from the tower on our hill

LIFE in GENERAL

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June 19th 2006
Weve been living in Tønsberg, our small little coastal town in Norway now for just over 4 months now and we still cant believe how fast its gone. When I think back when i thought wed have to turn into eskimoes to survive, and now everythings green, yellow, white, the flowers, grass, blue skies, smell of barbecues, people tanned in shorts... yeah thats right, spring has come... and it came ov ... 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