Today, Ted and I took a walk to our old neighborhood and grocery store while the kids were in school, 20-30 minutes each way. Trondheim has a network of pedestrian/bike/ski routes that cut through neighborhoods off main roads. You occasionally have to cross a road, or there are overpasses or underpasses to cross major thoroughfares. It makes the city totally accessible without a car. There are many people out and about, although I didn’t catch many in photos.
Here on a typical part of a route, the main highway that runs through the country is on the left (E6) and neighborhoods on the right behind the fence. They keep it well graveled because it’s so icy.
The network of pedestrian/bike/ski paths is clearly marked at crossroads to take you to different neighborhoods. We are coming from Nardo (current neighborhood) going to Moholt (old neighborhood).
There are also nice stretches with open space. Here you can see the bit of path on the far left and it continues up the slope. You can see the cross country ski tracks on the side. There are apartments off to the left, and houses behind.
It seems like every path passes a daycare (barnehagen). This one had frozen colored gloves in the trees! The kids were outside playing on the playground. It’s common to see a kid in a tree. The Norsk philosophy is that if they can get up, they can get down.
One big slope up, these are not stairs! The sign says “snarvei” which means shortcut. We could hike up without a problem, but on the way down it was slippery enough to send you on your butt, so we gripped the handrail all the way down.
The trail here is all about the ski paths, no gravel. The snow leaves enough grip for walking.
We took walks through this cemetery 12 years ago, looking at names. It’s mostly the same, probably a little fuller.
An underpass on the route. Almost the same graffiti as 12 years ago too.
Our old little hobbit hut on Frodo Rinnans vei! This is Anders’ first home. They called this little complex “the baby factory” because it’s couples housing. I’m pleased that they still have the sod roof, neatly trimmed for winter.
Our place is on the right here, and the bigger apartments on the left are new. That was a grassy area before, and an old sport store has been torn down.
Rema 1000 in Moholt, our usual grocery store from 12 years ago, has been transformed. It’s much shinier now. This one is very large for a grocery store here. Some are small and packed so tightly and disorganized it’s hard to find anything. This one is mid-range; there are some that are fancier and higher priced.
It’s very common to find a wide selection of wool underwear at most grocery stores, along with tights and long underwear.
And they still carry yarn and knitting needles! I haven’t found another grocery store that carries yarn, and I thought they probably dropped it with their big remodel. Our 2 other nearest grocery stores have yarn stores in the same shopping area though, but I bet it’s fancier yarn. They are only about $3 each, pure Norwegian wool. More slippers on the way!
