Tourists on wheels.

Tourists on wheels.

DAPHNE from the Cologne area in Germany.

Yesterday on my way for a walk on the beach I met a woman, who had been on holiday with her family for 2-3 weeks. She has this beautiful name Daphne. ( I had to read up on Greek mythology when I came home.)
Today it is pouring down with rain, so it is good that you have a solid holiday home / caravan. Have a safe journey on the sometimes narrow roads we have here in Norway, and safe journey back to the Cologne area where you live in Germany.

Stavanger Railway Station.

It is Christmas soon and The Railway Station building has been decorated.
Lots of people have already booked their trips, so they can visit friends & family.
There are 30 stops on the 8 hours journey from Stavanger to Oslo.

The train has arrived.

It takes 8 hours with the train between Oslo and Stavanger.
Goodnight :-)

Under the bridge...

These houses are facing the city centre.
Over the bridge and through a tunnel, and you are there.

The railway station.

This is the railway station in Stavanger. 

(The last stop on the route that takes about 7-8 hours from Oslo.)

Well, this is a small local train, used by commuters between Stavanger and Egersund.

An easy "green" way to travel for those living close to the railway.

Island ferries.

As some of you already know, there are boat connections to several small islands outside the city centre. Or you can use car or bus over some bridges to explore some of them.
This is taken this afternoon, before the weather changed to rain, thunder and lightening.

WIM.

I met a real enthusiast today!

The Dutchman WIM, living in Sandnes, just south of Stavanger, was out with a fantastic combination motorcycle model, URAL (www.ural.com)
Wow, it must be great to drive it on such a beautiful day like today!
He told me about trips that he and his wife had taken, and soon they will be on another trip, heading towards Lillehammer.
He has been driving it out in deep snow as well as on gravel roads.

There are not many URAL owners in Norway, so I guess he will attract quite a bit of attention from bike enthusiasts when he is out.

Happy Summer!

From the air.

The area looks different from above.

A long long way from home.

The driver has arrived in Stavanger, - a
long long way from home.....

It came in quite quickly....

It is a boat "Rygerdoktoren" that takes patients from small places such as the outlying islands, straight in to the city centre, where an ambulance is waiting.