What is this weird Stave Church?

What is this weird Stave Church? - VANLIFE NORWAY

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Жыл бұрын

This episode was filmed 20th September 2022.
After two peaceful nights at our park up by the river it is time to move on.
Our first stop today is the historic Heddal stave church, dating back to around 1200.
It is soon time to get back on the road and we set off towards Rjukan, making our way over the mountain range.
We find a perfect spot to pull in for lunch but do we have any food left?
We make our way down into Rjukan through a series of hairpin bends and head straight for the Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum at the hydroelectric plant.
After refuelling and stocking up with food we find somewhere to spend the night and Carol cooks a chilli.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:54 A cold, sunny morning
02:26 Heddal stave church
06:01 On towards Rjukan
08:54 Up on the plateau
11:00 Perfect spot for lunch
12:54 Helicopter manoeuvres
13:46 The descent into Rjukan
15:05 Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum
16:08 Fuel and food stop
19:40 Our park up for the night
20:26 Next time …
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@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Apologies for delay for some reason it didn’t go live as expected

@dlejon1044 Жыл бұрын

I dont know why I watch videos of a British couple trouring norway, but I watch every episode.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@agaasland Жыл бұрын

I Rjukan there is a large mirror at the top of the mountain that provides sunlight during the period where the sun doesn't go above the mountains ;)

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We didn’t know that! 🙂

@vidarisaksen9379 Жыл бұрын

The name "stavkirke" means in Norse/norrønt: stafr = stav, stolpe = pole/post "The church is built of vertical wooden posts".

@peacefulminimalist2028 Жыл бұрын

The little buildings raised up from the ground are called "stabbur". It was where people used to hang meat to dry and cure, and it was also used to store other foods like grains and fruit back in the days.

@MichaelEricMenk Жыл бұрын

And the reason they are built on top of stone columns is to reduce the chances of rodents finding their way inn, and to reduce humidity in the building...

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information, much appreciated 🙂👍

@TullaRask Жыл бұрын

Vemork at Rjukan was built to provide power for the artificial fertilizer plant based on the inventions and industrial investments of Birkeland and Eyde.

@theresaward6021 2 ай бұрын

Enjoy you and your videos very much! Happy Trails!

@eckligt Жыл бұрын

Let's also spare a thought for the British commandos who made the first attempt at destroying the hydro plant, all of whom died, and all of whom are buried in Norway as far as I can read on Wikipedia. There were actually three operations: * Operation Grouse -- the reconnaissance mission to figure out the best way to attack * Operation Freshman -- the UK mission which failed and whose members all died * Operation Gunnerside -- the Norwegian mission, launched from the UK, which eventually succeeded After Gunnerside, repairs were made and the plant resumed heavy water production, but due to being bombed in later air raids, the amount of heavy water was fairly low.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the information. Very interesting.

@eckligt Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK Not sure if KZfaq allows Wikipedia links, but these are quite well-written: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_heavy_water_sabotage en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freshman I think it's also quite interesting, the physics of why heavy water was seen as important in the first place. There are several paths that lead to a nuclear weapon, and only some of them involve heavy water.

@monicabredenbekkskaar1612 Жыл бұрын

And lets remeber that germany beat UK in to try to ocopy us...glad you guys dident❤️

@clairehrsclairerodermawarr9186 Жыл бұрын

This adventure continues to delight. The scenery, towns, wonderful finds like the church and daily van life all woven together with interesting and humorous commentary. Thanks both, we are loving the journey!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for joining us on our Norwegian adventure. Glad you are enjoying it 🙂

@jayoneill1533 Жыл бұрын

Carol is the perfect co-pilot, always at the ready with lots of pertinent information. This episode was beautifully scored, Life Is Too Short has become very sophisticated.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@chrisreinert9981 Жыл бұрын

Hi again. I live in Hokksund with my wife and often take visitors on a round trip up Numedal and over the mountains to Rauland then south to Skien the back home. One time we were driving back home and saw there was a wedding going on in Heddal Stavkirke so we stopped in so that our visitors could get good pictures of the wedding party in traditional dress. It turned out that it was family to our neighbors who were getting married. We have also been to concerts with traditional song in the church.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

A beautiful venue for a wedding or concerts. The hikes up and over the mountain sound great. Not sure we would have the stamina for it though ☺️

@OrangeMapleLeaf Жыл бұрын

Ah .... Rjukan...I remember my parents and I (on the backseat of our DKW) driving that road and my father pointing out those pipes running down that mountain. He explained everything about the heavy water, why the Germans wanted it and how they never got it...

@lcook0825 Жыл бұрын

Hi Carol and Ken. Love the mist on the water in the morning. What a beautiful church.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry 🙂

@Icelandlove76 Жыл бұрын

Because of your videos, we now know that Norway will be our next camping adventure. Thank you and hope you continue to show us more amazing destinations. Can’t wait to see your next adventures❤.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

You will love Norway 👍

@maryg.249 Жыл бұрын

The church was stunning and how clever to build around it to sustain the wood of the original building. The scenery is gorgeous, as usual. Norway keeps giving and giving. You’ll have such a wonderful collection of videos to rewatch once your traveling days are over. Hopefully for us and yourselves that’ll be a long time in coming. Mary

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mary, we hope so too 🙂

@kariasdal6410 Жыл бұрын

many of the tourist cabins in the mountains don’t have a possibility for having a snowmobile or a car to get to it so delivery is done by helicopter usually two or four times a year. At Norway’s highes point , Galdhøpiggen, that is a tourist cabin that is open all year, and they often needs delivery since it’s the most traveled tourist cabin in Norway, I think. To rent one helicopter cost about 30,000 an hour. So if people sometimes are surprised of the prices at those places, they really don’t consider the delivery cost.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Wow that is very expensive but it’s all relevant to how much money you have I suppose. You can’t take it with you so get it spent I say 😁👍

@alannorman1773 Жыл бұрын

Just beautiful

@janfurze5708 Жыл бұрын

Love your trips guys - really fabulous, but we also enjoy (my daughter and I) wondering how far in it will be before food comes into view; AND I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that every time we eat something nice.........we go, 'Mmmmm....Yumee Charlie Brown'. (Hee-hee)

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂👍 Thank you!

@johnrowarth9411 Жыл бұрын

beautiful filming ken. you and carol are fantastic together. pleasure to watch your vids

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks John 🙂👍

@carolewinstead8270 Ай бұрын

I remember the movie The Heroes of Telemark. I've watched it several times on KZfaq. I thought it was good.

@jamiemichael9801 Жыл бұрын

I so enjoy your videos and drone footage. Thank you

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie 🙂

@stepheng9607 21 күн бұрын

There was a MOOC on the Future Learn platform about Stavekirke. It was two weeks in duration and covered the history and the modern preservation

@steinarbrevikknudsen1546 Жыл бұрын

At Rukan they produced: "Heavy water" looks like water, but is probably 10 percent heavier. Ordinary water (H2O) has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. In heavy water (D2O) there are deuterons instead of hydrogen, and while ordinary hydrogen has one proton in its atomic nucleus, deuterons have both one proton and one neutron. This makes it heavier. Heavy water is used in nuclear reactors, as a moderator to slow down the neutrons so that they get the right speed, but also as a heat exchange medium. Spent heavy water from reactors is somewhat radioactive due to the formation of tritium.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information 🙂👍

@mmwaashumslowww7167 Жыл бұрын

I was blown away by the church, what an amazing place. Never seen this before and you wouldn't see anything like it here.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

So were we. The construction is so unique and beautiful.

@Wizardinthewild Жыл бұрын

Hi both. Lovely morning. Lovely church. Looked almost oriental. Amazing it’s lasted so long. Great mountain and hillside colours. Great Parkup. Chilli really steamed the van up. 🤣Nice.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙂👍

@PostcardAndAPint Жыл бұрын

Norway is so stunning. I’ve seen a church like that on the folk museum in Oslo, that one is truly magnificent though. What a beautiful day. We really enjoyed seeing the Norwegian countryside. 🍻

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. We were very lucky to have such good weather ☺️

@MrNikodemus5 Жыл бұрын

An other sort of morbid, but practical use for the build in corridor running around the stavechurches, was to store the dead during the winter, when the graveyard was under snow and the soil frozen.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Very interesting 😬

@gwynethglas-brown9171 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful scenery ❤

@TullaRask Жыл бұрын

The green on "Gaustadtoppen" comes from being above the tree line and Lichen.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation 🙂👍

@Anita-rq9ev Жыл бұрын

You were lucky with the weather, the mist in the morning and the cold combined with the sun, just beautiful👍. Gorgeous episode, thank you 👌

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@joanneturner4674 Жыл бұрын

Spectacular scenery xx

@rekleif Жыл бұрын

You should come back in the winter. Fit winter tires and do as Ken mentioned in the Q&A. Go to the arctic circle. If you watch Harrys garage here on YT you'll see him taking an old Rolls-Royce to the arctic circle in the winter, so if he can it should be no problem in a front wheel drive NV200. You also get the chance to see the northern lights. Love from Norway.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation, we will check out Harry’s Garage channel. You have certainly given us something to think about for next winter ☺️

@micheledamschke2441 Жыл бұрын

Stunning scenery! You do a fantastic job. Love your videos so much. 💚

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks Michele 🙂

@John-yf2uf Жыл бұрын

Another awesome video, thanks for sharing your day with us.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@mrssue9137 Жыл бұрын

Love your music in this vlog, well done.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@LiverpoolTours2023 Жыл бұрын

Another lovely episode 😁

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@grumpybear3229 Жыл бұрын

Nice vlog Ken and Carol. Great drone footage Ken. Thanks for sharing.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@richardfowler9901 Жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable thank you keep safe

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@vanessagardiner7663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another enjoyable episode - the drone footage was particularly spectacular!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@lcook0825 Жыл бұрын

It was a great video. Some beautiful scenery.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@barbaradionne7768 Жыл бұрын

Your choice of music is eclectic and enjoyable. Well done you two.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks Barbara. Glad you enjoyed it!

@angelacross2216 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful church.

@mobile_noble4026 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Interesting church tour.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@maobfh Жыл бұрын

Fun Fact Friday- did you know that if you have Google Translate on your smartphone that you need only to point your cellphone camera at a sign to get the translation? It is true and hopefully other translator apps will follow suit.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Great tip 🙂👍

@nicholathomas4168 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@leenewcome85 Жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for sharing......

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 🙂👍

@dieselbushcraft1299 Жыл бұрын

It’s interesting to hear about the Viking Church, not something you would normally associate Vikings with Christianity. Fabulous how it has survived so long.

@davypeugeot Жыл бұрын

Wow beautiful video guys , love the drone footage again. The pic of the church and bell tower was stunning. Thanks for sharing . Saved the video till tonight to watch as was too tired last night after a tough week's work 😁.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Have a good weekend. Hope you get some rest ☺️

@davypeugeot Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK thank you , have a great rest of weekend

@getawaygeese Жыл бұрын

Looked a great parkup at the start and end of the vlog What a great wooden church never seen anything like that - some great history Thanks for producing

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. The stave churches in Norway are amazing and only 28 originals still standing, I believe ☺️

@progster999 Жыл бұрын

Gaustadtoppen 1,883 m (6,178 ft) at 12.52. It is said you can see 1/6 of Norway from that top. I climbed it in fog back in 1993, an hour's climb from the road, and saw nothing.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

That must have been disappointing. Would be great to see that view on a clear day 🙂

@agaasland Жыл бұрын

Love to see Your videos from Norway:) I'm from Norway and we have an Hymer wich is 8,4m and 2,3m wide.. Have driven all of the roads you guys are driving now, and been visiting all the places :) Hope you enjoyed the stay in Norway :)

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We had a lovely time in Norway and would love to go back and explore more one day. Safe travels in your Hymer 🙂

@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 Жыл бұрын

Good video thanks lee

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Cheers Lee 🙂👍

@karenchapman2561 Жыл бұрын

Great trip 😁

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😃

@oysesp Жыл бұрын

Hi! I followed your whole trip through Norway. I live in Lillehammer, but you showed me places I myself did not see yet. Very good filming, commenting, music and everything. Thanks for showing!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure. Glad you are enjoying it 😀

@salopianblue8765 Жыл бұрын

Carol….love your photos….the colours and composition. Always think that so thought it’s about time I commented on them. Thanks and best wishes from Shropshire.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the lovely comment 🙂

@adogaday Жыл бұрын

What a funky looking church. Loved it. Sorry you missed out on the museum/tour 😞

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

The church was so different to anything we have in the UK and really interesting 🙂

@svenhaheim Жыл бұрын

Thanks again for a great episode, sorry to hear that there was only 3 days left in Norway as far as Im concerned you could be a permanent traveling «fixture» in Norway that we could then watch on KZfaq. :)

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

You’re too kind ☺️

@joelfrombethlehem Жыл бұрын

Yet another beautiful adventure, the stave church is beautiful from what you have shown us. I'm glad you drove past the original structure used for the location filming of "The Heroes Of Telemark" movie. It's too bad you weren't there a few hours earlier so you could take the tour. "Telemark" is one of my many favorite movies.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Yes, disappointed we didn’t have time to go inside the museum but we had a good long view of the building.

@MrJckDoo Жыл бұрын

Beautiful little towns an villages Ken & Carol. Some realy cool drone footage Hen. I remember that film well. Kirk Douglas and Richard were in it.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@astridhelenelewis4615 Жыл бұрын

Nice film... this is the same area vi camped last summer. Sorry you misses the museum. It was great... we also visited this Churchill. 1 time for my hubby, 2for me... maybe next time. Also we climbed the Mountain. Had a beautiful sunset. But then it was foggy. Took the train down. Lots of history in this area. Nice reminder for me..

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Hope we could bring back some happy memories for you. The climb up the mountain must have been a wonderful experience 🙂

@astridhelenelewis4615 Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK it really was i Nice reminder. 😊 The mountainclimb was really Nice... took it slow... and that trainride.. was really something. Keep your travels coming. Great inspiration.

@davidmarshall5596 Жыл бұрын

A quiet Sunday morning cuppa tea 🍵 & dunking biscuits 😋 watching another excellent vlog. The church was,very impressive 👏 the use of the drone brings an even better shot of the landscape that we can't see. The town that misses out on sunlight for 6 months of the year looks lovely but that's a price to pay being in the shade of the mountains. 3 more vlogs to go & looking forward to them as this tour of Norway has been very impressive with beautiful scenery. 🙂👌

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks David. We appreciate your support 🙂

@sjokomelk Жыл бұрын

Thank you for yet again a great episode. I wish I could have been there with you sharing some of my knowledge of Norway along the way. It's not that easy in a comment section 5 months later. 😂 Keep up the great work!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks. We have already learnt so much from reading all the helpful comments ☺️

@valeriebishop561 Жыл бұрын

I hope you get a chance to visit the water plant one day! That does look very interesting doesn't it? Thank you both for your work on giving us a look-see!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

It would be good to go back and see it one day 🙂

@yorukkizigeziyor Жыл бұрын

Very Beautiful 😍😍

@suebt8794 Жыл бұрын

Was behind a nissan like yours on the way home...they are so small!!

@MichaelEricMenk Жыл бұрын

The stave churches was built in less affluent areas. Stone was to expensive, but they had a lot of wood and people who knew how to build Viking ships. So the carving are influenced by Norse mythology....

@Luredreier Жыл бұрын

Loved this video. Lovely music. "Rjukan" is a bit of a weird name, so no wonder you guys didn't quite catch it. Especially that "Rj" sound. Isn't it Rjukan where they've built mirrors to light up the valley in the winter?

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We did read that about the mirrors in another comment so had to Google it. The installation was opened in 2013.

@TheLvablebird Жыл бұрын

👋 Hi from southern New Mexico🌶️🌵...Only 3 more days in Norway😯...I hope you are going to post some other adventures . The church was amazing and of course the whole vlog. Then I read the comments and also learn new things ie 🤔the tall stilt building for butchering👁️. Thanks for sharing your trip to Norway and looking forward to more.🤗 Carolyn and Ken.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Don’t worry, plenty more adventures to come. Glad you are enjoying our Norway trip 😀

@kareng3761 Жыл бұрын

The Stephen King Book “The Shining” was written at The Stanley Hotel, located in Estes Park, Colorado, USA. I live an hour away-if you come this way in your little red van, I’d happy show you! Love your Norway pictures & story!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks, it is a great book and film 🙂

@yaminthegrey Жыл бұрын

Hari OM Heroes of Telemark is one of my all-time favourite movies; just a little dated from a production point of view these days, but as you rightly say, it kept pretty accurately to historical fact - what could not always be said for films made at that time! So sorry you couldn't get into the waterworks - for our sake too! Loved seeing inside the stave church, though; had seen photos of the exterior many times, but don't recall ever seeing interior before now. Crikey, though... that grocery bill...😨 YAM xx

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks YAM. We enjoyed the film and were so disappointed we didn’t have time to go inside the museum there. Might be worth a return visit one day ☺️

@racingnoob2172 Жыл бұрын

If your interessted, you should take a look at The heavy water war (if i found the right translation). If its availble in the uk. That should be closer to the thrue story then hollywood production Heroes of telemark. Just a little suggestion😊

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion. Will take a look 🙂👍

@plushiie_ Жыл бұрын

There is actually a cable lift inside that mountain :D

@mkeizer8134 Жыл бұрын

Hej you two, I fell in love all over again ✌❤

@gazzertrn Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful place ,what where the locals like ? Fair play carol really loves history , she studies everything she sees , takes it all in .

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We got to see very few local people other than people working in the shops and attractions. Everyone was very friendly 🙂

@Kermit-Si Жыл бұрын

Well, what a beautiful day, your filming is so good. I am so tempted to buy a drone before I start this years travels. By the way, that chilli looked really yummy 😋

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon 🙂

@terrynewell8968 Жыл бұрын

I find the history of WWII so interesting. I've recently discovered my mother lived near a prisoner of war camp in Sister Bay when she was small. Which is located in the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin. Their prisoners had it way better than anyone else. They had to work during the day and got to have dinner and a beer at the local bar at night. I've been told a lot of them choose to stay after the war. Crazy!

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Crazy indeed!

@paulclarkson5494 Жыл бұрын

Great video. We love the blues music you play. Please put up who the bands are. Paul and jilly ❤

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We try and remember to list the music in the video description. You should find it there for this episode.

@britl.1822 Жыл бұрын

You guys have done great research and found some more unusual attractions ! 🤗 And seen both the coast and inland mountain areas ! 🤗 Always wondering, when I see your videos, if it's difficult to drive on what (to you and your van) is the "wrong side" of the road ❓❓❓

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Glad you have enjoyed our travels. You soon get used to driving on the other side of the road. It felt strange when we got back home, having to drive on the left!

@MartinKennedy636 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are very informative and they are great. I learn a lot when you go out makes me want to go and visit the price. If you went to see where the videos and keep them up and I'm losing my voice. Sorry

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Cheers Martin. Hope you get your voice back soon 🙂

@alecporter1784 Жыл бұрын

another great blog, what were the thin poles at an angle on some of the road?

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

The poles are to mark the edge of the road when it is covered in snow.

@nixxonnor Жыл бұрын

OK then. I subscribed :D

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing, much appreciated 🙂👍

@richardfinney5081 Жыл бұрын

Lynn here on Hubby's phone 😏, WOW this must be the longest set of videos you've done is it ? We're enjoying it tho 😊👍, tell me will you be doing any more day out videos or maybe just one night stay videos ? The reason I ask is we are debating on getting a small van , but with my Arthritis will only perhaps be able to manage one nighters , so it would be lovely to watch you on smaller travels , hope you don't mind me asking 🤔, Thanks Ken and Carol 😊, loving your vids , Take Care xx

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

I think our longest series was North Wales and Anglesey - 26 videos. After Norway we will be posting a 3 night trip in the UK which we hope you will enjoy 🙂

@richardfinney5081 Жыл бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK Woo that's good , we will look forward to seeing that , Thanks for sharing 👍

@TullaRask Жыл бұрын

Rjukan is better to say if you drop the "j" :) I'm not sure we even pronounce the "j".

@ladyrose358 Жыл бұрын

🙏👍

@Alaskalad Жыл бұрын

Been to Heddal a couple of times now with my Norwegian cousin, and we did not have to pay, mind you that was in 94 the last time I went, how times have changed, sorry you did not get to go to the Vemork plant, perhaps if you go again you'll be lucky

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We would love to go back one day, it looks very interesting.

@johnbastien3872 Жыл бұрын

Really great shots. What was supper? Stew?

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Chilli and rice 😋

@sam28600 Жыл бұрын

If I knew you were coming, I would invided you for a cup of coffee on our terrace. You passed close by it :-) As for the deserted town, basically you were out of season. In July very different...

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Coffee would have been very welcome ☺️👍

@bolleolympus Жыл бұрын

❤❤👍

@johnallen148 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ken Carol what a beautiful country Norway 🇳🇴 is I have been watching them all but not said much ,Norway is very expensive but you have to eat and need fuel but looking at all the beautiful buildings and churches it’s worth the cost of everything don’t you think that church the weird looking one so so different how it’s built all wood I guess,do you find it a problem to wild park in Norway 🇳🇴?I found this blog very pretty and interesting,till next time take care keep yourself safe,John ⛄️🌹🇳🇴🤫😉👀🌨️❄️⛷️🤭😙😚😞🙁😕🙁

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Yes the stave churches are certainly unique in design. We had not seen anything like them before. This one was built from Scots Pine. Finding park ups wasn’t too hard and we had a few really good ones. The scenery is amazing. Good to hear from you 🙂👍

@moonmother. Жыл бұрын

🥰🌹

@judiw2892 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous... The Church was amazing and I appreciate the google maps & history. My only "complaint".... "Coming up Trumps" has a different mindset for Americans..... Let's think of a new phrase. PLEASE!!!!

@monicabredenbekkskaar1612 Жыл бұрын

I think the first munchs that came here was from UK?

@MichaelEricMenk Жыл бұрын

The first film made about the sabotage had three of the original men playing them self. They were not satisfied with the Hollywood interpretation, as it was not as accurate..

@stellaswancounselling Жыл бұрын

Do they have Indian restaurants here?

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We didn’t notice any that I can think of. I’m sure we would have eaten in one if we saw one ☺️

@eddale5557 Жыл бұрын

I have no idea it cost money to look at this church?? i am norwegian and would never axept any payment to look at it never it is so bad! it cost as i se 150 kr lol, the norwegian goverment pay to hold this in chape so this is a scam after what i se! Or the payment go for the guided tour then it cost but se the church by your self should be free no cost, it is up to you!

@fotogeir Жыл бұрын

The stavechurches are run by Fortidsminneforeningen - not the government :-)

@steinarbrevikknudsen1546 Жыл бұрын

@@fotogeir Fortidsminneforeningen is an interest association that has been given some responsibility, but the community foots the bill. Some projects are funded by, for example, foundations.

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

We didn’t mind paying if the money goes towards the upkeep of the church 🙂

@bjrnarestlen1234 Жыл бұрын

Regarding the heroes of Telemark, there has been made a series about the sabotage. It is a co-production between and both Norwegian, English, Danis and German is spoken. It's pretty accurate (excpt for some silly romantical sub-plot the director idiotically had to impress on an othervise very well made series) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heavy_Water_War

@LifeistooshortCK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation. We have just started watching The Saboteurs on Prime. Very impressed with it so far 🙂👍

@sub5tct Жыл бұрын

For anyone interested in the sabotage of the plant at Rjuken in WW2 I’d highly recommend ‘Hunting the Nazi Bomb’ by Damien Lewis which examines the various attempts to destroy the plant but reads like a novel and will leave you staggered at the sheer heroism of the Norwegian men who finally took on the mission and perhaps saved the world!