The other day I posted a photo on Instagram saying how sometimes walking around here I feel like I’m inside a beautiful painting.
Well, this blog post is basically just an extended version of that post, because on this particular journey into Hardangervidda I totally went all Oprah, turning to every mountain and hill “You could be a painting! And you could be a painting! And you could be a painting!”
I don’t know, maybe I’ve seen too many oil paintings of this landscape, or maybe Hardangervidda really is just a little unreal in its beauty.
Last week my parents and grandmother visited and we did something we have been talking about for ages but never actually done: we took a ferry into Møsvatn, a nearby lake that cuts into Hardangervidda, the largest plateau of its kind in Europe. So like, the views weren’t the worst.
It’s almost a little frustrating living nearby so much beautiful nature, because it definitely makes me want to drop everything and just frolic through the mountains for, oh I don’t know, the rest of my life? Work, who needs that?
The lakeside is dotted with colorful cottages and even a few farms – only accessible by boat in the summer until the lake freezes again and you can drive on it.
We sailed into a raincloud as we approached Mogen, which should have been annoying but somehow just made the landscape look even more magical to me.
We had lunch at Mogen Turisthytta, the coziest mountain lodge which serves as a base for a lot of hikers heading up onto Hardangervidda. I would love to take a week to hike between the tourist cabins spread throughout the plateau, but this time we only had a day to explore, so we just walked around Mogen.
So I don’t really have more of a point to this blog post than to say, oh hey, Norway is really pretty.
Don’t you think?
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Emily says
It really is breathtaking!
Silvia says
Right? One of the most beautiful places I know!
Cate says
Wow those photos are amazing!
Silvia says
It was an amazing landscape!
Adri Duarte says
Your posts make me want to come back to visit Norway again someday. I love the colors in your photos.
Silvia says
Norway does have a gorgeous color pallet!
Charlotte says
On my travel wishlist for sure!
Silvia says
It deserves its spot there!
Katie @ the tea break project says
Stunning! Really really beautiful photos. Yet another blog post that just makes me want to book a trip to Norway!
Silvia says
Yess I hope you do someday!
Alissa says
Really beautiful photos! Thank you for sharing your experience in Hardangervidda 🙂
Silvia says
I’m glad you enjoyed them!
Dominique says
How could I not have visited Norway yet? Every post you write is a constant reminder of what I’ve been missing out on 🙂
Silvia says
You need to come! I can pretty much guarantee it won’t disappoint 🙂
Our Wanders says
We couldn’t get bored with amazing mountain landscapes and taking millions of pictures of them either, so we are totally with you, haha! And Norway looks really damn beautiful! 🙂
Silvia says
Haha glad I’m not the only one!
Audrey says
The landscapes look dreamy! Some of the shots remind me of my road trip through the Scottish Highlands and others take me back to Canada. Still need to make it to Norway! 🙂
Silvia says
It is quite similar to the Scottish Highlands in ways! And Canada! All pretty stunning places, really 🙂 I hope you make it here eventually, Audrey!
Maria says
Hey!! I’m planning to visit Norway on late March this year. Is it Hardangervidda a place you would recommend me to visit at that time of the year? If I’m driving from Rjukan to Lysefjord is it a place I can pass by and explore it for a few hours or do I need to sleep there and stay for more than one day?
Thanks!!!
Silvia says
Yeah I think it’s a fine place just for a short stop, but if you have more time you could stay longer.