Holiday in the middle of Norway (2022)

10-07-2022

For our summer holiday this year, my family and I travelled around the middle of Norway. My mum Vanessa has spent the last few years during her free time researching all sides of our family history, at the same time as she has been finishing her book about my sister Sharidyn.

As part of mum's research for her book, we decided to travel around different parts of the middle of Norway where my grand-dad Brynjulf's (or Bryan as he was known in English) parents, and his grandparents were from (my great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents). What many people don't know is that my great-grandfather Odin's (my grandmother Elsa's father) family connects with my granddad Brynjulf's family. We would never have known the connection if it hadn't have been for mum's research into my dad's family.

The photos below are from our holiday, visiting our family and some of my mum's closest friends whom she has known the longest in Norway, as well as the different places and of course all the different museums we visited. Norway is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, a very expensive country to visit but without a doubt, beautiful!

Our family holiday - From Drammen to Molde to Hitra to Trondheim (2022) Photo credit: Google maps

From Drammen to Sunndalsøra

On the first leg of our trip, we drove up through the middle of Norway, stopping off at Lillehammer for lunch, Dombås for an ice-cream break and Oppdal to stretch our legs before we drove the last hour or so to Sunndalsøra where my grand-dad Brynjulf and his family are from. 

Driving over Dovre (2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Photo moment with my dad at Dovre (2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Beautiful day and amazing mountain landscapes (2022) Photo: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Photobombed by the Troll of Dombås (29-06-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Malmefjorden

Continuing on the first leg of our trip, we stayed at Bjølstad camping site which is situated by the sea. Bjølstad camping is owned and operated by a couple who has had the camping site in their family for approximately 70 years. We didn't arrive at the campsite until 10.30 in the evening, and honestly we all thought that we had driven to the middle of nowhere, which we had.

Once we had unpacked and set up our tent, we walked down to the pier. It was almost midnight and we were blown away by the magnificent view of the fjord. 

Me and Sydney at Malmefjorden (29-06-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

Together with our dad (29-06-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

Camping at Malmefjorden (02-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Thank goodness for wifi (02-07-2022) Photo credit: O.R Bøhn

Breakfast in bed (02-07-2022) Photo credit: O. R Bøhn

Egg and bacon for breakfast (02-07-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

Molde

Molde was our main base while we were tripping around the northern region of Møre and Romsdal. Molde is a must-visit city in Norway. Known as The city of Roses and , the view of the mountains across the fjord is absolutely breath-taking. 

Probably the only downside to down-town Molde, is the crazy seagulls that swoop down to steal food from the tables or even from your hands, if your walking and eating at the same time.

By the sea in Molde (01-07-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

In Molde (01-07-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

Atlantic Ocean Road 

03-07-2022

The Atlantic Ocean Road is one of Norway's iconic scenic roads. The view driving over the road is spectacular.

Atlantic Ocean Road in the background (03-07-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

Family photo (03-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Atlantic Ocean Road (03-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Straumsnes

04-07-2022

On the second leg of our journey on our way to the island of Hitra, where my great-grandmother Dagny's family is from, we stopped off to stretch our legs in Straumsnes. Straumsnes is a former muncipality in the region of Møre og Romsdal. As of 2016, Straumsnes is one of two sub-areas of Tingvoll municipality.

Straumsnes is a rural farming community where my mum's grandfather and my great-grandfather, Ottar Svebach (born Strømsvåg) family is from. We visited Straumsnes church and cemetary when my great-great-grandparents, Jørgen and Johanna Strømsvåg and the rest of our ancestors are buried.

At our great-great-grandparents, Jørgen and Johanna Strømsvågs grave (04-07-2022) Photo credit: O. R Bøhn

Straumsnes Church (04-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

On the steps outside of Straumsnes Church (04-07-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

Løkken Verk

04-07-2022

From Straumsnes, we drove to Løkken Verk. Løkken Verk is a small rural village that was built around the mining operations that were started there in 1654. Løkken Verk was a mining village for more than 330 years.

Outside of the entrance to Løkken mines where our great-great-grandfather Johan Saltnes worked from 1907 to 1917 (04-07-2022) Photo credit: O.R Bøhn

Memorial plaque reads: "Gratitude for the work that the trustees and the workers at the Løkken mines have done for a century"

Memorial for all the men that had worked in Løkken mines (04-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Orkla Industry Museum (04-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Hitra

At Hitra (05-07-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

With our dad (05-07-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

At Knarrlagsund on Ulvøya (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

At Knarrlagsundet (05-07-2022) Photo credit: O. R Bøhn

View of Knarrlagsundet from the pier (05-07-2022) Photo credit: O. R Bøhn

Our trip around the islands at Hitra (2022) Photo credit: Google Maps

Titran

About the Titran Disaster (2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn/Frøya kommune

Titran Memorial (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Titran Memorial in remembrance of the 140 fishermen who died on the coast of Titran (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

At the pier at Titran (05-07-2022) Photo credit: O. R Bøhn

Isak Gaustad cafe at Titran (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Gaustadbrygga at Titran (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Eating waffles at Isak Gaustad Cafe (05-07-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

At the cafe (05-07-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

Maria at Isak Gaustad Cafe (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Photos of the "past" on the wall of the cafe

Page 1 - Unveiling of monument at Titran on 17th July 1949, almost 50 years after the disaster (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn/Isak Gaustad Cafe

Page 2 and 3 - Unveiling of monument at Titran (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn/Isak Gaustad Cafe

Page 4 - Unveiling of monument at Titran (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn/Isak Gaustad Cafe

About Stabben Fortress (2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn/Frøya kommune

Stabben Fortress at Titran (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Dad at Stabben (05-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

A little windy and cold at Stabben Fortress at Titran (05-07-2022) Photo credit: O. R Bøhn

Nidaros Cathedral

Inside Nidaros Cathedral (06-07-2022) Photo credit: V. Svebakk

Inside the cathedral towards the altar (06-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

The organ in the Cathedral has nearly 10,000 pipes that frame the beautiful rose window (06-07-2020) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

The rose window inside Nidaros Cathedral (06-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

The Steinmeyer organ in Nidaros Cathedral (06-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

At the High Altar in the cathedral (06-07-2022) Photo credit: O. R Bøhn

Behind the High Altar is where the former King of Norway, King Olaf II Haraldsson remains were buried (06-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

The ceiling above the High Altar in the Cathedral (06-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

The chapel inside Nidaros Cathedral where our great-great-grandparents Johan and Jørgine Saltnes were married (06-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Røros Church

Outside of Røros Church (08-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn

Outside Røros Church (08-07-2022) Photo credit: S. Svebakk-Bøhn