LUKASZ and JOANNA.

Normally I don't stop for hitchhikers. But yesterday afternoon my husband and I said, "Why not" and stopped for this couple who had a big sign saying SOLA AIRPORT.

This is Lukasz and his wife Joanna. A sporty couple from Wroclaw in Poland.
They wanted to stay their last night in Norway in a tent near to the beach (and the airport.)

They had not only been to Prekestolen /Pulpit Rock, but also to Kjerag!
Sporty people!

Today they are heading home by plane. They told me that back home there were days with temperatures up to +40 C.
That is HOT!
Nice meeting you! Hope you will have a nice day here today,
and a safe journey back home!

Good places to visit.

These are definitely the NUMBER ONE  and TWO places to go as a tourist in and around Stavanger.
PULPIT ROCK and LYSEFJORD
I recommend good shoes and a day when the weather is ok.
More images, and info. you can find under this image on my blog.

Tourists from Wales.

Yesterday, Gabrielle (on the left), and Ann-Marie, were lucky with the weather.
They had a nice walk up the mountain to the famous PULPIT ROCK.

Sporty young women from Newport in Wales!

Plenty of rain today, but that did not stop them from having a look around the city.

I asked were they were staying, and they told me about the hotel at the hospital!
To me that sounds a bit strange, but they are not the first tourist to tell me about it.

What I found amusing was that they had had breakfast with 11 new born babies,
and their mums:)

They found Norway very expensive,
and told me about the cost of a taxi ride from the airport to the hotel!!

I can assure everyone that most of us here think that taking a taxi is very expensive!

Charlotte and Victoria.

Charlotte has just finished her university studies in marketing and Victoria had done the same with psychology. ( Both from Surrey / England.)
They were off to Amsterdam this afternoon to continue their 2 months trip around Europe.
Starting off by walking up PREKESTOLEN / The Pulpit Rock. I asked them what their plans were, and with a good sense of humor,  a giggle and a laugh, they said that growing up and getting a job was on the agenda. (perhaps it was the other way around?) Anyway, wish you all the best! PS. Lots of rain here tonight, so you were lucky:)  

From Thailand to Norway.

Po Samansukumal from Bangkok /Thailand spoke with a strong American accent. (He had been studying in the USA.)
He had been to the famous pulpit rock yesterday, and had been lucky with the weather.
He had not seen anything else of the area..... just heading for the famous mountain.
Before Stavanger he had made a stop on Iceland.

I am so impressed about ALL these sporty people who aim for Pulpit Rock!

Well, I guess there are different people, different sizes and grades of fitness.
Po told me that there are certain lists out on internet of places to go and visit, and it was there that he found the things he was after.

You just have to come back and explore more of the region, Po :)

Many Norwegians head to his homeland for warm sunny days, relaxation, and to explore different parts of the country. But so far I have not met that many Thai people who have travelled to Norway just to find a famous mountain.

So where is the place YOU would really like to visit?

When we had walked down from the Pulpit Rock, we met little Matthias with his mum Sabine, who are living in Sandnes, a nearby town, south of Stavanger, together with Matthias's grandma Sylvaine who was visiting from Toulouse in France.

They had been up to the top, and as many other people, had a rest outside the kiosk before heading back home.

Take a look also at the bench built around the stone.

SMILES :)

PULPIT ROCK.


Here it is,  - 604 m. over the fjord.