There was a little snow overnight...

Oslo

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March 19th 2006
Got the overnight train from Copenhagen at 11pm to Oslo arriving in at 7am. Had to hang around the train station for a couple of hours - at least one in every 20 people we saw had crutches! Must be all the skiing accidents or something.. but I'm guessing health insurance here must be pretty expensive in the Scandinavian countries! Oslo is much busier than Copenhagen and much more scenic. ... 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