Hiking up the river outside Lillehammer

Beautiful Norway

---

July 20th 2009
I thought I would let the pictures of Norway mostly speak for themselves, but here is a brief bit on where I went in Norway. I was able to spend about 10 days in Norway at the beginning of July. It is a beautiful country !! I was in Oslo, perhaps not a beautiful as Stockholm, but certainly a great city with an excellent atmosphere, I enjoyed it the most of the Scandanavian cities that I visit ... read more

Europe » Norway

---

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