Category: Travel Journal

Transcripts of the full Norway travel journal with illustrations, maps markings and comments. ~ still under construction ~

Day 11 – Krokleiva, return to Drammen in search of lost ring, measuring bridge with umbrella …

Places

Drammen bybru


The first city bridge of Drammen connecting Bragernes and Strømsø was completed in 1813 and served the city’s people for 123 years.
About 250 yards long, 96 compartments of about 31/2 lengths of Anne Lister’s trusty umbrella.
(img from Drammen byleksikon)

Krokleiva


1) Klevstuen skysstasjon og hotell (Klevstuen coach station and hotel) by Axel Lindahl, 1880s ,
2) Klevstuen from Wergman’s book: Norge, fremstillet i lithographerede Billeder efter Naturen (1837)
3) Photo/postcard from 1890s showing off a bit of the view from Krokleiva

Foods

Pork Pancakes
‘Fleskepannekake’ is a pancake fried together with diced salty bacon. Today it’s often eaten with either syrup or a blueberry jam on top…
get the recipe

Flat bread / flatbrød is a traditional Norwegian thin bread baked on a traditional takke or large smooth griddle.

Simple recipe and how-to …

Day 12 – Back in Drammen but no sign of the ring

”Udsikt fra Paradisbakkerne”, (“View from The Paradise Hills”) by P. F. Wergman in 1835.

Places

After the founding of Kongsberg Silverworks in 1623, a new road had to be built to transport the silver ore to Christiania. Around 1665 the road was extended to Bragernes, through Lier and all the way to Christiania.

From the top of Paradisbakkene (Paradise Hills Road) there is a magnificent view of the Lier valley and theDrammen fjord. Numerous painters have been inspired by the view, and both Norwegian and foreign authors and poets have described the view from these hills. (Source: Geocaching)

Day 13 – maps and norse and arranging an ad in the paper abt the lost ring

The ad in Morgenbladet

Bortkomne Sager

Paa en Reise fra Drammen over Gjellebek og Ravnsborg til Jensrud er en Guldring bortkommen. Den var fæstet med en Knappenaal til en firkantet hvid Naalepude. Ovenpaa Ringen var en liden Diamant og under samme en Haarlok. Paa den indre Side stod: James Lister ob. 1826 æt 76. En Belönning av 5 (fem) Speciedaler udloves til den, der bringer Ringen til Hr Schöller i Hotel du Nord i Christiania inden Mandag Aften den 12te August 1839

Translation: On a journey from Drammen over Gjellebek and Ravnsborg to Jensrud a gold ring has been lost. It was fastened with a pin to a square white pin cushion. On top of the ring was a small diamond and under it a lock of hair. On the inside stod: James Lister ob. 1826 æt 76. A reward of 5 (five) Speciedaler is promised to whomever brings the ring to Mr Schöller at Hotel du Nord in Christiania by Monday evening August 12 1839