very glad to see both lots of luggage also arrived.

Then checked whether I was needing a Metro or as it turned out a train for the 30min journey to the centre of Copenhagen.

Of course finding the right way out of the central station was more of a challenge.

The Next House (as next place to stay / walk / see) was not far and I was glad to check in. I was in a UK YHA youth hostel in April - this is on a whole other level 😊

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Viaggiatore It has taken me a while to make best use of this app. And this seemed more of a fitting picture than just Copenhagen train station!
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- 29 giu 2023
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitudine: 36 ft
- Danimarca Region Hovedstaden Humlebæk 55.970053, 12.54349555°58’12” N 12°32’37” E
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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
29 giugno 2023, Danimarca ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Next House gets my vote, hot shower and a comfy top bunk last night 😬

Some consideration of how to spend Day 1 over my ham and cheese toastie (the new porridge) at the hostel.

Frimley the Tiger and Pete the Potato are now officially on tour 🚆

Talk about finding my Happy Place... https://louisiana.dk/ 🥰🥰🥰

A view across the sound to Sweden - Henry Moore gets pride of place I'd say.

6hrs later and a chat with an English couple who had just come from the museum back to their 4x4 campervan , 10mths on the road already🤯

I do appreciate a good sign as I made my way back to the train.

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Viaggiatore Did you know this is a quote from frozen?
29/06/23RispostaTradurre
Viaggiatore It told me in the info next to the picture 😁 Feels very appropriate 😆
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Viaggiatore 🤣🤣
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- 30 giu 2023, 10:30
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitudine: 46 ft
- Danimarca Region Hovedstaden København Indre By Tivoli Gardens 55.670798, 12.5690755°40’15” N 12°34’9” E
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Politically Incorrect Tour Copenhagen
30 giugno 2023, Danimarca ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
It was a whirlwind day with a walking tour that lived up to its name.

On the tour I met and chatted with people from the hostel: an Australian, 3x Americans, 1x Brazilian, 1.x Austrian and 1x German. The picture taking opportunities were swift as we had a lot of ground and history to cover.

Nobody likes the Swedish was the upshot!

Sebastian, half Danish, half Italian gave us a 90min stand up show whilst dashing around the city.

Did make it to see The Little Mermaid statue and contemplated boats in a marina to calm down afterwards 🤯

The Best Hotdog in Copenhagen was enjoyed around 3pm!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Lovely pic 😊
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Viaggiatore Thanks Amy - taken by bearded Jonas, an IT man from Heidelberg 😊
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Viaggiatore that's funny - Iceland also touts great hotdogs! And they really are! I guess its truly a Danish thing
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Viaggiatore I was surprised to find them everywhere - at the petrol stations as promised!
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- 1 lug 2023, 11:08
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitudine: 20 ft
- Svezia Halland Apelviken 57.082169, 12.2606657°4’56” N 12°15’38” E
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IKEA Sweden... & Beyond!?!
1 luglio 2023, Svezia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Having neglected to remember to buy a sleeping bag in Copenhagen I thought the most obvious thing was to call in at IKEA for all my camping solutions. 🤔

I just had to hire a car at Copenhagen airport and drive across a really long bridge into Sweden. Which didn't turn out quite as simple as it sounds - the car satnav system seemed to think I didn't really want to leave Denmark. 🤓

Soooo once I realised and returned to using Google maps - all was well!

Frimley (mini tiger) and Pete (positive potato) are getting used to my various emotions as I tell them exactly how I'm feeling moment to moment. Mostly just amazed that I'm really doing this adventure!!!🥳

Back to the sleeping solution: For under £70 I'm using a baby mattress - comes in 3 sections, so it can be extended as a bigger bed is needed: who knew?! Plus IKEA pallet alternative to even out the floor space in the back of the car. 💤

With some dinseying about whilst in covered carpark I got it all sorted before the store shut at 7pm... 🚘

Much simpler to negotiate Swedish roads as I'm just sticking to the motorway for the first week or so. But it was very heavy rain in places, many places and 15 deg. Swedish farmland looked very similar to UK with different style farm buildings. 🐑

Figured best to arrive somewhere in twilight at least: Surfparkering Apelviken, next to a curve of beach? Go on then! https://maps.app.goo.gl/bWbjzyrwfdD4rdD66Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Norway 2023
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- 2 lug 2023, 08:41
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitudine: 20 ft
- Norvegia Vestfold fylke Tønsberg Haugar 59.26592, 10.4073859°15’57” N 10°24’27” E
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And so to Norway!
2 luglio 2023, Norvegia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Today 5hrs & 333km of driving 🚗

At 4pm local time I crossed from Sweden 🇸🇪 into Norway 🎉🇳🇴🎉, having had to do battle with technology... 🗡️

I thought it was just me / my phone but no, Google maps apparently has a glitch where it just tells you in written instructions each stage of the journey - no visual map 📖

So the Skoda Octavia and I had to have another conversation to make sure I could actually get to my friend's home today ie not taking the very scenic route 🗺️

This is all having woken up to amazing blue skies and finding the surf was definitely up 🏄‍♂️

This morning's priority was rejigging the sleeping solution 🤞 and then off along the beach for a cuppa before hitting the road around 11.30am.

Having a blast with all the different radio stations from classic rock & metal to 80s and even country music stations as well as mastering cruise control 🥷

All the way to the car ferry at Moss, Norway - it was a short wait till we rolled on and only 30mins sailing time. Thankfully as it was a bit rough (hence the wonky pictures!) 🌊🌊🌊

Then a short drive along the coast to Tonsberg where I am staying with a friend for two nights. Great to see her and walk along her very local beach 🤩🛏️🚿Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore It is lovely to have you here Caroline! Today let's explore the ancient home town of the Norwegian Vikings! 😁🇧🇻🇬🇧
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Viaggiatore It was a very lovely day exploring with you Tone 🛶
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Viaggiatore Norway 2023
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- 3 lug 2023, 10:53
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitudine: Livello del mare
- Norvegia Vestfold fylke Tjøme Velvika Påleskjær 59.056667, 10.40833359°3’24” N 10°24’30” E
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The World's End and Tonsberg
3 luglio 2023, Norvegia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A day exploring the local area with Tone. Headed first to The World's End (!) for a blast of windy sunshine. There is even a restaurant with the most wonderful view. Hmmm an unexpected reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 🌌

Then onto the city of Tonsberg to the art gallery - for an exhibition of wooden decking that mostly looked like euro pallets with remnants of paint... I was very happy! 🎨

By which time lunch was more than needed - most generous and tasty chicken salad with fried potatoes at the side of the harbour 🛶⛵🚤

At this oldest and first site of the Vikings it was good to see a replica Viking boat, which had been used in York, UK for many years 😄Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore It was lovely to have you here! Thank you for your visit! ❤️
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Viaggiatore ....a bridge.... to the other side....to the other side of everything....
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Viaggiatore Now that’s gorgeous
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Viaggiatore Such a different feel to it and know this is on a bright summer's day... 🌌
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- 4 lug 2023, 10:37
- 🌧 10 °C
- Altitudine: 3.340 ft
- Norvegia Oppland fylke Sør-Fron Larvheitjørnin 61.414015, 9.95463961°24’50” N 9°57’17” E
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A Ski Jump & a Room with a View
4 luglio 2023, Norvegia ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
(NB to save on data I'll upload when I have access to WiFi, which may not be every day as I travel further North)

335km 🚗

After a very comfy second night at Tone's home in Tonsberg I left around 9.30am 🛣️

1994's Winter Olympics Lillehammer in my sights... ⛷️

Lunch was a Norwegian hot dog - as recommended from a petrol station: tradition in another friend's family 🌭

It was a good journey except for the very long stretch of 50kph roadworks, sticking firmly to the limit I had a very long queue of cars behind me 🚧🚧🚧

The views were worth the tunnels and hold your breath bridges - and I'm still in the gentler South 😅

The 936 steps up to the top of Lillehammer's ski jump were hard going and it felt great to actually be there. So amazing to just be able to walk in and around the place. No charge, no Health & Safety signs 🫣

Then it was time to find the legendary Peer Gynt road: https://en.lillehammer.com/things-to-do/peer-gy…
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Viaggiatore Very light in weight, similar to pumice stone 🤔
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Viaggiatore Makes a change from pebbles...
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Viaggiatore At the airport (a whole week ago!) I bought the book Norwegian Wood - WHSmith called me in with it's siren call of all those 📚 🫣
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