Hoping you could give some advice. We are travelling through Norway in December and have a couple of days to spare between Olso and Bergen.
Prefer the smaller places and like to experience different things. Any suggestions would be great. Understand Flam is on the way but not sure about winter.

Cheers
Michael
mboor@internode.on.net

Yeah, just contact me via Facebook! Please give me some days notice before you arrive. Welcome to Hamar! If you come to Hamar before the end of March we could have walk on the ice of the lake Mjøsa!

It was a lovely little town! Thanks for the kind comment 🙂

Thanks so much for such a detailed comment! I would love to visit Hamar and have a guided tour, I’ll be in touch on Facebook if that’s okay? 🙂 It would be great to hear about your teaching too.

Thanks for a lovely post on your trip to Lillehammer! Nice town, I agree. I’ve lived there for over three years. I recommend that you also visit the other two towns around the lake Mjøsa, Hamar and Gjøvik. Both towns are around the size of Lillehammer. Typical Norwegian small towns! Gjøvik can be reached by train using “the Gjøvik line” from Oslo train station. Hamar can be reached by “the Dovrebanen” just like Lillehammer and Trondheim. Hamar is the town where I live, and out of the three towns around Mjøsa Hamar is the only one which is situated close to the Mjøsa shore. By the shore is a large recreation area which is used for walking all year round (for the Sunday walk etc.), for skiing in the winter and swimming in the summer. In walking distance by the lake are some church ruins from around the middle ages, a museum etc. As Hamar and Gjøvik are small towns you probably see what there is to see during a one day trip to each town like the one you had in Lillehammer.

Your blog is great! It’s interesting to see how foreigners view Norway. As Norwegians we are somewhat obsessed on how we are perceived by foreigners … Your view is positive and open minded! I’m a associate professor in social sciences at the local univerity college and I teach about Norwegian national identies (among other things). I came across your blog when doing my prepararations for one of my lectures.

Have (even more) fun while your in Norway! If you have any questions about Hamar, just send me an e-mail. If you come to Hamar I can show you around if you want.

Odd Helge Lindseth