The land of the "trolls"

Be prepared to meet trolls and vikings, a variety of weather (sunshine, rain, wind etc) and people who does like the bear; sleep through a long and harsh winter and wakes up in summer. WE'RE READY TO WELCOME YOU!

Here are some practical information about your visit to Norway concerning how to come here and where to stay. You will get a more practical list of what to bring later.

How to get here by plane:

Oslo Lufthavn, Gardermoen (http://www.osl.no/)
The main airport of Norway. This is near Oslo, in the opposite direction of Kongsberg. You will have to either take the train or the bus to Kongsberg, both take about 2 hours.
Bus costs one way Nok 320,- one way, but you can get 20% discount if you buy both ways at the same time. You must change bus in Oslo, it should not be too difficult. Busses are outside the terminal, and tickets are bought on the bus.
Train costs from Nok 199,- and upwards. Tickets are bought on machine at the at the airport. Train station is situated under the airport.

Oslo lufthavn, Rygge (http://www.ryg.no/)
This is near a town called Moss, situated in the "Oslo-fjord". From here you must take the train to Oslo (about 1 hour) and then another train to Kongsberg (1 more hour).
Ryanair and other "Cheap companies" come to this airport, which is really small and nice.
Traincosts to Kongsberg are about Nok 250,- but first you have to go from the airport to the railwaystation. I'll come back with details later, if you chose this airport.

Oslo lufthavn, Torp (http://www.torp.no/)
This is near the towns Sandefjord and Tønsberg, both situated along the coast.
Also here you can fly with cheap companies, and the airport is nice and small.
Costs from the airport to Kongsberg are about Nok 199,- / 250,- and the train goes from the airport. You'll have to reserve the train-ticket in advance. Please tell me if you chose this option.

Our experiences with (cheap) tickets:

To Turkey we booked Turkish Airways. It went directly from Istanbul to Oslo Gardermoen. Nice company and nice price.

To Spain you might consider to go via Madrid or Barcelona with Iberia or Spanair from Santiago de Compostela, and from there take Ryanair to Rygge airport or SAS to Gardermoen. There was no direct route from Santiago de Compostela, but you have an option with Spanair from Vigo and la Coruna too.

To Germany we went with Ryanair from Rygge airport. The price for two persons was about the same as for 4 packets of cigaretts in Norway :-)

To France we travelled with Air France from Oslo Gardermoen to Lyon via Amsterdam. Another option was via Paris, but the price and time would be about the same. We did not find any cheap flights :-(

Accomodation (hotels etc)
Hurry up - they are filling up!
We have 2 hotels and one hostel in Kongsberg. The hotels are:

Grand hotel:
http://www.choicehotels.no/hotels/hotel?hotel=no052 or the other link
http://www.hotell.no/index.jsp?frame=hotel&hotel_id=1215
(Probably no rooms available the entire period)

Hotel Gyldenløve
http://www.gyldenlove.no/no/Kongsberg/
Prices are:
Singleroom with breakfast Nok 1150 per night
Doubleroom with breakfast Nok 1350 per night
(The hotel is opposit the railwaystation and the bus terminal. It's quite good! Here there are rooms, but be quick about it. The prices are specially for us, so if you want this option, please let me know and I'll book for you)

Kongsberg vandrehjem (hostel)
http://www.kongsberg-vandrerhjem.no/
Prices here are:
Single room with private bath, breakfast included: Nok 690,-
Double room with private bath, breakfast included: Nok 900,-
Rooms with 3-5 beds are also available.
I just talked to the management here, and she would prefer that you booked through me and not through the internet, so please let me know.

All three places are in the center of our town, and you will not need any transportation to get around.

What's important now is that you either book on your own, or send me a mail as soon as possible about what you prefere. I guess some of you want to experience other parts of our beautiful country too, and I will try to do my best on answering whatever questions you have.

WELCOME TO KONGSBERG IN JUNE!!!