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Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Trondheim October 26th 2009

It's now Monday and my Sunday went by so quick, just like my trip to Trondheim. I can't believe it's almost November! Anyways, my trip to Trondheim was absolutely amazing even if it was a little quiet as I was by myself. I was a little nervous as I was packing on Thursday night. I love traveling and don't mind going alone, but heading out at night by myself has always intimidated me a little. But after the girls walked me to the bus stop, I had a pretty good feeling of excitement and adventure as I headed off on the #13 Route to downtown. I hopped off at the bank, one of very few remaining on the bus, and walked around the backside of the Glasshuset down to the train station. It was only a ... read more
Waterfront, Den Gronne Brygge
Waterfront
Beautiful building, see Macbeth's Scottish Pub below? Awesome name!

Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Trondheim October 26th 2009

Originally named Nidaros because it lay at the mouth of the Nid River,Trondheim is the 3rd largest city in Norway, established by the Viking King Olav in 997. He brought Christianity to Norway in 1024.. Apparently he was buried and on being exhumed after a certain number of years his body showed no signs of deterioration. He was canonized in 1164. The Nidaros Cathedral, built on his grave, was begun in 1070 and finished in 1150. It has suffered numerous fires and only a small part of the original building remain. The massive front facade depicting revered personages and saints is no longer used as the main entrance. Coming in from the side three alters can be seen. Organ concerts are held in the cathedral on Saturdays. There are many,many chairs. I asked one of the ... read more
Looking at Detail
The Old Wooden Bridge
The Wharf

Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Trondheim July 20th 2009

So I've been in Norway for a while now so I thought I'd give everyone an update. I arrived safely on the 17th and I am very comfortable here. Everyone speaks very good english and say yeah/Ja in the same way Mum and Papa do, inhaling while they say it, it's very strange. Anyhoo, Sandra is 11 and Daniel is 9. Daniel is Josh's twin and Sandra is so like me it gets on my nerves... I'm going to see the Harry Potter movie on Wednsday and if anyone has already seen it, I'd like a review. ... read more

Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Trondheim May 23rd 2009

We took an unplanned trip up to Trondheim, Norway to see our friend Karin. We met Karin in New Orleans a few years back and she is married to another friend of ours, also from New Orleans. Karin is now a Norweg-Orleanian. It wasn’t long after we arrived before we were on our way to the first of many parties. Her friends are very nice and loaned us clothes so we could survive the Norwegian spring. If you remember we have no winter wear and it was damn cold there. We became totally immersed in their lives and them in ours. We did everything from going to a crazy 9/11 conspiracy theory lecture at the local university, to birthday parties, trekking through the forest, having traditional dinners, to a fabulous Eurovision party and finishing up with ... read more
Didn't expect snow.
In the forest
Cathedral

Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Trondheim October 15th 2008

Hey! Voila enfin des nouvelles! Je suis donc a Trondheim mais avant ca j'etais a Oslo et avant ca j'etais a Bergen... Donc Bergen sous la pluie... je crois bien que c'est la que je m'etais arretee. Donc oui ce jour la j'ai rien fais de bien spectaculaire, pas de rendonnee, trop pluvieux. J'ai visite le musee des beaux arts... pas tete a par pour quelques Munch qui valaient la peine et quelques autres tableaux. Sinon je me suis promenee dans la vielle ville qui vaut le coup d'oeil. C'est des maisons en bois toutes reliee les une aux autres, tres jolies mais c'est difficile a decrire comme ca... Sinon vraiment rien fais d'autre... Le trajet en train (7h) depuis Bergen jusqu'a Oslo etait tres beau! Magnifique vue sur les montagnes et sur la plaine automnale. ... read more

Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Røros August 17th 2008

Tu spedzilismy z Krzychem i Kaska troche czasu. Pomagalismy znanej norweskiej malarce -Greth'cie - przy otwarciu jej nowej galerii sztuki. Krzycho remontowal, my zapewnialysmy wsparcie psychiczne. Bylo troche zabawnie, a troche tez strasznie. Troche wesolo, troche smutno. Troche smiesznie, troche wkurzajaco. Jednym slowem fajnie ale i niefajnie zarazem. Ale przynajmniej zostalam Kopciuszkiem na moment:-)... read more
Kopciuszek w akcji
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Askepot z Røres w tle

Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Orkanger August 6th 2008

Pisze krotko bo czasu na necie malo. Wybaczcie ta dluga cisze ale tyle sie dzieje, ze naprawde mnie ani do netu, ani wlaczania telefonu nie ciagnie. Od przyjadu pracowalam juz jako malarz, tokarz, zbieracz truskwek, zdejmowalam dachowki z dachu itd. Wczoraj wrocilam z najfajniejeszej pracy w zyciu:-) Sprzatalam po najwiekszym w Norwegii festiwalu rokowym. Mnostwo kapel, tlumy ludzi, wszystko w gorach na rozleglych lakach. Jak wkroczylismy z ekipa na teren , zastalismy totalne pobojowisko - w morzu blota, rozbryzganego zarcia, plastikowych butelek i torebek foliowych pietrzyly sie sterty namiotow, ciuchow, butow, karimat, plecakow, spiworow itd,itd. Po placu boju jezdzila wielka ciezarowa - zgniatarka a my wrzucalismy do niej caly ten sprzet jak lecialo. Nie musze Wam mowic jak w sercu sciskalo gdy slyszalam zgrzyt zgniatanego sprzetu wartego setki a nawet tysiace koron! Norweska mlodzi... read more
Na truskawach
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Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Trondheim August 1st 2008

I dag var det klart for den første av to ”bildager”. Vi var derfor på vei ut av teltet allerede klokken halv ni, hvilket selvfølgelig var alt for sent sammenlignet med våre camping-kollegaer som da for lengst var i gang med å pakke på bilen. Vi koste oss imidlertid med både brødmaten og kaffen før vi gikk i gang med pakkingen. Det har vi jo gjort noen ganger før også, så det gikk rimelig på skinner. Deretter satte Jan Sølve seg bak rattet, og turen gikk til nærmeste Statoil-stasjon. Etter at kaffekoppene var fylt opp ble kursen satt rett sørover langs E6’en. I og med vi nå kjørte sørover, betydde det også at vi passerte polarsirkelen en gang til. På Saltfjellet var det laget et eget polarsikrel-senter, det vil si et turisthøl uten like. Men vi ... read more
Polarsirkelen
Polarsirkelen
Polarsirkelen

Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Trondheim July 31st 2008

Night trains; interesting in theory, but a little less than ideal in practice. Last night, David and I took a night train from Trondheim to Oslo… it was fast, efficient, and free (thanks Mary and Danny), but not (in my humble opinion) conducive to sleeping. The chairs recline to a decent degree, but that means that the person in front of you can recline their chair so it’s practically laying on your lap… and what’s a person supposed to do with their legs then? I have yet to figure out this particular dilemma, but quite possibly by the end of this trip I will have a handy solution (aside from just blocking the ability of the person in front of me to recline!) Incidentally, David disagrees with me on this gripe… he says it is the ... read more
The Cathedral
Another Cathedral Pic..
Scarey Cathedral Gargoyles

Europe » Norway » Trøndelag » Trondheim July 28th 2008

I'm back! So now that I have time to do a proper-ish update, there shall be details about my hikings in Jotunheimen! I've also included a map that you may or may not be able to follow. =) Let's see. Monday morning I got up early, bought some food to keep me alive for a week in the wilderness, and took a bus to Jotunheimen. I was initially going to just hang around for a day before starting my hike, but the weather was looking better than forecast so I decided to go for it. After all, I only had a limited supply of food! The first day was mostly along lower mountains near the edge of the park, as I went from Gjendesheim (one of the popular starting points) to Glitterheim, a hut two valleys ... read more




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