Top Solli Sportell Geilo
Skurdalsvegen 25 Geilo, Buskerud, Eastern Valleys, 3580, Norway
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A Little More Tallinn than Bargained For!
Today went well with time to roam this cities' quaint old town. We climbed a tower on the ancient wall and mingled with people speaking scores of diffent languages. We followed Rick Steves' walking tour and enjoyed the most reasonable prices for everything from the hotel room and meals to beer and wine.
We had a 6:30 flight to Oslo but soon we reached our second major trip snag...our plane has a "technical" problem so we had an unexpected four-hour delay. We ...
From Pillaging the World to World Peace
... planet (more specifically, the country least likely to fail), and Norway boasts a national unemployment rate of 3.1%. Impressive, especially when one compares that to the Obama administration's failed efforts to bring American unemployment below 9%.
It isn't all just roses and rhinoplasty, though. For tourists and expats, Norway is in all seriousness one of the most expensive countries in the world, with concessions to labor, protectionist ...
Camping Norwegian Style...
... We had a look for a stamp (not in the Cathedral, of corpse), but, being a Sunday, the shops were shut. We returned to the car empty-handed, save for the post-card to my grandparents that I had been unable to post and continued in our northwards quest.
Although we looked for a campsite somewhere in the wild, we struggle to find anything suitable. Not wanting to continue searching until late in the night, we pulled into a caravan site next to some train tracks ...
Concerning Our Time In Oslo
On the first day, we wanted to see the Peace Museum of the Nobel Prize winners. But we found out that most of Oslo closes down on Monday. We did, however, see the Maritime Museum and the Resistance Museum. The Maritime Museum had all things fishing and boating. I ate a chocolate muffin in the restaurant. We only saw part of the Resistance Museum mainly because we had a lot of trouble finding it, had some bad directions and arrived 30 minutes before closing. Most Oslo Museum ...
The Rotegård Cabin
... the high alpine lakes, do a little fishing and just plain enjoy the company and the views. Gunnulf (Stein's dad) will be our lead as he loves the outdoors and knows the area like the back of his hand.
Keaira, Elizabeth and Alexsander stayed at the cabin with bestamor (Grandma Kotti) as the hike would be somewhat steep and too difficult for little legs. At this elevation ...


