Best Western Chesterfield Hotel Trondheim

As we arrived at Trondheim rail station, we realised that we had not writen down where we were staying whilst here! We lugged our backage around the city seeking out the Information Center in hope of a computer. We were directed to the local Libary which held free computers to use. After a short panic of not being able to find ...

Steamed out of Bergen on the MS Nordkapp two days ago. Leaving Norway's second largest city (250,000 souls) by sea is only fittting since it harkens the imagination back 1,000 years when the Viking hordes set off to create chaos from disorder. <br><br>At 11,300 tons, this craft of Hurtigruten is a spendid piece of work. Constructed in 1996, the Nordkapp is a floating art gallery with impressive pieces of work on the main decks (7 in number). The common ...

Our first stop this day was Trondheim, Norway's first capital city and a trading post for thousands of years. Apparently the first ever export of American goods to Europe took place here around 1000 AD. After the capital moved to Bergen (1217), Trondheim became Norway's religious center (actually, pilgrims started coming to the shrine of St. Olav 200 ...

... with the private Swedish operator Veolia Transport, staff swapped at the border with the equivalent service heading towards Trondheim. The journey itself was one of contrasts. We began on the fjord at Trondheim, travelling along its shores quite a way to Hell. Yes, there is a town in Norway named Hell and I can let you know that it has frozen over. During this windy shore section I lamented that the BM92 did not have tilting capabilities but enjoyed the scenery nonetheless ...

... view of the city and harbor or Trondheim. We spent the rest of day touring the city and getting lost in what we could do. I really wanted to go ice skating on a mini ice rink they had in town, but for some reason there was only tiny little kids on it so i would of felt kind of out of place a bit. The three big things to see in Trondheim is Nidaros Cathedral, which has been there for 1000 years; The Archbishops Palace, and the Royal Crown Jewels Regaila. For a package we could see all ...

... day to wander around but it would have been impossible to see everything. We did climb to the central hill to see the ruins of the first stone castle in Norway, built in the 1200s by King Sverre. Before leaving we stopped at the Tavern - an original restaurant from the early 1700's where we tried (and liked!) our first Norwegian specialites. We have also enjoyed the loooong days in Trondheim, so much more ...

... We look forward to seeing Monday Doh in Geilo. They have been assigned to this city by the by the Norwegian government. They arrived here in August. Htoo Doh is Klogay Doh's brother and also Elsa's parents. Monday is a member of the United Church of God and we are looking forward to this visit very much. Geilo is a town halfway between Oslo and Bergen in the high point of the railway. Bev and I took this trip in 1994 when we attended our last Feast ...

... set up was that all the seats were faced forward towards the direction the train was taking you, except for the four most front seats that face the other way. Britt Inga and I sat in the last set of seats facing forward and were pleased to find that nobody sat in the seats facing us so we could stretch out and put our feet up. It wasn't fantastic, but it was much better than what others on the train had so we were very happy.

... Flak-Station der Deutschen und heute ist es ein kleines Museeum und das Beach für die Trondheimer, die entweder mit dem eigenen Boot anladen und mit der kleinen Faehre. Da ja das Motto gilt: erst die Arbeit dann das Vergnuegen, haben wir erstmal bei der Fuehrung mit gemacht, was ziemlich beeindruckend war und sind dann an den kleinen Strand geschlendert. Die Insel ist ja auch sehr uebersichtlich. hui, und dann ging es ab ...

... as The most beautiful church in Norway, but with bloody weather... could have been better: Anyway on the inside, it was nice enough to like it. only one day from the arctic cycle and 8 hours from the result of the french election that all the french on board are speaking about.... Suspense!!!