Itinerary
- Wed Jul 11 - Fly to Oslo Gardermoen
- UA1739 - lv. SFO 8:51AM - ar. EWR 5:28PM (5 hrs 37 min) - confirmed - seat ?
- UA4690 - lv. ATL 1:33PM - ar. EWR 4:00PM (2 hrs 27 min) - confirmed - seat 7A
- SK 908 - lv. EWR 7:00PM - ar. OSL 8:20AM (7 hrs 20 min) - Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
- confirmed - seat 1B
- AVIS - Audi A6 - automatic, NAV - confirmed
- Thu Jul 12 - Gardermoen to Karlstad/Kristinehamn - 260/300 km
- leave Gardermoen east on Highway 174 to Highway 2 - 16 km
- north on Highway 2 to Sweden border - 120 km
- Norway 2 becomes Sweden 61 at border - Hedmark fylke to Värmsland län
- Sweden border to E18 to Karlstad/Kristinehamn - 124/164 km
- arrive Karlstad - late afternoon
- Elite Stadshotellet - Exit Karl IX - left on Våxsnäsgatan - right on Sandbäcksgatan - confirmed
- arrive Kristinehamn - late afternoon
- Fri Jul 13 - Karlstad/Kristinehamn to Lidköping - 130 km
- Train 51 - lv. Stockholm 8:25AM - ar. Kristinehamn 10:53AM
- leave Kristinehamn - Stationsgatan - Magasinplan - Västraringvägen - Skaraborgsvägen - Highway 26 to Mariestad - 75 km
- Mariestad (Pop. 15,000) - named for
Marie of Pfalz, first wife of
King Charles IX (1604-1611)
- old 16th century lakeside town with harbor and Cathedral
- pick up self-guided walking map from tourist office by the harbor on Hamngatan
- Café Holmen
- at People's Park - leave by 2:10PM - (52 km to Lidköping)
- Café Ströget
- at Österlånggatan 10
- side trip if time permits
-
Forshem kyrka - some parts 12th-13th century - most changes 1760's - restored 1939 - see liljestenar
-
Liljestenar - are they from the Byzantine Empire c800's?
- Götene - 2:30PM - (24 km to Lidköping)
- Lidköping - arrive 2:45PM
- Sat Jul 14 - Lidköping to Mellerud
- leave Lidköping north on Highway 44
- Links
- mini-itinerary for Kinnekulle
- The quarry itself
- Views from high elevations near the
quarry -- utsekt of Lake Vänern
- Town of Hellekis w/ marina - stopping
place for cup of coffee and Hellekis Säteri (manor)
- Husaby kyrka
- Västerplana, Medelplana,
Österplana -- western-middle-eastern meadows. Old stone kyrkor at
all three
- Högehall limestone slab - southeast of
Västerplana kyrka
- Several old mansions and manors --
some privately owned.
- Petroglyphs (axe god)
- Källby Hallar - 2 stones (one
pagan, one Christian)
- Old Viking grave (possibly) - 3
stones
- Sigrid Storråda - "new" viking ship -
replica of Norwegian Viking ship Gokstad (not a Swedish ship)
- Domarring stone circle near
Källby
- More kyrka -- Broby, Skälvum, Kestad,
Forshem, Kinne-Vedum, etc. (too many - we won't even
look)
- return to Lidköping - then south on 44
- at 40km - traffic circle - right to Lilleskog
- 1 km to Flo Kyrka
- at 6-8km look to right at rail overpass for Domarring (ancient grave)
- turn right on Storegårdsvägen to Halleberg -
follow road to Vargön - pass Coop Nära on right
- then Pizza - then
ICA Supermarket on the right - turn left at traffic circle back
to original road
- follow Östra Vågen to Vänersborg
- arrive Vänersborg
- leave Vänersborg
- arrive Mellerud
- Restaurants
- Sun Jul 15 - Mellerud to Haverud or Åmåls
- Mon Jul 16 - Åmåls to Ed
- Tue Jul 17 - Ed to Oslo
- arrive Oslo
- Gabelshus - Gabelsgate 16
- 2 single rooms / 2 nights - confirmed
- Wed Jul 18 - around Oslo
- Thu Jul 19 - Oslo to Notodden
- arrive Notodden
- plans with Kari and Gerda and Sølvi for dinner
- Fri Jul 20 - Notodden to Tuddal
- Rjukan
- Vermork Power Station / Hydro Plant
- Gaustatoppen
- arrive Tuddal
- Sat Jul 21 - Tuddal to Seljord
- Tinn - Vinje - Seljord
- arrive Seljord
- Sun Jul 22
- Mon Jul 23
- Tue Jul 24 - Seljord to Gardermoen via E18
- Wed Jul 25 - SK 907 - lv. OSL 11:05AM - ar. EWR 1:10PM (8 hrs 5 min)
- seats 2A/2B
- UA 997 lv. EWR 4:59PM - ar. SFO 8:24PM PDT - seat ?
- UA4661 lv. EWR 4:35PM - ar. ATL 7:07PM EDT - seat 7A
LINKS BELOW ARE FROM 2009 TRIP
Oslo Links
- TourGuyFred Map - J&L go to Oslo
- Hotels
- Restaurants
- Downtown - 360° panorama view of downtown
~ Karl Johans gate
~ Stortingsgata
~ Rådhushalle (site of Nobel Peace Prize presentation)
- Transportation
- Express train Airport-to-Oslo -
ticket purchase locations -
we all travel half-fare, 85 NOK each
- T-bane -
Map of routes
- Lines 1,2,3,4,5,6
- Trikken (Tramway) -
Map of routes
- Lines 11,12,13,17,18,19
-
Combined Map - T-bane, Trikken, Bus, Ferry
-
Transportation from Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania - using Jernbanetorget and Kirkeristen (Storgata)
-
harbor cruise - 50 minute mini-cruise (... or longer cruises)
-
Frogner Park - (see below for Norwegian Wood Rock Festival)
- Holmenkollen Ski Jump - Official Site
- More Links
Telemark Links
- Notodden
- Heddal Stave - E134, west of Notodden - largest stave in Norway
Festival Links
- Oslo - June 11-14 - Norwegian Wood Rock Festival - Frogner Park
I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me...
She showed me her room, isn't it good, norwegian wood?
- John Lennon
I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me...
She showed me her room, isn't it good, knowing she would? - play on words
- John Lennon
- Klevjerhagen - June 12-13 - Blues Festival - 20 km S of Drammen
- Dalsmarken 2009 - Fri-Sat June 19-20
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