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Europe » Norway June 1st 1985

1 June 1985 Saturday. The committee members, the NATO International Staff, and their spouses met at the military side of Zaventum airport to catch a C-130 cargo plane to Gaardemoen Air Base just north of Oslo. There we refueled for another long flight to Tromso, high above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. It is as far to fly from Oslo to the North Cape as it is from Oslo to Rome. Tromso is near the North Cape. We arrived late afternoon, but it could have been early afternoon judging by the sun's height above the horizon. We enjoyed walking around this seaport town during its best season, with 24 hours a day of sunlight. 2 June 1985 Sunday. We started the day with the official tour of Tromso. We got to know our escort officer ... read more
Committee members on a Norwegian minesweeper
Committee members on a Norwegian minesweeper
Committee members fishing on a Norwegian minesweeper

Europe » Norway July 5th 1974

After crossing the border from Sweden into Norway, it was then another 100kms drive on to Oslo through heavy traffic on a hilly forest road. We sneaked in and helped ourselves to a free shower and a tidy up at the Youth Hostel (a pricey 25Kr per night) but decided against staying overnight. We then had a night out on the town at ‘Club Remember’, where we had great company for the evening with local gals Else and Greta. We got away by around 2am, still in near daylight, to camp by the side of the road near Ekeberg Camping Ground. I was up early next morning after a most unsatisfactory 4 hours sleep in the Kombi. There were no travel starters nominated at the Youth Hostel, so we made it straight down to Larvik. We ... read more
Kristiansand
Varodd Bridge in Kristiansand
Markets at Stavanger




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