DNT Trail marking at the glacier

Norway

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August 25th 2010
In the land of the Vikings! (The very wealthy vikings evidently). Norway is very beautiful and very expensive. I'm pretty much blowing my target budget here! Landed in Oslo and spent the day planning out my kayak excursion and then spent the rest of the day exploring the city. I went to the folk museum which is pretty cool. They have taken buildings from all over Norway and re-assembled them the ... 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