A great weekend with out Russian friends

This weekend our Russian friends visited us here in Kongsberg. Greta had a great time with Igor, and little Veronika is just beautiful. The first thing Greta said in the morning was "Igor". They played together so good, I almost did not see Greta :-) We also went to Saggrenda for a little walk and to Knutehytta to see the view from the mountain.

Long weekend. Day 3. Krossobanen and the lake Tinnsjøen

In the morning we discovered a great place to play in the house on the last floor, so after some time playing there Greta had a siesta there, while we were making gazpacho.

And after that we went to the other side of the town Rjukan, to the top of another mountain, using Krossobanen. After playing a bit in the kids area and contemplating Gaustatoppen from ths side, we started our way down. 4 km walking to go from 886 moh down to 403 moh.

Almost down.

And this is a 180 degrees panorama from the lake Tinnsjø - one of the biggest in Norway. I like it so much because if you want to go see a fjord, but do not want to go too far, you can go to this lake because it looks just like some fjords do.

Greta plays with Santiago and paper airplanes.

Long weekend. Day 1. Gaustatoppen

Gaustatoppen is the highest mountain in the region of Telemark. 1883 moh. On a good day you are supposed to see the sixths part of Norway from the top of it. To the East, the Swedish border, and the southern coastline. Plus north and west :-) But when we went the weather was not so nice, and you know in reality the borders between countries are not painted in red. Anyway, the view is pretty impressive, and it was worth going 6.5 km, from 1200 moh to the top. Greta was fine, although I think it was just a bit too long for her.

Click on the picture to see the bigger size (especially the panoramic pictures).

The day before there was a bad cloud just on the top of the mountain. Look how beautiful is the moon.

But when we went, in the morning it looked pretty good.

Greta enjoys the backpack carryng

The sky is blue and we continue walking

This is a lake that you can see after walking a few km.

A wider view after a few km.

Santiago is heading to the top!

You cant get lost. All the way up is marked with "T"

Halfway?

Greta decided to have a nap at mommys back.

Looking south-west

So close to the top.

Yes! We did it, and now we are in a small cabin eating our sandwiches and drinking water. Tired, but happy.

This is the cabin from the outside.

You must click on this picture to see it in full size. 360 degrees panorama at the top.

Suddenly, the weather is not so nice anymore and we are heading down now. It is about to start snowing.

1883 moh

Yes, we did it! We went to Gaustatoppen!
 
And there were more fun this weekend. More pictures coming soon!