Classic telephone box is now a mini-library

 

When  I grew up in the 1950's and 1960's, these phone boxes  could be seen everywhere.

I read that there used to be around 6000 of these in Norway.

Then more and more consumers changed from public phones to home phones and then to mobile phones.

So these red phone boxes were taken away - except for around 100 still left and now protected by law.

Both in Moss and in Horten on the other side of the Oslofjord, two of these can still be seen.

Now they have become mini-libraries. You can borrow or take a book or you can deposit a book you own or return one you borrowed at the same place earlier. It is all up to you.

The one in Moss is situated near the police station.The one in Horten is in the harbor, close to where you take the ferry.

I love the idea,  and I have found and given books to both places. 

The ferry between Moss and Horten

It takes around 30 minutes to cross the Oslofjord with this ferry.

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I do not know the price for coming with a car or with a truck, but you can discover that here  https://basto-fosen.no/fares/

If you come with your bicycle or you are just walking,  it is FREE. Yes, free!

Three of the six ferries are electrical.

At the moment the three electrical ferries are charged in Horten, but soon there will be a charging station here in Moss , too.

This is the most trafficed ferry route in Norway. 

In 2018 the ferries carried 1.8 million cars and 3.7 million passengers. 

It is like a road across the Oslofjord.

 On the other hand, seen with our local eyes,  all those vehicles travel through the streets of Moss in order to get to and from  the ferry.

The company's website in English:

https://basto-fosen.no/en/