Norway
Crazy Polar-suited Norwegians in Street View Fight
It looks as if our Crazy SCUBA Guys have made a comeback! This time the two Norwegian men have been captured wearing bright red polar suits, and can be seen apparently attempting to beat each other to death at the…
Top Ten Northernmost Items on Google Maps
Here at Google Sightseeing, our obsession with superlatives knows no bounds, whether it be the largest, the smallest, the funniest, or the strangest. Join us as we literally go in another direction with our look at ten items that have the right to be called the northernmost such things on Earth!
Lærdalstunnelen, The World’s Longest Road Tunnel
Faced with the challenge of building a year-round road to connect Norway's two largest cities (Bergen and Oslo), through a mountainous region of central Norway, engineers decided to create the world's longest road tunnel. Named after the municipality at the…
Trollstigen (Troll’s path)
In a country renowned for its natural beauty, one of the most spectacular landscapes is found along the Trollstigen (Troll's path) - a vertiginous road which affords remarkable views of the mountainous scenery. Lucky for us that a Street View…
Ho Ho Ho! Giant Santas!
T'was the week before Christmas ... which means it must be time for Google Sightseeing to pay our traditional annual visit to some festive locations where the seasonal spirit is in full force. This year we hop in our magic…
Largest Ever Street View Update, June 29th 2011
In the past few hours, Google have announced their largest ever Street View update, incorporating new imagery for thirteen of the twenty six countries with existing coverage. The countries receiving updated imagery are Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden,…
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