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The Five-Countries Holiday - Part One

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Category: Ramblings | Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:27 am

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That's what we'll be calling this year's holiday. It's been a long one, but we've had such fun. :) Here are some photos. We started, of course, here in Norway.

A mountain crossing called Valdresflya. I kept thinking about Toni and the Texans when we drove passed all the snow. Notice the tall stakes by the side of the road. They need them in winter to navigate by when they plow the road:



Our first stop was by this lovely beach. We went swimming, and the water wasn't too cold even though it's a river/lake:



Then the zoo and play park in Kristiansand:







Captain Sabeltann's pirate ship:



We got to see the celebrations in Cardamom Town:



Tobias in the tower:



Aunt Sofie, the strictest aunt in the world:



The Zoo's got lots of different animals but each species' grounds are so big we won't always get to see them. We did see the lions:



Cardamom Town is very pretty, and there are plant arrangements all over the place:



Then we went to an outdoor museum while waiting for the boat to Denmark. There's a mini-town showing what the old town in Kristiansand looked like:





There's also a collection of houses rescued from the old town:



A farm from Telemark somewhere:



This is how the hay was dried before silage bales and hay driers were invented:



And here's the ferry we took to Denmark. Three and a half hours to cross, and we ate most of the time:



So the next entry will be about Denmark and Denmark only.



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Sjoerd wrote on Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:23 am:

These foto's look very interesting to my eye. I have never been to Norway, so of course the curiosity factor is quite high. Open air musea are especilly interesting to me because they often contain "snippets" of the past and were from ordinary folk, not the rich or powerful.
Scenes like that one "from Telemark somewhere"and the old method of drying hay are the sort of things I quite like.
Of course the other buildings were aslso interesting. I find it a good idea to preserve old examples from the past.
I like the look of that Salvia as well.
I can recall the sticks on the sides of the road from when I lived in Alaska. They were there for the same reasons.
I have had a life-long interest in nature so the visit to see the animals is something that I would have liked very much.
Gosh Droopy, you guys got off to a good start on your vacation. Can't wait to see the rest.

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eileen wrote on Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:01 am:

Gosh Droopy you've been to so many wonderful places. The Kristiansand zoo is another place I'd enjoy going to. You even saw SNOW on your holiday!! I'm off to seee the next lot.

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toni wrote on Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:24 pm:

Ahhhhhhh, snooooow, ahhhhhhhh, snow.

Oh,the other pictures are great too. Can you go inside the old houses? I would love to wander thru those and picture in my mind what the home looked like in use.

Two of the buildings in the Farm from Telemark somewhere photo look very similar in basic style to the Tudor building in photo #9 EJ posted in her Weald and Downland Open Air Museum topic. I wonder did the builders of the Tudor building originally come from Norway?

Going to the next blog entry now.

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Droopy wrote on Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:28 pm:

Thanks for liking the photos. That snow will probably barely have vanished when the new snow comes.

The old houses are open to the public, and have the proper furniture in them too.

Toni, there was a lot of traffic by sea between England, Scotland and Norway, so it's hard to tell who influenced who exactly.

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Jewell2009 wrote on Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:12 am:

Wow! snow in July! Must be high elevations??? Loved seeing the different method of hay drying, fasinating. The roofs on the farmstead were also intriguing with the grasses. Thanks for sharing.

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gardengater wrote on Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:17 am:

It looks like so much fun. I enjoy looking at old architecture of quaint towns.
Good that you had fun!

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glendann wrote on Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:30 am:

What wonderful photos Droopy.I sure enjoyed all your vacation encluding the snow.It made me feel a little cooler.I'm on my way to your next blog.

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Droopy wrote on Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:21 am:

The snow is at about 4 557 feet or 1 519 yards above sea level, so it's high up. The road's closed during winter due to the harsh snow conditions.

Grass thatched roofs were common here before, and some still like to use them. It looks rather nice.

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daisybeans wrote on Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:46 pm:

Ah Droopy, I held off looking at your pics until I had enough time to properly enjoy them. YOu always tell such a great story with your photo essays! I very much like the restored farm and town buildings -- I love that sort of thing. But I'd love to see the animals too. They look calm and well tended there. On to the next blog!!! Would love to see these places "in person" someday.

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Droopy wrote on Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:51 pm:

I do hope you will, daisybeans. :D

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