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Hello friends, On popular demand here is a little report on the wonderful Nordic wedding of Dominic and Beate, now known as the Tilleys of Dortmund. This is actually my first blog. I think that a blog must be a good way to share this great souvenir. These days I do not go to weddings as much as I used to, but my last wedding before this one was a quite incredible "factory ...

... a fully functioning viking ship. The burial mounds were covered in blue clay and boulders, protecting them from damage, and there are currently three ships on display at the museum. Two are in amazing condition considering they were built around 840AD, and look as if they could be taken out for a jaunt around the harbour anytime. Of course you would need around 30 vikings handy to man the oars and hoist the sails, but they shouldn't be too hard to find in Norway. On ...

... in the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), as Denmark and Norway were supporting France, the Norwegians found themselves on the losing side, and under the Treaty of Kiel (1814), their country was handed over to Sweden, supporter of the Allied Forces led by England. The high-handed transfer of Norway from Denmark to Sweden only aroused a fiercer demand for greater independence. The thirst for Norwegian independence was reflected in the ...

... explained the rules to cricket to me in a bar in my first night in Auckland i was instantly hooked. I went to a few matches in Australia and with the success of the Irish team in the last world cup the hook has only cut deeper into my sole. Now the Lancashire V's Surrey was a lot different to the matches i witnessed in Australia. Firstly the game at the oval was in danger of being called off due to a wet pitch, something i had never encountered while in Australia. There was ...

On April 3, most of our entourage got into downtown Oslo, some looking at shops (the Lady Nighthawks) and some heading out to the Vigeland sculpture park (the chaperones). Some stayed in Asker, relaxing and watching big screen tv, getting ready for a big game against the best team of this age group in Norway (the Nighthawks boys). Oslo is beautifully situated on rolling hills surrounding the end of a long fjord, a mix of 200-year-old buildings and ...

On the run, so this will be short. Speaking of running, we usually are. Our entourage is scattered all over Asker, and host parents are gladly driving us to a meeting place (usually the local pizza joint called Dollar Dimple) or the sports complex in Asker. Asker is high-end suburb, beautiful rolling hills, but covers quite a distance. A couple of our homes are actually outside of Asker. But we gather up more or less on time, and the big ...

... the hill, I went on hiking in the woods on cross country skiing trails during sunset in hopes to find a good view of the city. This being done, and the sun set over Oslo, I went back to the station to surf the net some more then resided back to my hostel to make some more sandwiches. My sandwiches have now transformed from bread to lefse. Lefse is just as good as bread and much cheaper then bread here in Norway. Lefse, Salami and cheese ...

... battery charger, so I haven't been able to take any pictures for a while, but I've been stealing the pictures others have been taking. Hopefully I just left it at home and didn't lose it in the airport or something like that. Next week we're going on a weeklong excursion to Northern Norway. I don't know if we're going to have a stable internet connection or not, so I might be out of reach for a while. Hope everything is going well in Seattle/Edmonds.

What a great night of rest under a down comforter. The air is invigorating and I feel it contributed to sleeping so well. I got up early to write some of this blog up and got ready for the continuation of journey which has gotten off to a great start. Our plan is to take the train into the Oslo area and visit two individuals. Astrid prepare a fantastic breakfast of a phenomenal variety of items ...