Oslo
- 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
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Combined Map - T-bane, Trikken, Bus, Ferry
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Transportation from Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania - using Jernbanetorget and Kirkeristen (Storgata)
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harbor cruise - 50 minute mini-cruise (... or longer cruises)
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Frogner Park - (see below for Norwegian Wood Rock Festival)
- Holmenkollen Ski Jump - Official Site
- More Links
Sogn - area around Sognefjorden
Bergen-to-Telemark
- Ullensvang, Ullensvang, Hordaland
- Hotel Ullensvang
- background music by Edvard Grieg, Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Morning Mood
- CarWalks.com - Driving Highlights & Walking Trails - maps
- Røldal, Odda, Hordaland
Telemark
- Notodden
- Heddal Stave - E134, west of Notodden - largest stave in Norway
Bands/Festivals
- Bands
- Gong - formed in France 1969 - French version of Grateful Dead -
Wikipedia
- AC/DC - Black Ice World Tour -
Wikipedia
- Vamp - Norwegian folk music, celtic music, rock. - from Haugesund
- Tour 2009 - itinerary
- Svelvik
picture #2 - Wednesday June 17 - 8:00PM -
Dampskipkaia (steamship wharf) -
80 km SSW of Oslo towards Notodden
- Larvik - Thursday June 18 - 8:00PM -
Bøkeskogen (The beech forest) -
25 km SE of Porsgrunn on the coast
- Nothing posted beyond June 18 yet
- Åsmund Åmli Band - see Dalsmarken 2009 - Friday, June 19 - 11:30PM
- Videos from Sande Dansefestival
- Åsmund singing in English
| YouTube #16 - 41st Street Lonely Hearts Club -
imitating his idol, Buck Owens |
- Stomp og Vatn by Magne Saure
- Festivals
- 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
Ferries
- Fjord1
- Flam-to-Balestrand
- lv. Flam/arr. Balestrand ~~ 3:30PM/4:55PM (express)
- Balestrand-to-Bergen
- lv. Balestrand/arr. Bergen ~~ 7:50AM/11:50AM --- or --- 4:55PM/8:20PM
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Glacier trip (Tour 12A/B) - Balestrand to Fjærland (incl. museum & glaciers) to Balestrand - 8:05AM-4:55PM / 12:00PM-4:55PM
- Tour 117 - Flåm-Aurland-Gudvangen/Nærøyfjord-Return
- 9:00AM-1:30PM / 11:00AM-2:40PM / 1:20PM-6:00PM / 3:10PM-7:15PM
- Tour 16 - Balestrand-Aurland-Gudvangen/Nærøyfjord-Flåm-Balestrand
- 8:30AM-4:55PM
- Cruise ship sightings
- No ships at Flåm on Sunday when we are there
- Cruise ship Seabourn Pride leaves Flåm Monday, June 15, at 6:00 PM
- Cruise ship Costa Mediterranea arrives Flåm Tuesday, June 16, at 8:00 AM
Itinerary
- Wed Jun 10 - US788 - lv. PHL 8:35PM - ar. OSL 10:35AM (8 hrs) US Airways
- purchased 4 tickets First Class
- lv. SFO 9:05AM - ar. PHL 5:49PM
- lv. ATL 3:02PM - ar. PHL 5:15PM
- Thu Jun 11 - arrive OSL 10:35AM - arrive downtown 12:00PM - check-in? - go to Frogner - dinner
- Fri Jun 12 - around Oslo - lunch - J&L alone - dinner - Oslo (2nd night)
- Norwegian Wood Rock Festival -
- Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania (2nd night)
- Sat Jun 13 - around Oslo - lunch - J&L alone - dinner - Oslo (3rd night)
- Norwegian Wood Rock Festival -
- Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania (3rd night)
- Sun Jun 14 - Oslo to Balestrand
- Oslo to Myrdal -lv. Oslo 8:11AM - ar. Myrdal 12:53PM - [nsb.no]
- purchased 4 tickets NSB Komfort seats reserved
- Myrdal to Flåm - lv. Myrdal 1:27PM - ar. Flåm 2:25PM - [flaamsbana.no]
- purchased 4 tickets "free seating"
- Flåm to Balestrand - lv. Flåm 3:30PM - via Aurland & Leikanger - ar. Balestrand 4:55PM
- [Fjord1.no]
- reservations confirmed
- Kviknes Hotel in Balestrand (1st night)
- confirmed 2 demi-suites + 1 double (all historic) 2 nights w/ breakfast
- Mon Jun 15 - Glacier trip
- full-day (7:50AM-4:50PM) trip to Fjærland - reservations confirmed
- Kviknes Hotel (2nd night)
- Tue Jun 16 - Balestrand to Bergen - stay in Bergen
- lv. Balestrand 7:50AM - ar. Bergen 11:40AM
- [Fjord1.no]
- reservations confirmed
- Neptun Hotel (1 night only)
- confirmed 2 Deluxe Dbl rooms 1 night w/ breakfast
- Wed Jun 17 - rent car - leave in morning - double-ferry across Hardangerfjorden - ar. Ullensvang late afternoon
- Avis - Lars Hilles gate 20A - Opel Zafira wagon - confirmed return Oslo
- Ullensvang Hotel (1st night) - confirmed 2 Jr. Suites 2 nights w/ breakfast
- Thu Jun 18 - around Sørfjorden
- Lofthus - Kinsavik - CarWalks
- Ullensvang Hotel (2nd night)
- Fri Jun 19 - drive to Tokke
- Sat Jun 20 (Midsummer)
- around Tokke
- around Fyresdal
- Dalsmarken
- Dalen Hotel (2nd night)
- Sun Jun 21 - drive to Kviteseid
- possibly have plans with Kari or Gerda or Kari-Mette Brekke
- Morgedal Hotel (1st night) - confirmed 2 Dbl rooms 2 nights w/ breakfast
- Mon Jun 22
- around Kviteseid
- around Seljord
- Morgedal Hotel (2nd night)
- Tue Jun 23 - Morgedal to Notodden (Heddal stave) - Gerda? - to Oslo
- Wed Jun 24 - US789 - lv. OSL 1:00PM - ar. PHL 3:45PM (8 hrs 45 min)
- lv. PHL 5:55PM - ar. SFO 8:58PM PDT
- lv. PHL 8:20PM - ar. ATL 10:37PM EDT
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