Europe – Page 30 – Alive and Trekking

Scale

The winding and steep Trollstigen, Norway! How’s this for scale, when you consider how tiny the campers and cars on the road are? Impressive, isn’t it?

In the summer of 2017, my Norwegian friend visited me in the Netherlands. We had a great time exploring, laughing and goofing around. I promised her to come and visit her in Norway, and this summer I did! Before flying up to visit her, I first spent a few days in Oslo. She lived inContinueContinue reading “First day in Oslo”

After the rain

The rain left beautiful little drops of water on these flowers.

Climb like a goat

It will be fun, she said. It won’t be too hard, she said…Never believe a Norwegian when it comes to describing how difficult a hike is going to be! 🙂 Hiking is in their DNA, they grow up with the outdoors. Me…let’s just say that my mind wanted more than my body felt capable ofContinueContinue reading “Climb like a goat”

Gudbrandsjuvet

Gudbrandsjuvet is a narrow ravine where the Valldøla River runs through. My Norwegian friend and I stopped here during the second day of our roadtrip (more on that in a later post). What a pretty picture this makes! Mountains, gushing water, red houses, green fields and trees. I don’t see how this scenery could be anyContinueContinue reading “Gudbrandsjuvet”

Post-travel blues

I’ve been back at work for three weeks now, after a wonderful holiday in Norway. I caught myself having a bit of post-travel blues. It’s been a rocky few months and my Norwegian adventure couldn’t have been timed better. I enjoyed catching up with my Norwegian friend, who visited me in the Netherlands last year. IContinueContinue reading “Post-travel blues”

Good morning and goodbye

Early in the morning on Saturday June 9th. It was time to head to the airport and then go home. It was a short trip of only five days, of which I had three full days to enjoy the island. While there is still heaps to explore on Kefalonia, I think I got a goodContinueContinue reading “Good morning and goodbye”

Snapshots of Svoronata

My friend’s wedding (the reason for visiting Kefalonia) was in Svoronata, so I booked a hotel close by for ease. And what a good choice I made! Astra Village has all the comforts you need. It was clean, staff was friendly, the food was good…all in all a well maintained and convenient place to stay. And whileContinueContinue reading “Snapshots of Svoronata”