#lærdal

[formlab]

Borgund Kirke i Lærdal. Knud Knudsen, 1885

[whereifindsanity]

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Alexander Shchukin - Lærdal

#norway

[lowcountry-gothic]

Inside Borgund Stave Church, Lærdal, Vestland, Norway

#norway #stave churches

[gfxced]

Turistplagen

When exploring Norway, I do not want to disclose where I go too precisely on social media, because I mainly go to regions that are not filled to the brim with tourists and I want the areas that I like to remain fairly anonymous.

On the road trip I took with my son Bjørn, we didn't even go that far into the west, but far enough that more than half the road traffic was made up of Dutch and German RVs and caravans.

The area between Odda and Lærdal were particularly egregious. Up around Jotunheimen, there were a lot of tourists but already noticeably less, but once you move away from there, tourists drop down to almost zero while the country's beauty remains the same.

Thankfully for me.

The damn boatloads of tourists, they all can flock to the western coast, Trolltunga, the Fjord regions, and the Lofoten in the North and just die in a ditch there. Stay out of my beloved unknown parts.

#norge #norway #tourism #tourist #noreg

[mel1505]

16.06.2023 Tag 8 in Norwegen 🇳🇴 Heute fuhren wir weiter Richtung Aurland. (Gefahren sind wir seit zuhause tatsächlich schon über 2.000 km!) Wir kamen wieder durch unzählige Tunnel und kamen an vielen, vielen Wasserfällen vorbei. Ich glaube wir hatten noch keinen Tag hier, an dem wir keinen gesehen haben. Die gibt es echt wie Sand am Meer. An einem kleinen Bach füllten wir unsere Duschwasserreserven wieder auf. Der zusätzliche Kanister ist echt Gold wert (danke Pap 😘). Weiter ging es zum Stegastein Aussichtspunkt. Es ging steil die Serpentinen hoch. Die Strecke dort hin war sehr schmal und es kamen uns einige Autos und Camper entgegen. 😱 Wenn ich das vorher gewusst hätte, wären wir wohl besser den 24,5 km langen Tunnel (im Jahr 2000 der längste Tunnel der Welt) nach Lærdal gefahren. 🥵 Nach ca. 20 Minuten Höllenstraße sind wir angekommen und die Aussicht war wirklich unglaublich schön - es hat sich also gelohnt. Aber es war ziemlich viel los und die Sonne brutzelte erbarmungslos vom Himmel. Wir machten uns weiter bergauf und kamen wieder bis auf 1.300 Höhenmeter. Die Schneefelder wurden immer größer und die Landschaft immer karger. Nach einem lauten Poltern von hinten aus der Wohnkabine hielten wir an und sahen, dass es die Halterung der Schranktüre aus dem Küchenblock gerissen hatte. Wir versuchten es zunächst mit Spanngurten zu fixieren, überlegten uns allerdings schnell etwas anderes, da es nicht richtig hielt. Wir fanden schließlich eine Lösung und mussten dafür aber unser Topfuntersetzerhölzchen opfern. Wir hielten uns noch eine Weile an dem Parkplatz mit traumhafter Aussicht auf und aßen noch Mal Wraps (mit Wonderburger) zu Mittag. Es war zu diesem Zeitpunkt tatsächlich schon fast 16 Uhr 😅. Dadurch das die Sonne immer hoch steht, verliert man jegliches Zeitgefühl. Danach ging es wieder bergab. An Straßenrand grasten immer wieder einige Schafe. 🐑 Zwischendurch hielten wir noch mal auf einem Parkplatz an und liefen zu einer kleinen Höhle, in der ein künstlicher Bär lag, außenrum lauter Campingartikel. Wir wissen allerdings nicht, welche Bedeutung dies hatte. Nach weiteren 20 km sind wir endlich wieder an einen Fjord gekommen. Die Bremsen waren schon ganz heiß gelaufen. Nun war das nächste Ziel die Stabkirche von Borgund. Diese wurde ca. 1150 gebaut und blieb seitdem so gut wie unverändert. Wir kamen leider zu spät dort an und konnten die Kirche nur aus der Ferne bestaunen. Das Gelände ist komplett abgesperrt und mit Kameras überwacht. Mittlerweile stehen wir in einer kleinen Parkbucht am Fjord schrieben den Blog und planen den nächsten Tag. 😊

[kevinwiesel]

Die Stabkirche in Hahnenklee im Harz. Sie ist der Nachbau einer ähnlichen Stabkirche die in Lærdal in Norwegen steht.

#kultur #culture #hahenklee #laerdal #harz #photography #fotografie #photograph #photographers #architecture #cultural architecture #church #religion #faith #glaube #kirche #kirchen #deutschland #germany #deutsche blogs #german #sunshine #spring

[fotograrte]

The stave church of Borgund in Norway was built around 1200. It belongs to a church type built of wood without any nails. It now serves as a museum.

Borgund Stave Church in Lærdal was built around 1180 and is dedicated to the Apostle Andrew. The church is exceptionally well preserved and is one of the most distinctive stave churches in Norway. Some of the finest features are the lavishly carved portals and the roof carvings of dragons's heads. The stave churches are Norway's most important contribution to world architecture and Norway's oldest preserved timber buildings. "UNIQUE VIKING FINDS" - permanent exhibition opening 15th of May. Presenting Viking Finds.

#Borgund Stave Church #Norway #Middle Ages #Norwegian stave churches #Vikings #Apostle Andrew #Museum #Exhibition #Public exhibition

[thewaynorth-trilogy]

Entrance to Borgund stave church; Borgund, Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

#norway #stave churches

[travelella]

Norway Fun Facts!

There are 400,000 lakes in Norway

Norway ranks 8th among the countries having the longest coastlines on earth.

Norwegians indulge in a 4-week holiday every summer season.

In 1884, the Norwegians impeached their government.

The most famous chocolate factory in Norway is Freia. It also served as the inspiration for Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Norwegians are the biggest readers in the whole world.

Almost 70% of Norway is uninhabited.

Norway is also one of the least corrupt countries in the world.

The world's longest road tunnel is in Norway. The Lærdal Tunnel is 15 miles (24.5 km) long.

The Norwegian capital of Oslo has been the proud venue of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony every year (with just a few exceptions) since 1901.

Everyone living in Norway has three figures taken from their annual tax return published: their annual income, income tax paid, and total wealth.

Norway is the world's most successful nation at the Winter Olympic Games. Despite having little more than 5 million residents, Norway has won more medals than any other country in Olympic history.

To say thank you for their help during World War II, the city of Oslo sends Britain a tree every Christmas. The tall Norwegian spruce from the Oslo forest is placed prominently in Trafalgar Square.

#NorwayFacts #Norway #Fun Facts #Norway Fun Facts #Europe

[calystarose]

The Laerdal Tunnel: The Longest Road Tunnel in the World

It's a 24.51-kilometre-long (15.23 mi) road tunnel connecting the municipalities of Lærdal and Aurland in Norway.

I want to go so bad!!! :D

#tunnel #laerdal tunnel #norway #caves #video #Youtube

[safereturndoubtful]

Day 87 - to Hemsedal Golf Club

The Lærdal gorge hasn’t had any sun for almost a month now, and it won’t until May. I remember one house I had, in Frankton on the outskirts of Queenstown in New Zealand was similar. Once the snow and ice comes that lingers also, especially without any warmth from the sun.

I met two locals during my ambling today, both of whom live slightly out of the gorge. One was a an old guy, who has lived here for all of his 79 years, and did the ascent that I was on three times each week, whatever the weather. He was particularly taken with Roja, and vice versa. As we spoke, we were next to an information sign for German gun emplacements from 1940-43, the year he was born. I’ve come across this in Norway before, that his generation are particularly grateful to the British who played a major role in the liberation of the fjord coast. Though Norway was invaded in 1940 and then occupied until the end of the war, the Nazis had retreated from much of the fjord coast by 1943.

The other person I met was the local farmer, just out for her walk. She told me her son did all the work these days, centred around sheep, and management of the salmon fishing on the river, which is their most lucrative income stream. She had a labrador also, but not with her, and could not get over how calm and friendly Roja was.

I was on another two of the ancient roads of the area today, both extensions of yesterdays, which now combine to be the 100 kilometre King’s Road, the new long distance path I mentioned a few days ago.

The first ‘road’ was an old post road. They are always attractive to me, and brought memories of the one I had been on a couple of months ago in Finland, the Arctic Post Road, and the wonderful one on the east coast of the Isle of Harris.

Here, in 1793, the road was constructed on rock shelves, secured by posts and wooden railings as there is a a hundred metre drop off though…

In 1840 a 15 metre high wall was constructed to support the path, following several disasters. Photo below.. Considering it’s age, it is respected as a huge feat of engineering. Not surprisingly, when word spread of its opening, many people came to travel on it. Legend speaks of a woman called Torborg who set up a sort of coffee and brandy stand to sell to travellers. She is said to have done very well from it, storing her money in a stocking under a pile of stones. Since her death though, it has never been found. On midsummer’s night the stones are said to glow with a gentle blue flame.

No doubt in the height of the summer season these roads are well trodden, but today, despite the cool temperatures (not above 2C), I met only those two locals, and the hike was at its finest, with its autumn colours higher up the hills a feature, as the many waterfalls cascaded into the river far below.

My return was in the old road on the opposite side of the river, the Olavssklemma. This was the older road, named after King Olav, who supposedly traversed it in the year 995. This is steep and narrow in places, and particularly susceptible to the conditions, treacherous in ice, and when after prolonged rain.

Back at the van it was time to move on. From just 250 meters above sea level, we took the route 52 east towards Hemsedal. The road climbs to 1200 metres. With clear skies up here it was cold, 7 below zero. My plan was to get over the pass, while the fine weather was here, then settle a little lower. The area around Hemsedal, 700 metres asl, has many tourists in the summer, and when the snow is here, but right now it is a good time to visit, with hardly anyone around. The clear day has given way to an icy night.

[simplyforestkate]

Roadtrip Sweden And Norway – Part 5

Borgund and Lærdal

After Lærdal we visited the Borgund Stave Church which is situated just a few kilometres away from Lærdal. We didn’t took the main road, instead we choose more scenic and less crowded side road. Borgund Stave Church was built sometime between 1180 and 1250 AD and it still amazes me how well it is preserved. The nearby graveyard will all the gravestones gives it even more magnificent sight. And to be honest I was expecting to be a bit bigger, or just because all churches we have here in Slovenia are so big.

Our road to Lillehammer, finally with some pine trees!

In the distance you can spot our perfect house – with a dock and a boat. Oh and the view when you wake up!

Lillehammer

And here it is our final destination, before we headed back home – Lillehammer. We arrived here pretty late and just went to rest. Next day we visited the Olympic sites and walked a bit around. We were surprised how well all the structures are still well preserved and still used, but not just sport teams, that arrive here to practice, but also by locals for recreational use.

We didn’t know how much time it will take us to arrive in Oslo, since it was Monday that day, and we heard that traffic can be quite bad. So we continued our voyage back. On our way back we stopped at Oslo ( we don’t like big cities, so we didn’t plan that much time there), Strömstad (yay Sweden – we stayed here for a couple of days in a camp and relax), Göteborg (our still favourite of all cities we visited), Lund, passed Malmo, København, Frederiksborg castle (which was great and we spent the whole day there), Roskilde (great open Viking museum, where you can craft your own viking ship!), Jelling and Ribe.

[infobetogr]

Sogndal - SK Brann

Εντυπωσιακή η διαδρομή των 4,5 ωρών από το Μπέργκεν στο Σόγκνταλ μέσω του Lærdal Tunnelen των 25 χιλιομέτρων την οποία είχα την τύχη να κάνω πριν από αρκετά χρόνια! Για του κλειστοφοβικούς υπάρχουν βέβαια και εναλλακτικές διαδρομές με ενδιάμεσα καραβάκια, επίσης γραφικότατες. Μπορεί η απόσταση να είναι αρκετά μεγάλη αλλά…

source https://www.infobeto.com/sogndal-sk-brann

[eopederson]

Borgund stavkirke, Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norge, 1984.

#churches #timber #stave church #borgund #lærdal #sogn og fjordane #norge #1984 #photographers on tumblr

[dygn]

#lærdal #norway #sunset #fjells #fjord #original photographers

[alicenorway1963]

#lærdal #kvevatnet #fjellørret #rakfisk #delikatesse #fermentedfish #vær #norskefjell #snø #snow #wintercomingsoon (ved Laerdal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1_0Fd_iKns/?igshid=1927yv6ph3mbi

#lærdal #kvevatnet #fjellørret #rakfisk #delikatesse #fermentedfish #vær #norskefjell #snø #snow #wintercomingsoon