 Kristiansand looking
Southeast
Note the waffle-like organization
of the downtown core. The cathedral and park are visible in the center. The Skagerak Strait and Denmark
are to the right. The Otra River flows through town and into the sea here and the Topdals-fjord can be seen
beyond. The Otra devides Kristiansand proper from Lund (on the far side). The arrow indicates our place
in Lund. |
The waterfront
People enjoy the long summer sun at one of several beautiful waterfront areas downtown. Boats are everywhere and every self-respecting
Norwegian flies the national flag from the stern of his. Summer is inextricably tied to boating and you cannot say you really experience Norway
without trying shrimp, crab or mackeral. Fishing for mackerel in the late summer is also very popular. Many boats proudly display the old style in
beatiful wood. Many buildings, like these, also employ all-wood construction and are painted almost exclusively in white, yellow, or red.
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View looking north
Here you see part of the waterfront downtown and behind that, the old quarter of town whose buildings are entirely wood - the only part of the city
not to burn down in two city-wide fires. On the right side of the Otra River is Lund and north of the long bridge is the Sødal neighborhood and
miles of hiking and skiing trails in the forested hills. |
Wergelands Park
Kristiansand is a picturesque town with several beautiful parks and many old buildings of classic European architecture. This park is right downtown
beside the cathedral and immediately adjacent to a large outdoor market where fruit, vegitables and crafts are sold all summer. |
Kristiansand Wildlife Park
Kristiansand actually has a great zoo/wildlife park! It's the best in Norway and is a huge hit with kids, as are two other theme-parks co-located with the
wildlife park.
This photo was taken by Jan Olav Bollmann for Kristiansand.AS |
Winter fun!
Though summer is a BIG priority around here, there's no avoiding the winter. Snow lasts throughout the winter at higher elevations and some
great ski locations are located within an hour or so from Kristiansand. Of course when people say "ski" they mean X-country. What else is there?
Oh yeah, 'alpine'... Easter is traditionally the time when EVERYONE goes out to get their ski-tan. |
 
The Forest
One of Scott's favorite things (Kristin) enjoying an early spring walk in the forest near Kristiansand, and Scott enjoying another of his favorite things - getting in touch with
the outdoors.
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Find the Garriotts from space!!