modern Oslo

a chance in a zillion ones

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August 20th 2006
Back to Oslo in the evening just in time for dinner. Stopped by the train station to reserve my seat for the trip to Bergen. By a chance in a zillion ones, I met a fellow countrymen who waited on me at the Norwegian railway office when I need to book my seat reservation for my train ride to Bergen in the next few days. We talked a bit and we said to meet back after he finished his shift for coffe ... 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