Trip to Norway

Copenhagen City Square	Oslo Airport High Speed Train
Dinner in Oslo with Roger and Daughter Kjersti, Husband Erling L to R Erling, Kjersti, Roger, Shannon, David	Dinner in Oslo with Arne
The Viking Ship. Was a spectacular piece of workmanship...Must see to appreciate. The oak boards were carbon-dated to have been cut down in 890. Viking Ship Museum Webpage	Two Italian Guys we met while traveling. When we ran into them a second time, it was a picture
"Flam Train" from Myrdal to Flom to begin the 1st Fjord Tour. Train descends from 1200 Meters to Sea Level on some spectacular switchbacks. Flam Train Website	This is why the train stopped, a spectacular waterfall. We were standing there looking at it and music began to play from hidden speakers and a maiden came out and slowly danced around on the foundation remains in the center right of the photo.
Nice Waterfall and passing ship-Sognefjord	Motoring up the Sognefjord. It was raining but still some of the most interesting Fjords we had seen.
Coffee on the street in Bergen	Bergen Fishmarket We bought ropen-faced french rolls piled high with fresh shrimp for 20Kr, about 50 cents
Bergen Kings house face sculpture Circa 1500	Bergen Kings house face sculpture Circa 1500
Fjord trip from Bergen to Trondheim with cousin Jon Kristian and Grete on the Hurtigruten Ferry	Shot of the Fjord as we motored from Trondheim. Lots of waterfalls and vertical rock cliffs
Another Fjord shot. Depths beneath the keel were about 1,000 ft	Looking back along the deck. Note the mine to the far right.
One of the Ferry stops was at a town called Allesson (pronounced Olson) Note the ornate construction of this dock warehouse over 100 yrs old. This town is known for it's art noveau architecture	In Trondheim, at the top of Naderos Church. Shannon, David, Jon Kristian
Downtown Trondheim, we felt it was very much like Seattle	Old Trondheim Waterfront "Brygge"
Another shot of the Trondheim Brygge	WW2 German Submarine pens now reconstructed but still retained the name "Dora" for sub pen "D"
Naderos Church in Trondheim. It started out as a Catholic Church. (Note the saints) It converted to Protestant during the reformation in 1500's	We attended a birthday party for Bjarne, ome of our oldest relatives
Another shot from Bjarne's birthday Party. L to R Vegard , Johann, Roger, Greta, Brit	Norwegian cousins meet! Jannike and Shannon,
More Bjarne's Birthday Party L to R Jorgen, Roger, Raeder, Vegard
Church in Storen, the village where my grandfather was born	A View looking west from the farm where my Grandfather grew up. The place is called Granmo
Here's Nels, one of the residents of the Granmo farm. He teaches school and was interested in explaining the history of the farm and the area.	We walked around the old farm Here's Jon Giesle, Nels and a very friendly horse getting in on the conversation.
Here's a shot of Jon Kristian's Hydro power plant. It was showing 40KW into the power grid.	Here's the Dam that feeds the turbine. Its about 300 ft above the turbine and 2400 ft away.
Here's Dave and Jon Kristian in the Hydro power house	The HydroPower building
Shannon and Jon Gisle at Jon Kristian's Hytte. Note the grass roof and photovoltiac panel	Reindeer StewvDinner at the Hytte L to R David, Shannon, Ingri, Grete, Alfheld, Karen, Jon Kristian
Reindeer on the Wall at the Hytte. There was a disagreement as to who has actually shot it. Dad or Son	Hike to the summit of "Little Mountain" Shannon is signing the register
Shannon feeding Jon Kristian's sheep at the Hytte	Copper mine town of Roros
Church in Roros. Note the company logo on the steeple. Copper mining began in the 1600's and continued until 1997. Strange Mausoleum We Saw	Here's a shot inside the mine. Huge galleries were carved out and the ore carried to the surface by various methods over the last 300 yrs. This was about 900 ft below ground. Roros webpage
On the train from Storen to Oslo	Back to Copenhagen and home to Seattle

A Trip to Norway