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Golta in mixed weather

Date:
31.08.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
5.0km

With a rather mixed weather forecast, we wished to make a brief excursion to the Atlantic and chose Golta as our goal. After driving there from Bergen and parking at Goltavegen, right between Vogga in the west and Goltosen in the east, we walked towards the coast from there, first following the marked trail. To get around Lutavika, we then followed the coast in norther direction, crossing over to the northwestern part of Golta at the southern end of Jonsvikadalen. On the other side, we then first visited a nice vista point south of Luten, before walking further to Sandvika. There, we basically turned around, then following the marked trail all the way back to the parking place. Given that the day was overall rainy, we actually had quite OK weather and enjoyed this short walk very much! >>>

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Turku Saturday morning walk

Date:
30.08.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
15.9km

I had a few morning hours on this Saturday before heading back to Bergen, which I wished to use for a walk to see a bit of Turku. I started by crossing the Aura river at Kirjastosilta, heading to the Samppalinnanvuori vantage point for a first view across the city. From there, my next goal was the hill-top Luolavuori, hoping for some additional views from up there. While stepping up there, I also looked at the enormous water tower not far from the hill-top. On my way down from Luolavuori, I then passed by an impressive boulder, right north of the water tower, that apparently a glacier left there a long time ago. My next goal was then to cross the Aura river using the small ferry Föri, but when I got there, I learned that it was not operated, unfortunately. I thus decided to walk around >>>

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Exploring Suomenlinna south of Helsinki

Date:
12.07.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
5.8km

Our travel itinerary included about 24 hours in Helsinki before the follow-up flight further west. Exploiting our massive time confusion -- 6 am in Helsinki was like noon-time in Tokyo, after all -- we headed straight for the city center of Helsinki and from their, using the public ferry, to Suomenlinna, i.e., an island a bit south of the center of Helsinki, which previously was fortified massively. Today, quite a few visit this island, apparently, to see these fortifications. Before mostly following the "main-trail" across the island, we included a short detour to Pikku-Musta and Länsi-Musta, also. At the southern-most part of Suomenlinna, we then made a round around the fortifications before head back to the ferry quay where we had arrived earlier. Selected photos are available >>>

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Round around the Imperial Palace (and Kanda)

Date:
11.07.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
7:00h
Distance:
13.1km

We had still some time before our flights back to Europe and thus made an attempt to see the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Apparently, however, we seemingly had looked up the wrong information ahead of time -- just to find out that the very Palace was closed. We thus decided to walk around the Palace area, which also turned out as an interesting walk. With even more time left, we then added a short extra-loop to get an impression of Kanda, just north of the main railway station of Tokyo. Clearly, Tokyo has a lot variety to offer! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Visiting Odaiba beach to see the Rainbow Bridge

Date:
09.07.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
3.1km

Very nice evening excursion to the Odaiba beach in Tokyo near the Rainbow Bridge. After first enjoying some nice time at the beach, we then walked around the Odaiba Marina to also see the Daiba Park on the other side, offer even more close-up views to the Rainbow Bridge (and to Tokyo behind it). While the beach was crowded -- mostly with young people in the evening -- we found ourselves 100% "alone" in the Daiba Park (after sunset). Interesting! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Meiji Temple

Date:
05.07.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
3.4km

Short excursion during our visit to Tokyo with the Meiji temple and the rather crazy streets near to it! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Roppongi hills and Shibuya

Date:
04.07.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
4:30h
Distance:
5.6km

On our first full day in Tokyo, we decided to first visit Roppongi hills (and a very nice exhibition in the Mori Art Musuem, there). From there, we then chose to walk over to Shibuya to experience the famous Shibuya crossing in the evening. In in fact got to see it twice (actually three times), once before the rain, and then again during the rain. The packing density varied clearly, without dropping to any low value, though. :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Evening attempt to reach Mt. Inasa

Date:
26.06.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
4.2km

After first visiting the Atom Bomb Museum and Peace Park, earlier the same day, we then thought that it would be nice to take night looks at Nagasaki from Mt. Inasa. We first walked along Uragami River northwards, in order to find a trail that we had spotted on OpenCycleMap and which was supposed to bring us up to Mt. Inasa from the Fuchimachi part of Nagasaki. After walking around the Mitsubishi Industries near the valley station of the Nagasaki Ropeway, we then aimed at the road leading up to Fuchimachi. At this highest-most point of a side-road, however, we had to understand that finding a trail there was too optimistic. Also a local resident made it clear to us that there was no way further up from there! We thus retreated back down and instead connected to a bus stop to get up to >>>

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Hypocenter Park, Atomic Bomb Museum, and Peace Park

Date:
26.06.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
5:30h
Distance:
5.0km

One main goal for the visit of Nagasaki, obviously, was to visit the Atom Bomb Museum, along with the surrounding areas. To get there, we walked northwards from the main railway station, passing by the large and modern Stadium City of Nagasaki. Continuing along Sanno Street, the first strong impression came with the one-legged Torii Gate and a plate, explaining its brutal history. Continuing further northwards, we then first visited the Hypocenter Park, which now marks the place, where -- right above -- the atom bomb exploded. After spending time in this park, we then walked up to the Atom Bomb Museum. Also there, we could take substantial time to carefully visit the museum as well as the peace hall. When were all through it, we then walked over to the Peace Park, after crossing over >>>

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Visiting Dejima, the former Dutch Trading Post

Date:
25.06.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
3.6km

After a long Shinkansen transfer from Kyoto, we still wished to stretch our legs a little and thus decided to visit the former island of Dejima before going to bed. Waling south from the main railway station in Nagasaki, we quickly approached Dejima from the northwest. Even though we had read about it up front, we still were surprised to experience, how small this exclusive trading post in fact was. Going there in the evening had the advantage that we basically had the site for us and we therefore could take a good chunk of time to walk all around it and experience it closely. Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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