A motorhome journey through natural paradise Norway
One of the most beautiful family trips was our trip to Norway. It really is a paradise there for nature lovers. First, of course, we drove to Hamburg where we picked up our motorhome, a very nice family motorhome that we enjoyed living in during the vacation.
First we went to Germany to buy pasta, rice, vegetables in glass, soda, cookies and other perishable food. Norway is not really cheap, unfortunately, but with the necessary preparations and with the low the supermarket prices in Germany it is not too bad. Finally, it is always nice to cook in the camper and Norwegian campsites often have kitchens and barbecues as well. We drove through Denmark and took the ferry all the way north to the Jutland peninsula. Then in just a few hours you can be in Norway by boat.
Kristiansand is a nice little town on the south coast of Norway. From there we drove to Oslo, the capital. Oslo is a quiet city with lots of greenery, a few shopping streets and cozy restaurants. It is super fun to stay at the modern Opera House at sunset, an unprecedented spectacle of sunlight and shadow on the tiles of the modern building.
From Oslo, we drove on to the famous ski jump Holmenkollen. Standing on top is impressive - fortunately there was no snow and therefore no question: who dares?
We drove through the beautiful, very sparsely populated highlands. A hike to the Snohetta, brought us to a beautiful designer mountain hut, and that in the "middle of nowhere." Then we reached our northernmost point: Trondheim with its beautiful colored warehouses and an impressive church. From the fishermen in the harbor we bought a giant fish, which had an unpronounceable name but tasted excellent from the barbecue.
After Trondheim we began to follow the west coast with its many fjords to the south.
Particularly impressive was the road "Atlanterhavsveien". As always in Norway, beautiful nature and this time a road over several islands.
Great fjords like the Geiranger and the Sogne, occasional ferry crossings, mountain passes and almost every day the bright sun that did not rise towards the horizon until 12 o'clock at night, only to rise again shortly after 1 o'clock.
All around are campsites to be found, often small, quiet nature campsites. The days were filled with hiking, fishing in the lakes, swimming, kayaking in the fjords and the occasional sighting of seals and moose.
The town of Bergen with its red houses is well worth a visit. Further south, near Stavanger you will find the famous Preikestoelen. After a short but substantial walk you reach the Pulpit Rock, which rises 604 meters straight above the Lysefjord. This is truly impressive! It seems like the Norwegians should all go to this rock at some point - we saw entire families with all members from the Grandma from at least in their seventies to toddlers scrambling up the still quite steep path.
Then we drove all the way south and our tour was almost complete - a few more days on the south coast and then we already had to take the boat again in Kristiansand.
What a wonderful country Norway is! Very friendly people, very peaceful and connected with nature. We were incredibly lucky with the weather, 4 weeks hardly saw a cloud, only sunshine and that 24 hours a day.
Heja Norge!