tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164368552011-04-21T16:04:08.057-07:00Here's a little selection of photos I took during my cycling tour of Norway. I have scanned them from slides so the quality isn't too good, but I guess they look nice the same!!!Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126042084313853462005-09-06T23:30:00.000-07:002005-09-06T14:28:45.780-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n021.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">From the little ferry to Helgeroa, in Southern Norway, I've seen many islands and private houses reached only by boat...<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604208431385346?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126042351156798902005-09-06T23:29:00.000-07:002005-09-06T14:32:31.156-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n03.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Cycling there has been lovely: many lakes, rivers and forests... No traffic at all and the weather has been good too!!!<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604235115679890?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126042596844316612005-09-06T23:27:00.000-07:002005-09-06T14:36:36.846-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n04.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">The only company I had there...<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604259684431661?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126042962176970632005-09-06T23:25:00.000-07:002005-09-06T14:51:07.150-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n15.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">It's tough travelling in such way for 920 km, but the beauty of that nature sometimes can make you forget</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> the tiredness...<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604296217697063?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126043389111504982005-09-06T23:22:00.000-07:002005-09-06T14:50:42.066-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n11.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Too much humidity gave me some problems to my camera; when I was up there the camera didn't work anymore.... I bought some new batteries for it (4 at 6 euros!!!) but it has been useless. Only some minutes later (and after phoning to Italy...) I succeded in take this photo. Cool!!!<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604338911150498?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126043811891856992005-09-06T23:21:00.000-07:002005-09-06T14:56:51.893-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n13.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">The North Sea cycle route (Nordsiovegen) is a 4000 km itinerary around the North Sea between Norway, Denmark, Germany, Holland, England and Scotland. I cycled the Norwegian part between Flekkefjord and Haugesund; even if full of uphills, it offered me many great views.<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604381189185699?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126043951781663582005-09-06T23:19:00.000-07:002005-09-06T14:59:11.783-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n14.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Who said the South of Norway is flat???<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604395178166358?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126044476812996212005-09-06T23:18:00.000-07:002005-09-06T15:07:56.813-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/ognacamp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/ognacamp.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the family who helped me while I was in the middle of a rain storm in Ogna. The tent wasn't good enough for all that water and before reaching them in their motorhome the only way for me to "survive" was waiting for better times in the camping site toilet... Thanks!!! I spent all the evening with them before going to sleep in the kitchen...<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604447681299621?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126044641841537492005-09-06T23:15:00.000-07:002005-09-06T15:11:32.040-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n05.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604464184153749?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126044878891075802005-09-06T23:13:00.000-07:002005-09-06T15:14:38.893-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n06.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a view of the pier in Stavanger, one of the biggest Norwegian cities.<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604487889107580?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126045098995887232005-09-06T23:12:00.000-07:002005-09-06T15:18:18.996-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n07.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">As the sky became dark he offered me a 20 km lift on the way to Haugesund. I met him on the ferry between Stavanger and Skudeneshavn. Thanks to you too!!!<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604509899588723?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126045624285380832005-09-06T23:10:00.001-07:002005-09-06T15:27:04.286-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n08.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">The Italian acrobatic team of "Frecce Tricolori" were in Norway, on a fjord not far from Bergen, to train themselves. I've been lucky to see them: I was in the West coast on the fast ferry to Bergen and their show were just for us 'cause each city was very far from that area!<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604562428538083?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126045223810701302005-09-06T23:10:00.000-07:002005-09-06T15:20:23.810-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n16.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604522381070130?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126045921810995532005-09-06T23:08:00.000-07:002005-09-06T15:32:01.810-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n09.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Bergen, also known as capital of the fjords. Lovely city and nice people, I spent there two days and for all the time I've seen just rain...<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604592181099553?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436855.post-1126046107767564672005-09-06T23:03:00.000-07:002005-09-06T15:36:03.673-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/1600/n10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5540/1327/320/n10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">At the end of my cycling travel, sweet landscapes of sunny quiet countryside...<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16436855-112604610776756467?l=norwaypics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604213199494247195noreply@blogger.com0