Stavanger; Sunday, 21 October, 2012

With yet another massive breakfast inside me, and another long sleep banked in the energy reserves I checked out of the hotel, wandered my luggage down to the lockers at the station and brought a ticket for the next train south to Sandnes.

Sandnes is located at the head of the Gandsfjorden, and the journey down on the train is along some stunning scenery. However, looking out the opposite side of the train its easy to see why the area is often referred to as Stavanger-Sandnes, there is no break in the urban environment.

I had a wander around Sandnes, which on a Sunday morning in late October was deserted. But from the head of the Fjord there were some stunning views.

However, there is only so long you can stare at a view so I wandered back through town and caught the bus back into Stavanger.

I wandered down to the harbour and had a long look around the spectacular maritime museum before heading up out through Gamle Stavanger and into the leafy back roads of the city to the museum houses at Breidablikk and Ledaal.

Having taken in both the houses I had about an hour to spare so I wandered very slowly back through Gamle Stavanger and around the edge of the harbour before heading back to the station to collect my luggage and then hopping on the airport coach back to the airport and the journey home.