Solving the mystery of “Kallebu”
Published on 13 January 2012 in Travel and Holidays, internet, Norway
In 2006 I discovered a small, mysterious house in Norway. In 2012 I found out it's story.
Posts about "Norway"
Norway 2006: An appendix on Norwegian road signs
Published on 24 October 2006 in Travel and Holidays, holidays, Norway, Norway 2006, Top Notch Signage
Norway is an interesting country in more than one way. And I have to say, it's road signs seem to say a lot about it.
Norway 2006: Day Eleven (Bergen, then home)
Published on 21 October 2006 in Travel and Holidays, holidays, Norway, Norway 2006
If you're ever in Bergen, let me suggest the Hotel Augustin. It's a nice place - friendly staff, fair trade coffee, organic tea and at breakfast they have what they call "eco-museli". There's lots of "eco" stuff in Bergen. It seems to mean organic. I think. Anyway, the "eco-museli", perhaps with a spoonfull of rasins, is really nice.
Norway 2006: Day Ten (Waiting for the bus…)
Published on 18 October 2006 in Travel and Holidays, holidays, Norway, Norway 2006
Shaving woes, hanging around Ulvik for ages, and getting back to Bergen. The penultimate day in the holiday.
Norway 2006: Day Nine (The Old Post Road)
Published on 17 October 2006 in Travel and Holidays, holidays, Norway, Norway 2006, walking
By now we were becoming regulars on the 08:55 bus out of Ulvik. Today our destination was not far - the nearby town of Granvin. The intention was to walk the old post road back to Ulvik - the road that locals used to take to meet up with the postman before a main road was built to connect Ulvik with Voss.
Norway 2006: Day Eight (Norway in a Nutshell)
Published on 16 October 2006 in Travel and Holidays, holidays, Norway, Norway 2006, railways
Our intrepid duo does the famous tour of Norwegian sights.
Norway 2006: Day Seven (Around Eidfjord)
Published on 11 October 2006 in Travel and Holidays, holidays, Norway, Norway 2006
Hardangervidda Nature Centre, a waterfall, a troll house, LOTS of walking and Norwegian bus driver honour...
Norway 2006: Day Six (To Ulvik)
Published on 5 October 2006 in Travel and Holidays, holidays, Norway, Norway 2006
An hour in Vik, and arriving in Ulvik.
Norway 2006: Day Five (A Folk Museum and the oddness of Norwegian buses)
Published on 2 October 2006 in Travel and Holidays, holidays, Norway, Norway 2006
In which our intrepid blogger tries to get to writing about a visit to a folk museum, but actually spends most of his time confused about buses.
Norway 2006: Day Four (The English people who thought they were going up a hill, but actually came down a mountain)
Published on 1 October 2006 in Travel and Holidays, holidays, Norway, Norway 2006, walking
"Visit the other side of the fjord!" proclaimed the sign outside Balestrand Tourist Information Office, before proceeding to inform those excited enough to be reading, a list of bus times to Dragsvik - cunningly the small town on the other side of the fjord.