From Ostersund we headed south to Hudiksval via a short stop in Sundsval at the Ikea. Ingrid and Kerstin took us on many day trips that included a zoo, and old inn for lunch, a wonderful linen factory, a summer community on the shore and a Helsingland house museum.

We arrived in Ostersund to spend five days in the north country visiting our lovely family. The back row: Matias,
Sophie, Jens, and Ingrid. 2nd Kerstin, Steve, Tove, and me. In front we have the beautiful sisiters Siri and Lisa.
The following picture is of Steve looking at Norway's receipts. While there we picnicked by the lake and visited a moose farm called the moose garden. The moose masn is rescuing moose and breeding them in captivity as well. They are gentle, letting us pet them as you can see.

We went on board the NorgeNord in Bergen and headed for Trondheim. Alesund was one of the stops we made along the way. Alesund is known for its Art Deco architecture. When we went ashore this beautiful old volvo was unloaded from the ship. Our boat trip ended in Trondheim where we took the train to Ostersund, Sweden. On our way we went through Hell and lived to tell about it. In Ostersund we stayed in this little cabin across from the lake.

Here we are at the high point of Bergen. A sub sailed in while we were taking pictures. The video is especially for Joyce.

We disembarked in Bergen where we spent a nigh and a day. Once the largest city in Norway it now is #2. They know they are still #1 though in every other aspect. We did much walking and then rode the funicular to the high point. We had a fabulous hotel room right on the warf pictured here and an extremely expensive sushi dinner. As we found out first hand, everything in Norway is expensive. A cup of regular coffee, no refill, is about $5. A bottle of beer in the store is about $7 or $8 and in the restaurant it was $10 to $15. An ordinary meal out is at least$75. Norwegians make a lot of money, but still.......I guess it has to do with all the oil they have in the north.



















































Some fish at the street vendor and some baby Norwegians watching the funicular.

Train from Oslo to Bergen

So we are in Prague now. The temps are in the 70's, the lilacs are in bloom, everything is green, and I have wi fi again. I will try to bring you up to date. When we left Oslo we took and amazing train trip up over the mountains and back down to the sea in Bergen. Here are a few images from that trip. The highest point was a complete white expanse. Few roads for cars. Mostly accessed by snowmobiles. In one of the pictures you can see some figures in the distance cross country skiing. Looked like it would be a fun place to stay at for a while. I must say that walking around sans long underwear does feel rather nice.






At the top of the mountain above tree line on the train ride from Oslo to Bergen.

Hello from Wigeland Park.

The King's intown flat around the corner from our room.

The mad baby in Wigeland Park.