Norway 2009
Sopptember 2009 I went to Sandefjord in Vestfold, Norway. Sopptember? Yes, sopptember because there are lots of mushrooms (norwegian: sopp) out in the woods in september. There had been lots of chanterelles. And what is better than a day of strolling through the woods? Yes a day of strolling trough the woods with a delicious ending. There where still some blueberries and mountain cranberries there, too.
You might also enjoy hikes along the coast on the so called kyststien (coastal trail). The trail is well marked so you hardly can get lost. But you also can get some information in one of the local tourist information center in the area e.g. Sandefjord or Tønsberg.
The Kyststien leads from one beautyfull bay to another even better bay. So do not forget to take some coffe and bakery with you and have a nice picnic whilst enyoing the seaview. The local bakeries have various delicious speciallieties, all verry sweet and tasty. Just ask for some "Kringler" or "Wienerbrød". Leaving the Trail to climb up the hills is also nice but you'd better not afraid of hieights and keep in mind that you have to go down again later.
Another highlight in Sandfjord surely is the viking ship Gaia. This year I discovered that there also is the ship Åsa. In summer the gaia crew offers sailing or rowing tours. For more Informations check out my link list. You can discover lots of Viking related places around Vestfold. Gaia is built as copy of the Gogstadship which was found under the Gokstadhill near Sandefjord. The original now lies in the Vikingshipmuseum in Oslo. Explore also Kaupang which formerly has been a viking trading post or on of the many burial mounts or stone circles.
