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| Camping In Norway |
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| Troll Valley In Norefjell |
My children and I took off on a 5 day road trip to explore
some of Norway. My son who was visiting us from Denver Colorado wanted to see
more Viking History, old Stave Churches and the Fjords. We packed up the car
and the 4 of us headed up into the mountains. We called ourselves the Stave
Church Hunters. In our pockets were plenty of coins, we had cooking equipment, our
cooler was full of food and we had warm clothes…lots of warm clothes. If you
are a tourist in Norway; coins, cooking equipment, cooler and warm clothes are
important. That is if you are not rich, and have a gold card that lets you into
hotels and eating establishments.
Norway is one of the most expensive countries
in the world to be a tourist in. For 60 dollars you get a little cabin with electricity,
2 bunk beds, a cooking plate and a fridge. You can walk to the shower and share
it with others for 2 dollars of five minutes warm water. While you are on the
road do not stop at the rest stops! They are free, but you might as well put
your butt in a whole in the ground. Coins come once again handy because it
costs around a dollar to use public restrooms. If you stop to eat a simple meal
with a soda it will cost you around 30 dollars. I am talking hamburger and
fries here. Museums, ferries, even churches have a large entrance fee. You got
the point, so enough money talk.
The scenery in Norway is beautiful, the history of
Norwegian landscape breathtaking. Here is some of what saw, more of our
adventures later. It was not always easy being a mom on a road trip, but it was
a lot of fun! Have a great week-end!
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| Stave Church from 1100 |
9 comments:
Wow, that is expensive! But looks like it was money well spent to share the scenery of your country with your kids.
Norway looks intriguing and interesting, but not on my radar anytime soon.
Liked the photos, thanks for sharing.
Just a note, our galleries an museums in Vancouver, BC, Canada also charge more than the Louvre - what's up with that? (you certainly get more for your money at the Louvre).
Wow! Charging to use the restroom and shower water? Here in the States we would rebel at that. But, the scenery looks more than worth the price, how breathtaking. :)
I would be packing a lot of lunches.
The church and scenery are beautiful.
Oh my gosh, I love that waterfall. What gorgeous scenery! I'm looking forward to reading more about your trip.
Hope you have a great weekend as well. :)
Certain parts of Israel do the same. Pay for the potty. Pay for 2 pieces of toity paper. Very expensive.
I'm glad you all had fun.
Shelly
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The scenery IS beautiful, Sis. I guess I will need to save a small fortune to visit next summer, eh?
What wonderful memories of special times with your family.
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Hope all is well.
Bro.
A 5-day road trip? Sounds awesome (besides the expense factor, of course...). Wow, some really gorgeous scenery!
Beautiful.
Mike
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