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and filling that you'll hardly miss them. The menu doesn't change much except
for the day's special, and you can count on sautéed trout or pike served with
fresh vegetables. Reindeer comes in a “meat cake” with the chef 's special sauce.
Different cakes are made fresh daily, and they're usually moist and a delight to
the palate.
Storgata 68B.
&
61-26-27-87.
Reservations recommended. Main courses 100NOK-160NOK ($14-$23).
MC, V. Sun-Wed 10am-7pm; Thurs-Sat 10am-9pm.
LILLEHAMMER AFTER DARK
Felix Pub & Scene
A pub since 1984, this major venue for the alternative
rock scene is housed in a historic building from 1832. Visited by musicians, stu-
dents, and others, it often stages live concerts on the ground floor of its two
floors. Patrons range in age from 18 to 30, and they listen to recorded music—
rock, punk rock, whatever—when there are no live bands. Another potent lure
for young people is that the pub offers the cheapest pints in Lillehammer, at
43NOK ($6.10) per one-half liter. It's open daily from 10:30am to 2am.
Storgata
31.
&
61-25-01-02.
Cover 50NOK-100NOK ($7.10-$14) for live music concerts.
Marcello Nightclub
This is the major nightclub for the district, holding at
capacity anywhere from 250 to 300 patrons on its dance floor. The dancers,
ranging in age from 30 to 45, move to recorded music, which runs the gamut
from pop to country. Only beer and wine are sold, and the doorman assured us,
“It's easy to get in unless you're too drunk.” Open Wednesday to Sunday 10pm
to 3am.
Storgata 86.
&
61-25-90-90.
Cover 65NOK ($9.25) Fri, 70NOK ($9.95) Sat.
Rocka Bla
This is a music bar with a variety of entertainment. Mostly
recorded music, such as rock 'n' roll, is featured, but stand-up comics or live
bands (occasionally) entertain. Many patrons watch sports on TV. The relaxed
atmosphere attracts those in their 20s and early 30s. This is one of the most pop-
ular places in town, with lines forming on weekends. It's open Monday to Sat-
urday noon to 10pm, and Sunday 2 to 10pm.
Lilletorvet 1.
&
61-26-22-03.
Toppen Bar
This bar offers incredible panoramic views, with vistas of Lille-
hammer, the Olympic areas, and Lake Mjøsa. It's called “Lillehammer's highest
watering hole,” located on top of the Molla Hotel. It's open Monday to Satur-
day 8pm to 2am.
Elvegata 12.
&
61-26-92-94.
3 Vinstra: The Peer Gynt Road
220km (136 miles) NW of Oslo; 61km (38 miles) NW of Lillehammer
The Peer Gynt Road
, between Lillehammer and the little town of Vin-
stra, takes you right into the heart of Peer Gynt country. Henrik Ibsen came this
way when he was researching his masterpiece
Peer Gynt,
published in 1867 and
later set to music by Edvard Grieg. Ibsen based his tale in part on the exploits of
one Per (spelled with only one
e
) Gynt Haga, a real-life Norwegian folk hero
noted for such exploits as riding on the backs of reindeer at breakneck speed.
As you drive through the Gudbrandsdal (Gudbrands Valley), you can travel
the same route that bewitched the original hero, and outside Vinstra you can
visit a monument to Per Gynt Haga, the Peer Gynt prototype, in the cemetery
adjoining the Sødorp Church, 1.5km (1 mile) south of town. The road passes
two large resorts,
Skeikampen/Gausdal
and
Golå/Wadahl,
before rejoining E6
at Vinstra.
The Peer Gynt country is an unspoiled mountain region with altitudes vary-
ing from 769m to 1,499m (2,526 ft.-4,920 ft.). This is one of Norway's oldest
