Hello,
For the past 10 days I've been away. This time I explored new country- famous for it's fjords,fish and prices so high that scares every traveller. Yes, Norway. What a country, what a nature.
Starting with flight to Amsterdam, I happily joined boys crew (and the best dog in the world Alfie) driving from Channel Islands all the way to Norway. There is something romantic about road trips. Maybe it's books I read or movies I watched but the road trip is always an adventure.
Like a princess in my cart I've been driven through flat dutch lands, organised Germany, rainy Denmark and Sweden, country so similar with it's landscape to Lithuania.
Oslo was the first stop. Pretty neat and spacious capital was a good start of introducing Norway's international atmosphere. And we even ate at the restaurant. Yes, only tap water and 2 pizzas but even in Norway you can find something affordable. Well, maybe we were lucky actually.
The trip continued and after driving all the way through mountainous landscape and snowy hills we reached our campsite and got re-united with Channel Islands crew.
And then time flew by. 10 hours hike to Troltunga was definitely a highlight of this trip. Scenery was stunning and together with so many other hikers we admired the beauty of mountains, the feeling of being just a small dot in the world, the beautiful world that is still so precious.
The other days we took it easy. Staying by the fjord in beautiful wooden cabin we managed to threw a party that finished with people spitting sausages and trying to catch them (don't ask me, I wasn't involved in that, ha!), Amie's funky salmon dance, happy people and good music.
Our fishing trip ended with one small mackerel but great times on this tiny boat. Not very great fishermen :) Tons of bilberries, some alpine strawberries, mosquitoes and pine trees really reminded me of Lithuania. The only difference were the mountains, everywhere I looked I could see the silhouettes of those beauties surrounded by fjords and lakes.
Visiting Bergen was a good idea. And we were lucky with weather. City where it rains 308 days a year spoiled us with some decent weather. Beautiful buildings and what a view from the hill.
Norway always seemed a place to go. I'm not a cold weather person but I can sacrifice it for such a stunning nature. The evenings were long and confused with light we always ended up eating dinners spanish time and going to bed while it's still light. It seemed like darkness was never there.
Country proud of it's cheeseslicer is so much more than that and you could feel that. When you have all this space around you, government that cares, life is easy. It's a country to visit, not sure though about living. I've always been a sun follower (apart from times when UK calls me from time to time, ha!).
Happy summer,
Ligita
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| my favourite ! |
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| love those clouds |
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| Oslo |
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| funny sauna on Oslo fjord |
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| somewhere in Norway |
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| following the snow |
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| our 10 hours hike begins. Where are the smiles guys? |
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| what a view! |
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| Troltunga, where people queue for photos, ha! |
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| I think John had too much fun the night before |
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| picnic time |
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| Amie contemplating.. |
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| Ready for fishing? |
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| try harder |
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| Bergen |
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| beautiful Bergen |
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| ha! |
