Posts about Norway

TE 2009 – Day 13 (Aug 24)

Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia

The Gang of Four drove from the cabin at 11:30, with me as the driver. Destination today was Bergen, 350 km to the southwest. Ellen left the cabin at the same time, returning to Bogen near Sandefjord (to the southeast). We made several stops en route, including at the 800-year-old, wooden, Borgund stave church. And [...]

TE 2009 – Day 12 (Aug 23)

Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia

Another nice, sunny day. We drove on the gravel road to the nearby Vinstra lake, including a stop near Stryta lake, where we found blueberry and cloudberry, which we ate on the spot. Picked some mushrooms too. Caecil and Astrid sunbathed on some rocks while I and Saras climbed a hill near Stryta lake. After [...]

TE 2009 – Day 11 (Aug 22)

Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia

After saying goodbye to Uno, we drove from Trondheim in sunshine at 11:15 in Uno’s car, which we had borrowed. Next stop: the cabin in Valdres, 350 km from Trondheim. We made a quick stop to eat, and another stop at “Ridderspranget”, a small river canyon. We reached the cabin at 18:50. Ellen had arrived [...]

TE 2009 – Day 10 (Aug 21)

Sunday, 13 September 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia

Again, Uno became the tour guide of the day for the Gang of Four, and took us out for another walk around Trondheim downtown. We started with a visit at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), where Uno took us around various buildings, including the Institute of Industrial Economy and Technology Management, where Uno [...]

TE 2009 – Day 9 (Aug 20)

Sunday, 13 September 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia

The Gang of Four bade farewell to Ellen and took the subway to Oslo central railway station at 06:57, and afterwards a train to Trondheim; departure 08:07 and arrival 14:48. An excellent train (one of the best I have seen), which was exactly on schedule too. We had paid 289 NOK each for the tickets [...]