⏱⏱⏱ TIME CODES: 00:00 - Welcome to Norway! 01:34 - Oslo - the capital of Norway 03:22 - Bergen - second largest city in Norway 05:33 - Tromsø - Norwegian Arctic Circle 07:45 - Lofoten Islands - Norwegian Caribbean beaches 10:10 - Ålesund - beautiful Norwegian Fjords
2 hours driving North from Oslo you find the biggest lake in Norway with the City Hamar in east Side and Gjøvik on the west side and Lillehammer in north side of the lake Mjøsa. Lillehammer was hosting winterolympic games in 1994. If you are in Lillehammer you shoul try Maihaugen, learning about Norwegian history and amazing old houses. Many things to learn and see about Norway here. If you wanna see the city and the nature you can go to lysgårsbakken where they do ski jump. Beutifull wiev of the city. Near by Lysgårsbakken you can find many places to go by cross country skeeing. North of Lillehammer you find Kvitfjell and Hafjell. Fameus downhill ski places. And if you want a nice hotel you should try Pellestova in the mountains of hafjell.
Hank you very much Bennie ☺️🤗🤗 You too! Have a wonderful summer ahead 🙌🏻 What’s the temperature like in South Africa summer time? Is it really hot usually? What are your typical summer activities? I haven’t seen yet in South Africa but I would absolutely love going!
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel It is currently Winter, And interestingly Pretoria has strange temperature fluctuations. The North Of Pretoria is Sub-Tropical, so it is mostly warm during winter. I stay in the east, where the temperature differs about 8 deg Celsius from North. So where I am, it is currently one of the coldest winters I have experienced yet. I was born and raised in the Free State Province, near Bloemfonetien, where winters are generally extreme. Our Summers are real hot yes, our best time of the year is from September to October and March/April, where the temperatures are a perfect 26-27 deg Celsius. What we do: Fishing, Swimming, Braai (Barbeque) is a big thing here, Camping, Hiking, Bungee, Surfing (best waves in the world in Jeffreys Bay), Sporting Events, Lots of cultural things (we have 11 official languages, I am Afrikaans, but can speak 5). We are very outdoorsy people. Children play outside and are generally more active than most countries. You should definitely visit, we have a beautiful country.. Thanks for asking
@@web-dreams WoW!! Sounds amazing Bennie! I should definitely try surfing there 😉 I’m a massive fan of waves 😁 Winter now.. how interesting! Something so different from Europe now 🙂 even in south England its 30 degrees these days 😁 Bbq?? So cool! I love trying local bbq’s in different countries 😉 usually the concept seems the same - but I never tried 2 similar bbq’s in different countries, usually some local twist ☺️ Hopefully, when current situation is over, I’ll make my way to gorgeous South Africa 🤗🤗🤗
I am going very well about your list Tromsø and Sommarøy few times i done there my ow photography workshop Ålesund so lovely city and Oslo Just Bergen and Lofoten left well Sanja will be nice
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel Now it is better in the South of Norway! It is to warm i Italy now, and maby to cold in Norway in September. And lot of places close down after summer.
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel I Will recomand it, but you never know the wether in Norway. If you get Nice wether, you can go bating in 20-24C in the sea, nice place to eat outside and a lot of life!
Fun Fact, a lot of Ålesund has german 1940s architecture because in the 1940s or WW2 the Nazis helped rebuild Ålesund after the nazi invasion of Norway in 1940 and after the City fire of Ålesund in 1904 which destroyed around 850 houses and buildings.
Thank you so much for your wonderful videos. I have learned so much through your travels. I have seen many videos of train cab rides through the Alps. The country is beautiful. Have you been to Flam or Myrdal? Would love to see one of your videos of these areas.
Do you know that Scandinavia is connected to Scanda (aka Kartkieya, aka Murgan) ? He is the son of god Shiva in India. Scanda was very good at martial arts (Kalaripayattu, father of Kung Fu and Karate) and was commander in chief of gods. In ancient times Scanda sent his warriors and people from south India to today's Scandinavia to establish a new kingdom.
I work as a raft guide in southern Norway and friends of mine are guides in central Norway. Most of the centres are in full swing now so you can now go rafting again 😁😁
as a local resident i advise you to plan your trip well......... a visit here is gonna cost you......... eaven if you are not living da vida loca just normal things will flat your wallet
If you message me the dates you'll be in Ålesund, I'll happily guide you. Also, if you're here for a weekend, and it's not pouring, I'll take you through Trollstigen on a motorcycle, if you'd like. Or Atlanterhavsvegen, if you prefer.
Aww thank you so much ☺️🤗🤗 how kind of you! Well.. I’m planning to come September or October - which time would be best? Any recommendations? ☺️ I would love to visit Ålesund! It’s a must before my contract in Norway is finished 🙂
Brilliant! Not yet, I haven’t visited Stavanger yet 😉 But it’s another massive expat hub, especially for oil and gas 🙂 so yes, eventually I’ll go there for sure
I visited Oslo, Bergen and Tromso in September 2022 and I fell in love with Norway! So beautiful and serene and breathtaking! English worked very well and the food was awesome! Definitely coming back to you Norway! - Love from India
Hi Anna. I am loving your videos about everything Norway. We visited there in December/January (2019/20) and I absolutely loved it. We made it to Bergen/Briggen which was great but as you pointed out, it was raining :) Some other places we visited were; Stavanger where we did a fjord tour which included a chance to climb up to the Pulpit Rock lookout but unfortunately, I was sick and this was not a good idea. We also made it to Alta, where saw the amazing Northern Lights and we did dog sledding and reigndeer sledding with the Sami people and visited the Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel which was fantastic. Finally, we travelled to Svaldbard, stayed in a great Air BNB and for 4 days we were part of the northernmost community in the world. Here we went snowmobiling, dog sledding, explored ice caves and visited the Svalbard museum. I really miss Norway and thank you for your videos. Take care.
being russian yourself,do you think norwegians view eastern europeans in a bad light? i'm romanian and i often dream of living in norway(so far,it is my dream country) but knowing how romanians are viewed in the rest of the european countries,i'm honestly very worried.
Don’t worry, people see a person not a passport 😉 I’m Jewish which is usually worse 😂 Just treat people they way you want to be treated. And if any nasty bastard says anything what you find offensive, smile, turn around and walk away - never get to low level of uneducated people 😉
I recommend artic blizzard. You can experience an arctic blizzard litterally everywhere. The safest place is in a village (on contrary the wilderness) as you can walk the roads under the street lights between houses in the blizzard. You will have references all way as you won't get lost. You need good winter boots, a thermo dress, good handwear and a headover. Alpin glasses and balaklava is recommended for extra comfort. Indoors you can make it cozy. Foreigners living in the arctic loves it. One of their absolute favorites bcoz they like to make it cozy indoors and listen to the blizzard's roaring.
Thanks for the video, Anna! You're amazing. It'd be so interesting to watch any video about Norwegian people, their mentality, temperament, stereotypes related to them, dating culture and such things.
Seems like you may have held your map of Tromsø upside down... the "Ishavskatedralen" (Ice Ocean Cathedral) is not on Kvaløya. Kvaløya is on the opposite side of Tromsø Island. The cathedral is on the mainland and that area goes under the name of "Tromsdalen".
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel I did not really understand your reply here, but never mind. I lived a few years of my life in Tromsø, on Kvaløya, so you can trust my information on this.
Sorry to say that somebody have misled you. The big white church in Tromsø is situated on the mainland, not Kvaløya. It is a church called Ishavskatedralen, no links to the opera in Sidney. Ishavskatedralen often have some small concerts, but it is mainly a church. The name of the church in English is IceOceanCathedral.
If you like using tent i can say that the nature small lakes and rivers around the lake Femunden is nice. or taking a tour with the boat femund 2 and go in the mountains around Femunden. The lake Sømåa that go in to the fantastic lake Istern west for Femunden. Kanoo in istern and use a tent her around the sea is werry niice. Its lovly if you like fishing here to. Eadt for femunden you find Fenunden national park. Old forrest big old treas and lovly to go kanoo or going in mountest and old forrest. In the south east you find Elgå. Here you can take Femund 2 to Synnervika just outside Røros and the mines. 70 km south for Femunden you find Trysil. A nice place to stay if you lik downhill skeeing. Engerdal where Femundrn is and Trysil is just few kilometers from Sweden. And you find agoodlocal shops to buy cheeper things in Sweden. So if you driving east you should visit the near by shops in sweden when you are in Trysil or Engerdal. In between Trysil and Engerdal you find s litle mountain called Skagsvola. Beutifull on the top here. Skagsvola is on the side of a lKe called Engern or Engersjøen. If you are in Engerdal and goes thrue Drevsjø and then into Sweden you can Find another Downhill mountains called Idre. Going frim there and 3 hours longer west in Sweden you find a great Park in City called Orsa. Here you can see and learn about Scandinavian animal like, polar bear, wolf, Birds, and many more. The also have animales from other countries and continents.
If you like Norways culture and history about the trolls. Visit Hunderfossen familie park. We have many farytales about trolls in Norway. And here you can learn about trolls.
Is this your drone in some of your videos? What are the laws like with flying drones? I've looked online and see a permit is required, just a basic registration for a small drone. Are there any places they don't allow them? Like signs up saying no drones? Thanks
If you are in shoping center you should look for New Yorker (clothes), Nille and Kiwi. If you are in Kiwi look for first price products to save money. If you are buying things like fishing things or tent pr things to go outside in the nature, look for the store Xxl lower prices here. If you must have someting to your car look for Biltema.
Norwegians who live at tje east of the country are buying food in sweden. So if you planing to stay long in the east side of Norway check out posibilities to shop in Sweden. Rent a car and buy food in sweden. Special meat and Alchol are mush cheeper in Sweden. When we Norwegians gies for shoping in Sweden we calles it Harrytur. If you not have a car to go to Sweden use the the local stores to buy food not in resturant. Make you own food instead of resturant if you will save money. Or else we have many good resturants. And if you go by driving car remember to visit gas stations in the bigger cities because it will cost you less money there. And in Norway the fuel prices is lower in some days, like sunday and monday morning.
PLAN TO VISIT NORWAY 🇳🇴IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR 2022 TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THIS BABYLON CALLED AMERICA BECAUSE NORWAY 🇳🇴IS ONE OF THE MOST HAPPIEST AND SAFEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. AMERICA IS NOT JUST THE UNITED STATES BUT THE ENTIRE WESTERN HEMISPHERE WHICH CONSISTS OF NORTH AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA . I WILL BE COMING FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
@@tommyovesen thank you so much Tommy ☺️🤗 I already got it in London, you’ll see much better quality in a few weeks time 😉 Actually I was born in Russia and spent last years in England 🙂 America is still in my travel list 😉
I'm definitely paying attention to these videos, with the recommendations for places to visit in Norway! Only problem is, I probably won't have a car. I used to travel across the country by car when working in contract archaeology; but it's been many years since I could afford to buy and maintain my own vehicle. I'm only able to plan this trip because I'm in the process of inheriting money from my late Mom's estate (she passed away just over two months ago, alas). But perhaps I'll manage to obtain a driver's license before I head for Norway next summer, as planned...
vi vil gjerne se en lang video om kongefamilien og spesielt interiøret og eksteriøret til palasset deres og andre hjem. Tusen takk. Du har laget veldig interessante videoer. Er navnet «Fredericks» norsk? Dette er min mormors pikenavn.
You forgot Fredrikstad!! The most attractive city in Norway with an old fortified town, an amazing coast line and so many beatiful places to visit, especially in the summer, you are most welcome :-)
You will probably remake this list after visiting Trøndelag and Trondheim 😊 but this is for sure nice places to visit. BTW, there is a place with the name Å in Trøndelag too, but maybe not so exciting as Å in Lofoten. Just a fun fact 😊 I live few kilometers from Trollstigem, and I’ll think the locals been disappointed when you move it to Ålesund 😳😊 Ålesund is for sure a nice place too, but many choose to stay here in Rauma (Åndalsnes/Isfjorden, etc).
I’m definitely coming to Trondheim! It was already decided a few months ago ☺️🤗 which month is better - September or October? Seems like I might have more time than I expected in Norway 😁 so I would absolutely love to travel and discover the country even more. Another Å??? Wow! How cool! I definitely need to see it ☺️ thank you very much indeed 🤗🤗
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel Å in Trøndelag is in Orcland (or Orkland kommune). So ther is of course orc’s in Trøndelag as well 🧟♂️. I believe I did answer your question earlier. If you go to the coast, both September and October are good seasons for seafood but be aware of storms in October. You could of course be lucky 😊 That said, the storms is also a part of Norway. 👍
We have the same top 5 (4 actually, Oslo is still not my favorite favorite, unfortunately) cities in Norway. However, my life will never be the same after visiting Geiranger 🥰🥰🥰 Don't come back from Alesund without visiting Geiranger! Of note, I took a bus ride from Bergen to Alesund and I must say, I was so much mesmerized by the scenery that I had to get an extra memory card for my action camera after arrival at Alesund 😊 We took a bus until Hellesylt and then used a ferry trip which had tour guidance included. The trip was slow enough allowing us to see all notable waterfalls. And when I arrived at Geiranger, I immediately fell in love with the small heaven on Earth 🥰. I was considering moving there, then made more realistic plans and extended my visit for one more night 😊. The scenery from our cabin was breathtaking! We also visited Dalsnibba. I would recommend hiking from the parking spot instead of driving to the top. And I hope still there are snow walls on the way to the top. At the end of May, it was double my height. And waterfalls in Geiranger, more and more waterfalls. We had a very strong flow right in the corner of our cabin and I was enjoying it day and night, still, it was not enough!🥰🥰 Last not the least, don't come back without discovering the "Pulpit rock" of Geiranger. It may require some help to find the right spot. But when you find it, it will be pure joy! Have fun and enjoy it! Cheers!
Wow! How interesting! Thank you very much Nigar 🤗🤗🤗 excellent comment! Love it! Geiranger it is then 😉 I’m planning to visit Ålesund this year for sure. I’ll definitely give a go to that place too 🙂🤗
I want to visit Norway...Can you make a video on the hoops to go through on how to get there with the covid restrictions? Ive heard different things. Like you have to be fully vaccinated and then you have to do a lock down in a hotel room for 1 to 2 weeks before your set free to explore.
Check my precious videos about quarantine hotel in Norway - I even have a special play list with 3 videos from quarantine hotel 🙂 This is exactly what you have to go through right now if you want to visit Norway 😉 Yes, they are discussing to open the borders for vaccinated people from July - but nothing is certain yet. So I’m in Italia already 😁
What about Skarsvåg? :P By the way there is a Hell in Norway, Michigan USA, Netherlands... and a "Hölle" (the German word for hell) in Naila, Austria and so on :D and given the original context of heaven and hell... you could roughly say: earth was heaven until we made the hell out of it due to greed and so on... sad but true... live could be better for everyone but that would be a long discussion at a fire crackling i the fireplace and everyone feels "koselig"
When you're in Ålesund, can i reccomend you looking into a trip to the bird island Runde? Just a 1.5-2hr drive away. Southern most bird sanctuary in Norway, can take boat trips around the island and get real close to the birds, beautiful hiking paths and sleepover possibility in an old lighthouse. Highly reccomend it if you get the chance
@@Jari-95 Netherlands 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 love your country! In 2010 I was choosing Den Haag and Sheffield universities for my further education ☺️ my choice was England but I love spending long weekends in the Netherlands. How’s the situation there? Is it getting better? Are you open for tourists yet? 😉 Same.. I left Norway a few weeks ago and now I’m waiting until quarantine hotels are gone - as i don’t think that going back to London to have a vaccine will be a strong enough reason for leaving Norway these days 😖
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel It’s a great place, but it’s time to go on a holiday! It’s getting better step by step. Last week on the news they were teling that more and more countries are opening there doors. Including big parts of Norway. That same afternoon Norway responded: “no we don’t!” 😖 I had a whole route planned throughout Scandinavia. Trondheim North Atlantic highway Trollstige You name it…
@@Jari-95 I’m already in Italy 🙄 Norway has difficulties with vaccination.. seems like .. lots of people who really need it are still waiting. Also it feels like Norway might follow France footsteps and only vaccinated people will be allowed. Don’t quote me on that but this is what I was told
Totally agree!. My wife and I have visited Norway 3 times and went to all the places you mentioned. We simply just want to go back to Noway again and again!!
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel it is complicated. As always. 1) from 24. June on Norway is accepting the Eu vaccination certificate to enter. Valid for every EU country and Switzerland 2)Norway is changing its rules for "safe countries" to comply with EU standards. Through this quite some countries will beccome "green" and its citizens are allowed entry (with test at the border). The new regulation starts on 5th of july
@@fischersfritz468 great one! Thank you very much. Still the question is.. how long they will keep those countries on a ‘green list’ as the situation might change any day 🧐 Same as England - a week ago Greenland was greet, today it’s amber 😤
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel well... no one can guarantee you anything. With the delta variant around everything could change in a few weeks. But travel could be open for a longer time if you are vaccinated (+have a EU-certificate)
@@fischersfritz468 thats another thing about vaccines! A few days ago the US stopped recognising Astra Zeneca from the UK.. my personal advice if you really want to travel this time of our life: 1. Be prepared to get stuck in the country of your travel 2. Take all you passports, ID cards with you - just in case 3. Allocate extra budget as anything can happen I’m stuck in Italy until august now 🙂
