We arrived in Sortland before the KONG HARALD. As usual, it was raining. Every now and then the rain let up a little, but the sun did not appear. At the quay we looked for a good place to watch the KONG HARALD coming in. By now, a bunch of passengers had gathered and wanted … Read more
So it happened that one of my Norwegian Instagram friends wrote me that the Hurtigruten ship, MS KONG HARALD, would be in Sortland tomorrow at 12:30am. This message was sent after midnight and accordingly I was a bit confused. Was tomorrow the same as today or tomorrow the same as tomorrow. I asked back and … Read more
Eva had booked an overnight stay at Sirena Guest House in Skarstein about 15 minutes before Andenes. My sat nav didn’t know the place, but luckily there was a sign. When we arrived, we only took the suitcases and wanted to get the rest later. An employee showed us the rooms and the kitchen. Both … Read more
From Trondenes we continued to Andenes. We decided to take the overland route without the ferry, so we now had about 225km ahead of us. The following photos are from the road. I can’t tell you where exactly, because we just stopped wherever we liked and there was a possibility. At some point Eva felt … Read more
The first destination was the church of Trondenes. Approx. 65 km from the airport in Evenes. The church (Norwegian: kirke) is the northernmost medieval stone church in Norway and the northernmost surviving medieval building in the world. It is located at the northernmost edge of Harstad. The church from the car park. The weather was … Read more
When we entered the airport building at 5.30am the next morning, we were surprised how many people were already on the move at this time. This time we had to queue to print out the baggage label and to check in our luggage. Luckily Eva had booked priority check-in, because at the normal check-in the … Read more
Fourteen days after my return, I was still halfway to Norway. Many of my work colleagues complained that the holiday had been far too short to recover properly. For me, 5 days in Norway was enough and I was still fully recovered 14 days later and nothing could get me off my feet. I know … Read more
I have always been fascinated by the country with its many fjords and small islands. Unfortunately, I hadn’t heard much about the country at school or elsewhere. Only a brief explanation of the climate zones and that was it. After my first trip to Norway in 2021, also from that later, I fell in love … Read more
The next stop, where we had a longer stay, was Ålesund. I hadn’t booked an excursion in Ålesund, but decided to explore the Art Nouveau town on my own. But first I photographed the Kong Harald. I just walked all over the city and took various photos. It was a short stay in Ålesund and … Read more
The excursion to Urke was one of the excursions you could book on board. We were a small group. The Kong Harald couldn’t dock in Urke, so we had to change to a tender boat to get ashore. Masks were compulsory for the transfer and on the tender boat, as the required minimum distance could … Read more