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Back to Denmark

We get up early because we have no idea how long this trip of almost 1000 kilometers will take. Quickly we take a picture of our luxurious cabin and are on our way at half past seven. Just before the border with Sweden we fill up our gas tank to spend our last Norwegian crowns. We cross the border later than we had planned, because much of the roads which are highways according to our map are just two-lane roads with a lot of traffic. But in Sweden the opposite is the case: highways instead of the expected two-lane roads and we make more progress. At a gas station we spend our last few Swedish crown on candy.

We bid farewell to Norway, then to Sweden... Norway was the very best of all Scandinavian countries, well, except for the prices. The sceneries are overwhelmingly beautiful. We have had a terrific time and spend a lot of money. We hope to come back here one day. From the North Cape down to Oslo was a beautiful and often exciting drive with a lot of alternation and wonderful views we would not have liked to miss. We can recommend a visit to Norway to everyone. Unless, of course, one is allergic for natural beauty, snowy mountains, amazing waterfalls, splendid fjords, impressive views, cosy houses etcetera, etcetera...

At a gas station we spend our last Swedish crowns, 1 icecream and 2 bounties and we enter Denmark after crossing the Øresund-bridge.
We liked what we have seen from Sweden. The landscape is densely forested (quite, one might say), but also very hilly, especially to the north. And we liked to drive on those twisting roads which wind through the woods, quite contrary to the often long and straight roads in Finland. Unfortunately, we haven't seen much of the western border with Norway and the mountain range there. Who knows, maybe some other time...

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