Thon Trondheim Hotel

... to the Cape and Kirkenes.<br><br>During the next three days the MS Nordkapp will be stopping at 7 ports each day. The first three will be between 0030 and 0530 so they will be missed. Fortunately, each of the missed ports will be 'revisited' during the waking hours on the return voyage.<br><br>The weather is very pleasant. Very Gulf Streamish. Glaciers in the distance. Excellent for waking about with a sound jacket and light gloves. No need for a touque yet.

... marks the crossing point. We were scheduled to go on 2 different expeditions (Chris and Melanie on a rafting trip and Jim and Martha on a glacial expedition), both of which were cancelled due to stormy weather. The boat also had to change its course. Although we were originally supposed to go to the Lofoten Islands (which Melanie was especially ...

Shawna - Felt guilty leaving Bart and Calamity - our puppies. However, I am to understand later in the trip that 'they don't miss us at all and are getting a long walk everyday with Grandma and Grandpa.'<br><br>On the other hand I felt great being in airports and on airplanes - probably one of the few humans that loves airport and airplane food ...

... Back down at the river we crossed the Old Bridge, which dates originally from the 1600s to the Nidaros Cathedral and back through to the main town square. The snow, which was looking a bit fresh after a light dusting the night before, gave the over 1000 year old town a nice aesthetic but with no museums of interest open we were running short of walking destinations. The world's northernmost tramway is located in Trondheim and I was not going to pass up the opportunity to ...

... is so clean and crisp and there are so many trees and wonderful landscapes. The fjords (long narrow bodies of water with steep sides that were carved out by glaciers) are amazing and the buildings and houses are very picturesque. After I unpacked, freshened up ...

... had lots to catch up on since my visit with Bruce Anderson in June. The family here does remarkably well being all alone with little contact. They communicate with other immigrants and their families in the refugee camps in Thailand via Skype and other Internet means. They receive a package of church literature and DVD's from the Home Office. Sending material like this to scattered and isolated brethren is so ...

... Marlen, Carla, Bene, Anne, Tino, Timon, Frederick), zwischen durch haben wir uns geteilt, weil einige nach außen und damit näher an die Bühne wollten und andere lieber in der Menge mitschaukeln wollten. ja aber das Konzert war so geil! Zuerst hatten wir alle nicht so recht Lust und ich mein Travis, ist ja jetzt auch nicht der Super-Bringer, aber wir wurde alle vom Gegenteil überzeugt!!! Die ...

... die entsprechenden Vorlesungsunterlagen oder andere Foliensammlungen findet. Es ist also schon nicht schlecht hier. Ansonsten ist das Krankenhaus sehr änlich wie bei uns, nämlich voll in der Bauphase. Alt wird weggerissen und durch gut geplante neue Gebäude ersetzt. Meine Mitstudenten sind auch alle sehr nett und immer hilfsbereit, wenn ich mal ingen peiling hab, wo´s lang geht. Es sieht also bis jetzt alles ganz viel versprechend aus.

... the music, the military museum (free) is very interesting especially how Norway coped with all the propaganda. The cathedral is very dark inside, with an impressive rose stained glass window. The archaeological museum which holds some of the original stone statues found on the cathedral and has an archaeological dig of the old mint (money), this museum was probably the place the fairy god-mother got Cinderella's glass ...

... it is a company that works with radio, TV, four local newspapers, two partially-owned newspapers, the largest web-based classified ad base in the world, as well as web broadcasts. We got a tour of all the facilities, met with some very talented and bright people, and even got to see the printing press! The most fascinating thing about this place is the sense of cooperation and solidarity they have with other newspapers. Norwegians read the most newspapers per capita in the world ...