Vang i Valdres — view from a rest stop

The photos just don’t do justice to the looming sides of the mountains all around or the foggy peaks barely visible above.

Besides the views, we can now say that we’ve driven through the longest road tunnel in the world: 24 kilometres. It’s has three open caverns in an attempt to relieve tunnel strain. The blue orbs were certainly odd, so I suppose they had the desired effect, though I don’t think they would have helped with mum’s dislike of any kind of tunnel.

Lærdal Tunnel, in the wake up zone (youtube)
Life on the road

Oslo to Bergen

Up at 6 and driving before 7 on the road trip from Oslo to Bergen. I was playing around with slow motion video in the early morning light.

The stop at Flam for the scenic railway certainly proved beautiful, though the whole drive was beautiful. The numerous tunnels on the drive (30-40?) not only served their designed purpose but each one also built to a reveal of the next view to drive across before entering another tunnel.

The weather was so pleasant that we could open the sun roof and enjoy the brisk air rushing over the car and had the added benefit of some out-of-the-car photography.

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Frognerseteren Restaurant

Ate dessert last night (a delicious piece of apple pie) at the Frognerseteren Restaurant, which over looks the city of Oslo.

At night the whole city twinkled a multitude of lights rising from the shadows. Above it all, the night time fog rolled in. The whole time we sat watching, I don’t know if the cloud advanced at all, but it had the appearance of a giant storm front looming in place. The fog was lit from below by the city lights, making it look even bigger. It turned about itself like the waters of the Red Sea as Moses makes his escape.

Today we drive from Oslo to Bergen. Picturesque!

On the road from Oslo to Bergen
A band of cloud around the mountain by the roadside