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Category Archives: Norway
Farewell to Norway (for now…)
After our afternoon at the Trondheim Cathedral, we visited a couple of areas of the old town before heading back to Gro and C-G’s house for our final evening together. We walked from the cathedral, past the library, and … Continue reading
Nidarosdomen
On our final day in Trondheim, we spent most of our afternoon at the remarkable Medieval Nidaros Cathedral and the Archbishop’s Palace Museum next door. Unfortunately, they do not allow photography inside the buildings, so all of our photos are … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, Norway
Tagged Archbishop's Palace, Nidaros Cathedral, Nidarosdomen, Trondheim Cathedral
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Bakklandet and Lunch at the Library
On our penultimate day in Norway, we explored more of Trondheim. First, we took a stroll through the old and very colorful neighboorhood of Bakklandet. We then joined Gro for a lovely lunch at the library and visited the … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, Norway, Twins, Visits
Tagged Bakklandet, Olavskirken, Trondheim, Vår Frue Kirke
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Rørosmartnan 21 February, 2012
On Tuesday morning we got up, ventured out (without the super-stroller!!!), caught a train, and in a little over 2 hours, we were in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Røros, a well-preserved old copper mining town with many buildings … Continue reading
The Tiesendammen in Trondheim
With a couple hours left in our day following our visit to the Folk Museum, we wandered around the neighborhood in search of a place Gro suggested with excellent views of the surrounding area. We finally managed to get ourselves … Continue reading
Sverresborg Folk Museum (And Ski Museum)
So it turns out that Gro and Carl-Gustaf live just a few blocks away from the Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum. It is a very large (one of the two largest in Norway, I think) indoor and outdoor museum about life in … Continue reading
Arrival in Trondheim
After our lovely train ride from Ringebu, we arrived in Trondheim to extremely schizophrenic weather (Gro warned us about this phenomenon). When we first got off the train, it was raining and very windy. As we walked through the town, … Continue reading
Ringebu and the Stave Church
On Sunday morning, after our lovely weekend in the mountain hut, Carl-Gustaf drove us down to Ringebu again to catch our train to Trondheim. We were treated to gloriously sunny views of the valley as we drove down into town. … Continue reading
Winter Weekend in the Cozy Cabin
This is what we woke up to on our first morning in Norway. We were actually up the mountain from Ringebu, in an area called Gudbrandsdal, a traditional district in the county of Oppland. As mentioned in a previous post, … Continue reading
Getting Ourselves to Norway
On Thursday, February 16, we awoke earlier than anyone should have to wake. We got ourselves out into the icy, snowy, cold air and into the warm car that very conveniently picked us up outside our garden gate. An hour … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, Norway, Travel, Twins, Visits
Tagged Norway, Oslo, Ringebu, seter
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Canterbury Travails 