Norway, the land of Vikings and fjords, is full of amazing sights. In addition to the Pulpit of the Preacher (aka Preikestolen), it is also worth highlighting the famous Troll Tongue (Trolltunga in Norwegian). The Norwegians believed, and still probably believe, that their country is inhabited by mythical trolls. These are a kind of mountain spirits, inhabitants of the stone labyrinths of Norwegian rocks.
The appearance of the Troll Tongue actually resembles the shape of a tongue. Moreover, local residents claim that this is exactly what the tongue of a real troll looks like (although no photographs or video evidence were presented). Well, let's take the Norwegians at their word.
Troll's Tongue on the map
- Geographic coordinates 60.130931, 6.754399
- Distance from the capital of Norway Oslo is about 225 km
- The distance to the nearest airport in Bergen is about 90 km
If you have already been to square Preikestolen, then don’t be lazy and visit Troll’s Tongue, which is located 120 kilometers from it and 10 kilometers from the town of Odda.
This attraction appeared quite naturally. A piece of rock broke away from the mountain, but due to its low weight it hung at an altitude of 350 meters and did not fall down. There is now an artificial lake under the Troll's Tongue.
An unrealistically beautiful view opens up from here for many kilometers around. Especially if you are lucky with the weather and the bright sun is shining. Silence and tranquility reign around and envelop you in the fog of pristine nature.
In 2009, photographs of Troll Tongue appeared in a popular travel magazine, which became an impetus for an increase in tourist flow to these places.
Previously, a cable car went to the top of the mountain, but in 2010 it stopped working, and then even the staircase-rails (on which the cable car ran) were dismantled, thereby complicating the way up for travelers.
So, if you are planning to climb Tongue, then forget about an easy walk. Arm yourself with patience, water, provisions and good hiking shoes. You can safely throw your high-heeled shoes into the nearest trash can (even if they were designed by venerable European fashion designers).
The climb will take about 10 hours of your time. The road is quite difficult, dirty and full of stones. From the parking lot to Tongue it’s about 11 kilometers over fairly rough terrain. There are practically no modern “helpers” on the trail, except for half-erased red signs.
The best time to visit the attraction is from May to October. At this time there is no snow, and walking along the trail is much easier. Having made the climb, you will be rewarded, because the views that open will amaze you and leave indelible impressions and amazing photographs as a memory.
Troll's Tongue is one of the most beautiful and dangerous places in Norway. Once you see this rocky outcrop above Lake Ringedalsvatnet, you will definitely want to take a photo on it. It is located at an altitude of 1100 meters above sea level.
2009 was a turning point for this place: a review article was published in a famous travel magazine, which attracted crowds of curious tourists from all over the world. “Skjeggedal” is the original name of the rock, but locals are accustomed to calling it “Troll’s Tongue”, since the rock is very reminiscent of the elongated tongue of this mythical creature. 
The Legend of the Troll's Tongue
Why do Norwegians associate the rock with the troll? It all comes down to the old Scandinavian belief, which Norway is so rich in. In time immemorial, there lived a huge troll, whose size was commensurate only with his own stupidity. He took risks all the time, testing his luck: he jumped over steep chasms, dived into deep waters and tried to reach the moon from a cliff. 
The troll is a creature of the twilight world, and he did not come into the light during the day because there were rumors that it might kill him. But he decided to take another risk, and with the first rays of the sun he stuck his tongue out of the cave. As soon as the sun touched his tongue, the troll was completely petrified. 
Since then, the unusually shaped rock above Lake Ringedalsvatnet has been attracting travelers from all over the world like a magnet. For the sake of a successful shot, they, like the legendary troll, risk their lives. 
How to get to the iconic place?
Odda is the nearest town on the way to the ascent. It is located in a picturesque area between two bays and is a fjord with beautiful colorful houses in the middle of pristine nature. The easiest way to get here is from Bergen, which has an airport. 
Buses run regularly. Traveling 150 kilometers through the Hordallan region, you will be able to admire the Norwegian forests and many waterfalls located here. Due to the popularity of the mountain, Odda is not a cheap place to stay, and a free room is very difficult to find. You have to book your accommodation at least three months in advance! 
The further path to the Troll Tongue will have to be covered on foot; it takes 11 kilometers. It is best to come here from June to October, as this time is the warmest and driest of the year. You will have to walk along narrow paths and slopes, but the amazing surrounding landscapes and clean mountain air will quietly brighten up your time. In general, the hike takes about 9-10 hours, so you need to take care of heat-protective clothing, comfortable shoes, a thermos with warm tea and a snack. 
The road is marked with various signs and is laid along the old funicular rails that once ran here. The rails have long been rotten, so walking on them is strictly prohibited. A twenty-minute queue at the top of the mountain, and you can add a breathtaking photo to your collection against the backdrop of an abyss, snowy peaks and a blue lake. 
Caution doesn't hurt
The ledge rising hundreds of meters above sea level is very dangerous, which brave travelers sometimes forget about. In our age of social networks, thoughts are more occupied with how to publish a spectacular shot than with our own safety. 
The first and so far only negative case occurred in 2015. An Australian tourist was trying to take a nice photo when she came too close to a cliff. Having lost her balance, she fell into the abyss. The Norwegian travel portal immediately removed many extreme photos from its website so as not to tempt new tourists into risky behavior. Physical fitness, proper footwear, slowness and caution - these are the main rules for a successful ascent to the legendary “Troll’s Tongue”.
"Troll's Tongue" (Trolltunga - in Norwegian) is a rocky horizontal ledge on the Skjeggedal rock, which rises above Lake Ringedalsvatn at an altitude of 700 meters. The shape of the protrusion resembles a tongue, which is why it received its name. Thanks to this, the Troll's Tongue rock is rightfully considered one of the most beautiful and dangerous places in all of Norway.
This place became widely known after the publication of photos and an article in a travel magazine in 2009. After this, those wishing to see the miracle of nature increased significantly, and in order to visit the very edge of the Troll’s Tongue and take unique photos, you even have to stand in line.
This place is located in the vicinity of the town of Odda, where we arrived early in the morning. From there you need to get to the town of Tyssedal, where you will see signs along the road towards the parking lot, where the road to the Troll Tongue begins. In Odda, we stayed for several hours at a sports discount store, where we bought good things at low prices, so we arrived at the parking lot late from the planned time.
The route on this map is the top one. The road to “Language” starts from this parking lot and takes 14 kilometers. I used to think that it would be like an easy walk and I was very much mistaken. We met only one Russian-speaking tourists who said that they spent 2 days on this hike. One day in that direction, overnight and the second day back. It’s possible in one day, but you have to leave very early; the warning on the map says that you must complete the 7th kilometer before 13.00. We looked at the time - it was exactly noon. It was necessary to urgently decide whether to go or not, because an easy walk threatened to turn into a mountain race. Maxim immediately refused, and Denis and I would not have been able to forgive ourselves if we had been so close to this place and left without seeing it with our own eyes. In 10 minutes we collected the necessary things in a backpack - warm spare clothes, food, water, flashlights, food and ran upstairs.
The first 4 kilometers are serpentine roads to the upper parking lot. Lower parking cost 300 CZK, upper 500! It was insanely expensive, but even if we decided to overpay, there would still be construction work going on on this road and we wouldn’t be able to get through.
Another option was to climb directly along the abandoned funicular, but part of the railway was missing.
This serpentine road is the most boring.
Therefore, we decided to speed up along the funicular road that appeared again. But I don't recommend repeating this.
Climbing it is very difficult and dangerous, although it saves about half an hour of time.
On the way we had to stop to rest, because... The gradient of the climb is very decent.
I still don’t understand how I decided to do this. It's better not to look back
We climb out to the upper parking lot through a hole in the fence.
And we follow the designations of the red letter “T”, it occurs often, so it is very difficult to lose the way.
Sometimes you can find such signs
And so everything is standard, follow the “T”.
Gorgeous views open from the pass
Don't forget to drink water along the way to avoid dehydration.
It is not necessary to take a lot of water with you; supplies can always be replenished in lakes and streams. The water is clean and very tasty.
It’s nice when you have to go through less than you already have. The next kilometer is one of the easiest, it is the most flat, but you need to carefully watch your step.
We begin to see Lake Ringedalsvatnet, it is above it that the vooooon stone hangs from that mountain on the left in the distant background.
On the way we meet many tourists who are already returning. Everyone says hello, very friendly and smiling. We didn't meet any Russians. One thoughtfully asked if we had flashlights so we could go back in the dark. When someone saw us running all the way, they started chanting “Russia”!
Minute stops to catch your breath and enjoy the beauty of Norway.
This one is apparently going overnight.
There are so many tourists walking along the path to the Troll's Tongue that it is easily distinguishable against the background of nature.
We are at cloud level - about 1200 meters above sea level. Low clouds are composed of water droplets, so there is a strong sense of humidity. There is no rain, but it feels like you are in a hammam. Water materialized on the camera lens and I had to constantly wipe it off.
There are several houses along the road that can be used in case of an emergency. The houses are open, where you can wait out the bad weather or spend the night.
This is where waterproof shoes come in handy.
Getting close. Another group of returning tourists.
This is the mountain lake Tyssehol. 1160 meters above sea level.
It’s amazing to me how you can spend the night in such conditions in the strongest wind. This tent is placed near a stone ledge so that it does not blow so much.
Especially when there is another house nearby where you can safely spend the night.
There is even a well-appointed toilet here, although for some reason it has no door...)
We see people taking pictures...
And here it is - Troll Tongue!
Trolltunga did not go unnoticed by Scandinavian legends and beliefs. One of them says that the huge Troll was childishly kind and playful - he could not sit in one place: he dived into deep and dangerous waters, jumped over abysses or tried to catch a rainbow over a cliff. And on sunny days that were dangerous for his life, he holed up in a cave until dark. One day the troll decided to check how dangerous the sun was for him. He hid in a cave, waited for dawn and stuck his tongue out of the darkness. The heavenly body did not appreciate such courage and as soon as the sun's rays touched it, the troll turned to stone...
I didn’t think there could be a queue here; even in such not the best weather we had to wait. I'm afraid to imagine how many people there are here in the summer. It took us 3 hours to get here from the very bottom. All this time we ran with insignificant stops. The ascent on foot would take about 5 hours.
As many different photographs as possible for memory.
These two were especially difficult
The fear was from the unpredictability of the wind, which either subsided or suddenly appeared with a sharp gust.
A different perspective on "Troll's Tongue".
We spent about an hour here, during which time we took several dozen photographs, had a snack and rested. Well, now it’s 14 kilometers back again, which, despite the greater simplicity due to the fact that instead of the first 7 km of ascent there is already a descent, was not easier, because... We're really tired. We also spent about 3 hours on the way back.
The total time investment for Troll's Tongue took approximately 7 hours, so I can say with great confidence that this is the hardest attraction I have ever reached. We returned the last kilometers already at dusk, so the warning that it is necessary to walk the 7th kilometer before one o'clock in the afternoon is very true. If you come here, I advise you to check the weather forecast and leave early. In bad weather, walking along this road is very dangerous.
Two years ago, on the Internet, I read an article: 10 places on planet Earth that every traveler should see. One of the photos was of a guy sitting on the edge of a cliff over a cliff about 500 meters away, his legs dangling. I got goosebumps all over my body.
And even then I told myself that I wanted to go there. And this journey took 2 years to mature, many reports were read, many opinions were heard and our own were formed.
So: this report is for those who want to visit Troll tongue(Trolltunga) and who don’t have a lot of time or money for it. Before this trip, I thought I belonged to the first category of people, I was wrong, the second group is also about me.
If you want to feel like a poor person, Norway is the right place for this. .
Nearest international airport: Bergen - 150km to Trolltongue (some fly to Oslo, but from Oslo 400km)
Compound: 4 people - Olya, Vika, Vanya, Danil.
Plan by day:
- Day 1 (Friday) - arrival in Bergen, rental car, travel to the start of trekking to Troll's Tongue, overnight in a tent on the shore of a mountain lake.
- Day 2 (Saturday) - start of trekking in the Troll's Tongue, reaching the goal, spending the night in the mountains in the language.
- Day 3 (Sunday) - early rise, a couple more amazing photos, the way back, driving to Bergen, checking into an apartment, walking around Bergen and buying a magnet
- Day 4 (Monday) – flight home.
Tickets were purchased 2 months before the trip through the excellent service aviasales, the cost for a couple round trip is 180 euros including luggage. Our plane landed at Bergen airport at 8:30 am. We worried about duty-free alcohol in advance (note: at Bergen airport, the arrivals and departures areas are the same place and upon arrival you immediately find yourself in duty-free).
Not only are the prices for alcohol in Norway inhumane, to say the least, but you can’t just buy this alcohol in a store; in the end, we never found it and drank beer for 10 euros per 0.4 liter in taverns.
How to travel around Norway is up to you. Renting a car means your mobility and the opportunity to stop near any waterfall or other beautiful place. Speed limit: 50 km/h in cities and 80 on the highway. We have never seen more than 80 km/h, and when we found out the size of the fines, we also didn’t want to exceed it.
In Norway, for exceeding +1 km/h the fine is about 60 euros. The roads are all narrow, there are toll roads and there are many tunnels and bridges; travel on some of them also requires a toll.
A bus for moving from one locality to another is probably a more acceptable option, but the cost of travel on a bus is comparable to the budget of a small independent African country, and our calculations showed that when traveling with four people, if at least one transfer is necessary, renting a car is comparable to the cost of tickets for bus.
Therefore, we chose a car, which everyone was happy with except the driver (more on that later). The car was rented from the rental company sixt. The cost of renting a Ford Focus for three days was 160 Euro. We chose this company because all the others also require mandatory insurance of about 100 Euros, but with sixt this is optional.
Also, due to the fact that in Norway almost all roads, bridges and tunnels are toll and funds are debited automatically from the on-board device on the car window, this company provides on-board service almost free of charge - 4 euros per day, unlike other companies where prices start from 9 euros.
And most importantly, in other companies the daily mileage is 100-150 km per day, but at sixt they gave us 500 km for 3 days without reference to the days. The car is given with a full tank, and returned with a full tank. This immediately saves you from the additional shock of refueling; we only refueled once before returning the car.
The counter is located right at the airport at the main entrance. And immediately the first problem was that we booked a car by mistake from Bergen, and not from the airport, but the English-speaking staff and my wife quickly resolved the situation and arranged a car for us in 15 minutes for the same money.
Total, looking ahead: about 160 euros for rental, about 60 euros for toll roads, which are debited from the deposit, a deposit of about 450 euros, which is debited from the card. Gasoline is 1.4 euros per liter, we paid 35 euros for the 390 km we drove. A more detailed report on how to rent a car in Norway is available at.
We loaded into the car, put a point in the navigator to the parking lot in front of the troll's tongue (150 km), and on the map the route from the Airport. The navigator said that the drive would take 4 hours, we didn’t believe it, but in vain, we drove for 7 hours. True, at first we stopped near every waterfall and every beautiful fjord, after two hours we realized that this beauty was on every corner and the trip went faster.
normal view from a car window 
Before leaving civilization, we needed a gas camping tank and some groceries from the store. Since we planned to spend two nights on the fjord in a tent, we brought the main products a la stew, sausage, nuts, chocolate and tea with us, and bought bread, butter and sausages in a local store for not at all expensive, about 20 euros per All.
A joint came out with a gas cylinder. You all know our Soviet gas cylinders Tourist, for gas camping stoves. It is prohibited to carry gas on an airplane, so we were sure that we would buy it on the spot, but no. All the cylinders here have their own standard and they do not fit our tiles.
While we were driving, we stopped at every gas station and every sports equipment store, fortunately there were a lot of one and two in Norway, but by the 7th gas station we realized that a hot dinner and tea in Troll Tongue were under threat, the girls were a little depressed, but I didn’t feel much worried.
Let me draw your attention to the fact that from the moment we arrived in Bergen, all day, all night, and the next day it rained non-stop. Our hopes of seeing the Troll's Tongue in clear weather were fading by the minute, but we (Vanya and I) did not lose heart. In general, our company was divided into two optimists and two pessimists, I won’t point a finger at who is who :).
Let's continue our journey. There is one ferry crossing along the route. The ferry runs every 20 minutes, pay a parking attendant who will come to you when the ferry arrives. They accept cards, by the way they accept cards everywhere, even in the forest. The cost for a car and four passengers was 203 NOK (~20 euros). The ferry sails for about 15 minutes. There are beautiful views and if there is no rain you can hang out on the deck and take a few photos for Instagram.
If you look at the map, just below Odda (red mark) there is an amazingly beautiful waterfall called latefossen. There is free parking nearby.
After the waterfall, we headed to the parking lot, where the hiking route to Troll’s Tongue started. 5-6 km from the parking lot (see map), you will see a private road sign and a bunch of prohibitory signs, and a very narrow road up the mountain. Don’t be scared, let’s go there, there’s a parking lot there, about 300 cars with a conditionally free shower and toilet. Why is it conditional, because parking in this godforsaken wilderness costs only 40 euros per day with a car. The parking meter accepts cards.
Parking before the trekking start 
Parking meter 
In the photo above, there is a parking plan and prices. A little life hack: we arrived on Friday at 6 pm and parked the car in the farthest section of the parking lot, marked with an arrow. Judging by the signs, it is prohibited to pitch tents anywhere within a three-kilometer radius. But there are enough people traveling with a tent and everyone is trying to move 200 meters from the parking lot and find a place for a tent.
We did the same, and 70 meters from the car we set up tents right on the shore of a mountain lake (a point is marked on the map). As you remember, we didn’t find a gas cylinder and while walking in the parking lot in the evening we saw a UAZ with Russian license plates, said hello, asked about the cylinders, received one as a gift - hello to Nizhny Novgorod!!!
If before this only Vanya and I were in a great mood, then after such a gift and the opportunity to drink hot tea, the girls were also in a great mood.
We spent the night safely, no one touched our tents. The car was also left without a fine. I read in one of the reports that there is free parking, but there isn’t.
We didn’t pay for parking either on Friday or Saturday, it was decided to go to Troll’s Tongue, and leave the car without paying for parking and then, upon returning, resolve the problems that came in, it was too much for 40 euros per day, we didn’t want to pay for the car and from the very morning in Saturday (at 10 o'clock), drank coffee in the parking lot for 30 NOK (3 euros) and were ready to start.
Draw your attention. That according to the map, the latest time to start tracking to Troll Tongue is 10 am. If you leave later, you won’t have time to return before dark; it’s extremely dangerous there in the dark.
Also in the photo above there is a warning: The entire route one way is 11 km, and if you find yourself at the 4 km mark at 13:00 or later, you are strongly recommended to turn back, otherwise you can spend the night on the fjord at the very top.
This poster shows the minimum required for going on the route: trekking waterproof shoes, thermal underwear, mittens, flashlight, hat, trekking poles. We had everything except trekking poles and gloves. If the first is optional, then gloves might not hurt us at some moments.
Let me draw your attention to the fact that when it was +15 degrees below at the start of the route, it was +5 at the top. A difference of 10 degrees is common there.
For tourists with tents, I will now describe two trekking options in Troll’s Language:
- Leave your backpacks and tents below and go to the Troll's Tongue lightly. Minuses: you need to return in a day, and this is twice the mileage, 99% of people go to the troll language without spending the night, which means queues for photography for an hour, two or even three, in the language itself you will spend only a few hours, and if you are unlucky with weather, then there will be no opportunity to see the true beauty of these places. Pros: Since the route is very difficult, you will be light and it will be much easier for you. Take with you only: an energy snack, a 0.5 bottle of water - you can drink water directly from the streams, of which there are a lot along the route.
- Overnight in Troll's Tongue. Minuses: it is necessary to drag a backpack with a tent, sleeping bags, dry clothes, etc. along the most difficult route; at night it is very cold in the language itself; on September 3 the temperature was about zero. Pros: You only need to walk 11 km, there is no need to stand in queues for photography, since with an overnight stay there are 10-15 tents left, there is a greater chance of catching good weather, watching the sunset and seeing the sunrise.
We chose the second option. Since we had to go only one way today, we were in no hurry. 99% of tourists have been on the route for a long time, but they still go back today.
So at 10 am we started our climb. If you’ve read other reports, you’ve probably seen that many people go up the non-working funicular - it’s easier, faster (the savings actually amount to more than an hour).
But the Norwegian authorities, for some reason, considered the funicular dangerous to life, or they just want to preserve the Troll's Tongue for our descendants, and in order to reduce the flow of tourists, they complicated the route by dismantling the funicular and making the starting climb up the mountainside, ankle-deep in mud . 
We were not prepared for such a difficult climb. The length of the climb is a kilometer, the elevation gain is 400 meters. It took us 2 hours and almost all our strength. I have always considered myself a person with above average physical fitness.
Perhaps old age is already making itself felt, or it’s the 20-kilogram backpack on our back that has exhausted our strength, or the incessant light rain that has been falling since the very moment we landed at Bergen airport. After resting for 20 minutes and drinking two sips of port for conquering the first climb, we gained strength and moved on. 
Having passed a small plateau, another climb awaited us, no easier than the first, which finally took all our strength, by that time we had walked only 3 kilometers out of 11 and trackers were already coming towards us back from the Troll's Tongue.
The iron willpower and optimism of two people did not allow us to turn back, because if there is an uphill, there will definitely be a downhill. With this thought in mind, we moved on. And then the sun began to come out and amazing views opened up, which allowed us to forget about fatigue at times.
At 16:15 we hobbled with all our strength and reached the Troll's Tongue. Total just over 6 hours. The feelings that we experienced cannot be expressed in words. The goal was achieved. The beauty that opened before my eyes will remain in my memory for the rest of my life.
Troll tongue at 16:15 
Troll tongue at 19:00 
Troll tongue at sunset at 20:15 
Troll tongue at dawn 
Troll tongue at 7:30 am I hope you understand everything from the photo.
Now a little about the overnight stay and a small life hack: At the top near the Troll's Tongue, there is a rocky and rocky area. Setting up a tent is quite difficult. Humidity tends to 100%. Therefore, tents are placed within a radius of 300-400 meters on any more or less suitable piece of land.
We knew that somewhere nearby there was a house where we could spend the night if it was not occupied by other travelers. We found him and miraculously he was free. I’ll give you a tip: if you look at the Troll’s Tongue, then to the left of it you will see a path up the hill; you need to follow it for 300 meters. And if you are lucky, like we were, it will be free. It’s dry there, there are even sleeping bags left by someone, and you can safely spend the night there.
In the house there is a stove, a saw, gasoline, matches, we left half a gas cylinder for our stoves, which I wrote about above. There is a problem with firewood, as you can see from the photo, there are not many trees in this area, I would say there are none at all, but we managed to collect some sticks, light the stove and dry our things overnight.
The next day surprised us with its weather. Perfect blue skies, which occur in this area no more than 20 days a year. We left at 8 am and the journey back took only 4 hours, bringing a lot of fun.
Having gone down to the parking lot, we found information under the windshield wipers of our car that the parking had not been paid for and that in order not to be fined we needed to contact the information center (Trolltungaactivity).
Our car sat for almost two days and we were mentally preparing to pay 40 euros for every day for parking and were counting on a fine of 200 euros. But everything turned out to be not so bad. At the information center they took out a piece of paper on which about 50 numbers were written down by hand. Found ours. They asked when we arrived, and of course we said that it was only yesterday afternoon. They charged us the cost of parking for 1 day, 40 euros, and crossed the number off this list.
There was no talk of any fine. The full deposit for the car was safely returned to the card three days after the trip. So the scheme has been tested and worked out.
At 12 o'clock we started for Bergen along the second route (on the map at the beginning of the article), taking a detour along the fjord, a road of amazing beauty, along the way we met only two toll tunnels for about 5 euros each.
I wrote about the speed limit above. And about fines too. Since I was the driver, 180 km of the road back I realized who people with a Nordic character were.
This is when a tractor drives along the road at a speed of 40 km/h, a line of cars drives behind it for an hour and a half, no one overtakes, no one honks, no blinking, no one presses forward. Everyone rides calmly and enjoys the trip. I’m definitely not a person of a Nordic character, after 15 minutes I wanted to kill, after 30 I was ready to commit suicide.
In Bergen, we pre-booked an apartment in the very center, 140 euros per night for four through the airbnb service. Here is a link to the apartment itself where we lived. 3 rooms, 2 of them bedrooms. Excellent kitchen and bathroom. Everything you need for life. And 5 minutes walk from the embankment.
The apartment is marked on the map, there is a huge underground parking nearby, the entrance to it is also marked on the map. Parking cost 200NOK (20 euros) per day. Pay at the parking meter at the entrance in front of the elevator on the first floor. Accepts cards. Payment upon departure.
Going out for a walk in the center, we drank beer for 10 euros in a pub on the embankment, squeezed 50 euros for a plate of food, bought 2 magnets and, of course, took the most important photo in Bergen.
The next morning, no matter how sad it was, we had to leave. We arrived at the airport and handed over the car keys. The reception was very quick and pleasant, there were no questions about the car. The rest of the deposit was returned three days later.
We brought home (you can buy it at the deutsche before departure):
- Norwegian brown cheese - Brunost. Look for it in any hypermarket, it is the color of boiled condensed milk.
- And local strong alcoholic drink. Potato vodka with caraway seeds. Linie - this vodka is bottled in oak barrels, loaded onto a ship and floats on this ship for half a year. On the back of each bottle's label, you will find a map of the ship's movements, its name, the date of voyage, and how many times the bottle crossed the equator. The drink from my bottle crossed the equator twice on the Tamerlan ship from July to December 2015. A bottle of 0.5 costs about 17 euros.
What to say in conclusion: Dreams should come true even after two years, there is a reason to renew the dream.
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