Nobel Prize Building

Now in rainy Norway

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August 11th 2007
Hi folks Now sitting in an internet cafe at Oslo Station before Heather and I wing it north to Spitsbergen tomorrow. We met safely at Bangkok Airport and had a reasonable flight overnight via Copenhagen to Oslo. The next leg was not so good -- apparently like on Virgin you need to buy food or pack a picnic on SAS domestic. As we had no Danish kroner the answer was easy, but it would have been ... read more

Europe » Norway » Eastern Norway » Oslo

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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