Today was the first real day that we had concern about the weather, because we were planning to be mostly outdoors. The rain hadn’t started yet, so our first stop was at the Vigeland Sculpture Park within Frogner Park, which is a huge park displaying the sculpture art of Gustave Vigeland (11 April 1869 –… Read More Walking through Oslo
On our way to the Hardangervidda National Park we passed many locations where the land meets the water—the water was so still that you could see a mirrored reflection of the steep mountains and valleys. This is a lot harder to describe than it is to just show you the photos! As you can see,… Read More Mirrored reflections
In looking over the posts I’ve written on my Norway trip, I suddenly realized that I totally (but not deliberately!) left out any mention of our visit to Hopperstad Stave Church, which dates from 1130 AD. First of all, what is a Stave church? It refers to Norway’s unique architectural style of wooden churches, based… Read More Hopperstad Stave Church
Last night, members of my tour group met for an informal meet-and-greet session when every person had the opportunity to introduce themselves and to tell why they are on this trip. Most of them were of Norwegian descent and were looking for family birthplaces or to meet relatives. Of course, it is obvious that I… Read More Uff da! Lutefisk!