Our last evening at Kloster Muhle - near Bremen

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Finally - good food, reasonable prizes, a language we can speak: We are in Germany :-)
One day left before we are home - after 4 and half weeks...

David Leavitt in Amsterdam - The Video (thanks to De Harmonie)

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On our verry last ferry

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Our last ferry from Sweden to Denmark was on a huge - but empty ship. We had to fasten our bikes real good in order to prevent them from falling on the (sometimes) rough kattegat sea. Fortunately nothing happened during our 4 hour crossing. I only had to wash my hands several times...

A funny washing label in my new Valiant T-shirt

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Varberg - our last Swedish town

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Kungalv

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The first Norwegian parlement was held in this house: in 1814

Guess who - It's Admundsen again!

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This time in his hometown Fredriksstad in the south of Norway.

Clothes we would like to have - but cannot take them with us...

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While traveling round in Norway evreyone we see is wearing these jackets or these fleece. As much as we like them - we cannot take them with us on the bikes. So we have to search oline when we come home. Eddie likes the Swedish Tuxer jacket, while I like the Bergans fleece.

The Troll automobile

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The only Norwegian car ever made: the Troll. Luckely for us it stayed with one prototype... ;-)

Eddie visiting a local farmer

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Stav church in Lillehammer

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Nice cash register in Lillehammer

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Sunday's Best: Top Ten things Scandinavian

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So after three weeks Scandinavia - what did I learn? Here are some observations:
  1. Food - Except for large cities and Denmark it's either hamburger or pizza (even by the Chinese you can order pizza) The quality is awful. Vegetables deep freeze...
  2. Prices - Norway is outragious expensive. A 25% tax isn't helping either. Sweden is rather cheap.
  3. English - everybody speaks very good english
  4. Emigrants - most are "locked"up somewhere in a distant northern town or village, especially in Sweden this seems to be the case where the Ethiopians walk around in groups of 4.
  5. Roads - are excellent everywhere
  6. Nature - overwhelming, Norway is one of the most beautiful countries I know
  7. Weather - changing a lot big local differences and they are not very well predicted...
  8. Fashion - People have highly fashion sense (Except for the crocs craze and the ultra skinny jeans.). Lot's of local brands who have international apeal (sports and other) Like Jack Jones, H & M, Cottonfield etc.
  9. Ikea - everywhere in Sweden, none in Norway
  10. Attitude - People tend to be friendly but reserved.
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