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It's 2013 and this year we go to Norway!
I'm ready.
We have never been there ..
.. and don't know what to expect.
We drive via Germany and Denmark, via the big Belt bridge
We spent two days in Copenhagen.
The first day it drizzles, but the next day is beautiful, ..
.. and we take a boat tour.
In the afternoon we head for the Ferry, ..
.. to sail from Copenhagen to Oslo.
On the way to Oslo we sail the Crown Seaways, from DFDS.
Ben: "And this is the other side from our love boat."
As soon as we embarked on the ship ..
.. we made a reservation in the restaurant.
So we managed to get a table ..
.. with a splendid view over the Kattegat.
The food was splendid and we enjoyed a nice bottle of wine.
The bottle was used for a message in a bottle.
Here we are now.
Ben: "Throw the bottle gentle, and far from the ship."
One, two, Go!
The following morning we were in a different world.
The world of fjords: Norway
Unfortunately we also had Norwegian weather.
It drizzled, but it would surely be better later that day.
After a gigantic shower we headed towards the Frognerpark ..
With statues of the artist Gustav Viegeland.
In the park we saw a bride ..
.. pulling the train of her bridal dress though the mud.
The bridesmaids followed her, happily talking to each other.
We left Oslo and headed for the mountains.
We booked three nights in a luxurious apartment, ..
.. with a sauna, lovely beds ..
.. and a basket with Norwegian Donald Duck comics.
From here we explored the area.
It was beautiful weather and we explored the surroundings.
Ben: "Can you tell me in Norwegian how this is called?"
"This is our Multeberry"
Ben: "Multebær!" Man: "Multebær, that's Multeberry"
Ben: "Ok, I'm gonna try it"
Ben: "It's nice, and I'm standing on one."
Man: "That's a crime in Norway!"
In Beitostolen we had the chance to make a Husky tour.
We were surely interested.
We had fifteen dogs, divided over three carts.
Ben: "Oh, what a cuties."
My mother and our guide Nicolas took the first cart, ..
followed by Nico and Vera ..
.. and Rita and I were in the last carriage.
Rita filmed and I steered.
Our dogs were super enthusiastic!
Ben: "Great"
Rita: "Slow down, Ben, you're too close."
Rita: "ouch, I'm getting bruises"
Rita: "Steer properly, Nico"
Ben: "Nico's doing fine."
Ben: "I have to break continuously. Nico steers well".
Rita: "Stop!"
Rita: "One dog is lying down."
After the husky tour we headed for our new home.
It was only 220 kilometres ..
.. but it took us six hours.
The roads in Norway are winding and narrow.
Still the ride was beautiful.
We crossed the Sognefjord with a ferry.
Het village Voss was not a highlight.
Main street is small.
The troll museum didn't exist anymore.
However, there should be a gorge nearby,
.. with a view on a waterfall.
Of course we wanted to see that.
Ben: "Aren't they big?"
Voss is famous for its white water rafting.
Nico and I gave it a try.
We are recognizable by our red helmets.
We had to work hard, and I fell overboard.
On one of the waterfalls, Nico and I ..
.. crossed it floating in our life jackets.
It was an unforgettable adventure.
After all these small villages ..
.. it was nice to visit Bergen.
We headed for the souvenir shops ..
.. and my mother bought on the marked a nice Norwegian vest.
It was beautiful weather and we took the rack-and-pinion railway ..
,, for a view over the city
The next day it was bleak weather, but we had to travel anyway.
We only had to drive 300 kilometer, ..
but we knew the Norwegian road already ..
.. and knew it would take us eight hours.
Our destination was the Lysefjord.
The house was disappointing, but the view was marvellous.
The next day we headed for the Preikestolen.
My mother was in doubt if she would go ..
.. and decided halfway to return, ..
.. while we scrambled along.
Ben: "Vera, be careful!" Vera: "Jaha!"
Ben: "I'll take a picture."
Preikestolen is the Norwegian word for Pulpit.
It is 600 meters above the Lysefjord.
Vrädal was our last destination.
Here we relaxed ..
.. before we would return to the Netherlands.
I went for a run ..
.. and we took a boat tour with the Fran, ..
.. an antique boat for lumber transport.
And then our vacation is coming to an end.
We pack the car and drive back to Oslo.
Along the way we visit the stave church of Heddal, ..
.. the biggest in its kind.
The boat is on its way.
This time it is the Stena-line.
And via Denmark and Germany ..
We drive back to our own country.