Scandic Nedre Elvehavn Trondheim

... the Norwegians like to construct all over the country. In short, if bridges will not do the job, build tunnels under the sea or fjords. These are really quite elaborate architectural constructs and must cost a fortune. Good to see the North Sea oil being put to fine use. Around Alesund there are several of these tunnels varying in length up to 2000 metres or more. Alesund also is known for its furniture production. If the prices in the Art Nouveau shops ...

... forward to since her Norwegian friend had specifically recommended it), the seas were too rough and the boat continued up the coastline.

We stopped in Bodo, where we visited a modern cathedral (1956) and the surprisingly interesting Bodo Nordland Museum. This museum contains exhibits of traditional Sami life and a huge collection of ...

... as to whether the lockers at Hamar Station would've been able to hold our bags and, being winter, only a small part of the museum (not including the train sheds) would've been open. I'll just have to come back in the warmer months to visit the museum properly. The itienerary change meant that arrived in Trondheim a little before 3pm and had all these extra hours to kill in Trondheim. We were able to check into the hotel straight away so we settled in and tried to ...

... gnidd skikkelig inn, at mens dere måker snø, tørker sluddvåte sko, fyrer for å holde varmen og strør der det er glatt; ja så rusler vi rundt i Amazonas , eller kanskje i Andesfjellene, hviler i en hengekøye og pleier litt såre føtter, og i all beskjedenhet nyter noe av alt det vakre livet har å by på.

... couple of days, and have tried to take in as much of Trondheim as we could in 4 days (today is our last day). Here were a couple of our favorite experiences... Nidaros Cathedral, the gothic building furthest north in Norway, dominates the city center, and is amazing from the outside as well as from inside. We saw/heard a short organ concert in the nave before taking a tour of the cathedral that took us around the ...

... hours to do and I got it done just after passing Lillehammer. A train is a great way to travel. You can walk around, work or simply look out the window. We got into Oslo at 1513 and our train to Gailo leaves at 1607. I run to an Internet café to write a few critical emails arranging the last 24 hours of our visit before returning to the United States. Bev buys some flowers for the people we are to visit and then we jump onto the train headed for ...

... Serkan aus der Türkei mit Kuskus und Fleisch-Reis-Bällchen. Die Spanier mit einer Paella. Die Italiener mit Pizza und Tiramisu. Unsere Deko kam bei den anderen sehr gut an, die meisten hatten sich für´s Fähnchenbasteln oder ähnliches entschieden. Und dann ging die Jury rum und hat von allen mal genascht. Und man kann glaube ich sagen, dass sie nicht nur von der Deko echt begeistert waren, sondern auch von der Torte und den Maultaschen. Und dem ...

Heute war unser Ausflug nach Kläbu in eine Art Outdoor Activity Center. Direkt an der Nidelva gelegen, dem Fluss, der auch durch Trondheim fließt. Wir wurden in drei Gruppen geteilt, und meine Gruppe durfte mit Kanu fahren beginnen. Darin sind wir jetzt ja schon geübt und deswegen ran an die Paddel und rein ins Kanu. Alle Wertsachen wurden an Land gelassen, da uns ein feuchter Ausflug prophezeit wurde. Am ...

Well it had to happen I guess. About 30km outside Oppdal while cruise up a wee mountain side the bike coughed and spluttered before an almighty backfire and coming to a halt. After trying a few of my non exsistant mechanics skill we called the RAC who arrived after a few hours to pick us up to take us to Trondheim where the nearest ...

... is a joke! One of the good things about that is the amount of free time that I'm getting. Hiking in the mountains (the only thing to do here besides tv and internet and socializing on the weekends) is something I do on regular basis. This last weekend I didn't get to go hiking. It was Christmas and the two daughters of the couple came to the farm from Trondheim, their new hometown, to celebrate the birth of the Christ. The way Norwegians celebrate Christmas is not very ...