A Fine Summer Evening!

We arrived in Mære just in time for rømmegrøt (what we called "mush" when we were kids!) at Rakel and Per Helge's house next door. What a treat! Per Helge is out second cousin as well. Here are Sigrun (on the left) and Rakel as we sit out on the back patio and enjoy the fantastic summer weather. A really nice to time to sit and chat.

Traveling Northward

July 28th 2007
On Friday afternoon I hopped on the train to Trondheim -- just a 6.5 hour train ride and with wonderful views to boot! And while most everything in Norway is very expensive, my early purchase train ticket only cost 199 crowns (about $35). Pretty amazing! At this point I realized I had forgotten my camera battery charger back at the hotel in Oslo so, alas, I began to conserve on the photo ta ... read more

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more

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