Kristiansund

Kristiansund to Lillehammer- July 13-15

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July 13th 2010
We spent two nights in the harbor city of Kristiansund. We had a great room at the Thon Hotel Kristiansund that had been an old fish warehouse and was located on the water across from Kristiansund city centre. At this point in our travels we turned our car South toward Oslo and even though it was raining we had a pretty drive through rolling hills, more fjords and then high mountains. As we wer ... read more

Europe » Norway

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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