A TRIP ROUTE
IT IS WORTH SEEING
In Stavanger, a visit to the Canning Museum , located in the oldest part of Gamle Stavanger, is a must. There used to be several dozen plants producing canned fish and processing fish. All the exhibits presented in the museum are original and until recently were used in the production process. At the end of the tour, you can taste sprats smoked in a traditional way in a wood stove. An interesting fact is that canned sardines are labeled in Poland.IT IS WORTH KNOWING
In the Hafrsfjord on the outskirts of Stavanger, there is the remarkable monument of Sverd i fjell ( Swords in the Rock ). Three 10-meter swords embedded in the rock of a small hill next to the fjord will commemorate the historic battle that took place here in 872. One of the local Norwegian rulers, Harald Pięknał Hair, after winning the decisive battle, united most of the country and became the first king of Norway.INTERESTING FACTS
Rune Holta, a speedway rider with dual nationality of Norway and Poland, is associated with Stavanger . Born in this city in 1973, the athlete is the team world champion, individual Norwegian champion, as well as individual and team Polish champion. The Norwegian played in many clubs in the Polish league, and in 2002 he obtained Polish citizenship and to this day starts as a Pole.August 2013
After two weeks of lazing around in hot Tunisia, I felt like climate change. The choice fell on Norway, which I was planning on in the spring, but due to the uncertain weather, I gave up on the trip. Contrary to appearances, August turned out to be not much better in this respect, but at least it was warmer.
Due to the nature of the trip, I took a backpack and a tent with me. I had a lot of concerns about whether I would be able to do it alone, but fortunately, on the first day I met a very nice couple of Poles. New friends became my travel companions when it turned out that we had very similar sightseeing plans and we were returning at the same time. According to the guidebooks, Norway is actually very clean, and the streets and houses are neat and tidy. And the Norwegians themselves are kind and hospitable and a bit too gullible, but that is not a disadvantage. But I don't know what trolls arebecause I haven't met any of them. These malicious creatures, straight from Scandinavian folk beliefs, live only in hard-to-reach mountains and forests in the far north of the country.
Stavanger
Stavanger, as befits a port city, is fully cosmopolitan. Lots of all kinds of rovers, beggars and sellers of everything. We often met our compatriots who came to Norway for work or, like us, for tourists. The city itself is not big, but you can spend the whole day here without being bored. The oldest part of the museum, Gamle Stavanger, is beautiful, although it looks like an open-air museum. The transatlantic cruise ships mooring next to the old town make an amazing impression. The one we saw looked like a ten-story apartment block.
Lysefjord
The journey into the Lysefjord did not start very fortunately. The direct ferry from Stavanger was canceled so we went to the village of Louvika. The several-hour waiting was fully rewarded with fantastic views during the 42-kilometer fjord cruise. The weather was good that day, so we took a lot of photos. On the way back, for a change, the sky was covered with heavy, rainy clouds. So we could admire the Lysefjord under different weather conditions and various moods associated with it.
Kjeragbolten
The road to Kjeragbolten was not as difficult as we expected. During the trip, we were accompanied by crowds of tourists, because it was just a weekend, and the Norwegians like to relax actively. The queue in which you had to stand for over half an hour to take a picture on the famous boulder wedged between two rocks looked very comical. Prices in Norway are horrendous for our earnings. That's why, while sipping a beer at the Lysebotn campsite in the evening, we did not focus on counting, but on the experiences and emotions associated with the trip to Kjeragbolten.
Preikestolen
When we took the ferry to Louvika it was cloudy and rainy. There was no sign of a change in weather, so we postponed the entry to Preikestolen until the next day. Unexpectedly the sun cleared and the sun came out, so despite the late hour we made a quick decision and went on tour. We arrived at Preikestolen before sunset, so we still managed to take pictures and fill our eyes with breathtaking views. Full of positive energy, we spent the night in the mountains, but in the morning it was raining again and there was fog over the fjord. It was time to go back to Preikestolhytta.