Norway and the wooden houses

So far, two full days in Norway exploring the central part of the country and trying to make the best out of the 5 hours daylight.

With a rent car we, Anja, Frauke and I, managed to do short road trips and visit the cities Røros, Kristiansund an its surrounding islands, as well as, great landscapes along the Norwegian western coast.

The city of Røros in the county Sør-Trøndelag, not far from the border to Sweden, was famous for the mining activities and is also known as Bergstaden (the mining city).

The typical Norwegian wooden houses are also predominant here. It reminded me of the architecture I've seen in the countryside of Lithuania.

Once in Røros I had to think about my German hometown, Freiberg, for being also traditionally connected to the mining.

Through the road E39 from Trondheim we had to take the ferry between Halsa and Kanestraum to reach Kristiansund. The ferry leaves hourly and take 20 min to connect both point. Price for a car and three people 148,0 NOK (approx. 17,0 €).

Kristiansund, on the west from Trondheim, is a very pictoresc harbor city composed by a few islands.

Wether in the countryside, or at the coast, the wooden houses are the most characteristic part of Norway. Besides the Norwegian pullovers and the reindeers, of course.

At the Varde, the highest point in Kristiansund.

From Kristiansund we headed further towards the Norwegian Sea crossing small islands an villages like Averøy, Bruhagen and Kårvåg. Beautiful! More detail and a few pics in the next post.

P. S.: now sitting in the car a heading north to see prehistoric paintings on the rocks.

Cheers peeps!