Monthly Archives: April 2018

Today we visited Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum in Trondheim with Trond, Sylvi, and their kids. We were just in time for a guided “tour” with a delightful aristocrat from 18th century Trondheim who first showed us the home of a local … Continue reading →

Guest post by Ted Last weekend we headed to Rockheim, a music museum on the Trondheim waterfront dedicated to Norway’s rock history and thriving scene.  Scandinavia actually has a fairly rich rock history, with notable chart-toppers ABBA and A-ha amongst … Continue reading →

Ted and the kids checked out the Trondheim Science Center yesterday. They have Norway’s first and only 3D planetarium and 360 theater. https://www.vitensenteret.com/ It was a pretty standard children’s museum, but a good one.  The electricity section had a manually … Continue reading →

Nora played in the Nardo cup yesterday, such fun to watch the girls play! Nora hasn’t played for several years, so she was really learning the ropes of playing in a game and not just kicking around the ball for … Continue reading →

Happy birthday to Anders! Gratulerer med dagen! Now a teenager, he is planning to grow taller than me, beat me in arm wrestling, get angsty, and dedicate himself to his art (whatever that may be). In honor of his return … Continue reading →

Spring! I guess Ragnarok is not coming this year after all. Breaking 50F this week with almost 15 hours of daylight! Ted and I had a downtown date to shop for our almost-teenager. We enjoyed a stroll through Bakklandet, stopping … Continue reading →

Stjernedryss, “Stardust” concert for Steindal Skolekorps tonight. All 3 bands played–junior, aspirant, and main band, and each kid got a star for their uniform for their year of performance, followed by a large table of baked goods, coffee, and saft. … Continue reading →

Our first train was delayed a bit on our way back to Trondheim and we missed the connection in Oslo by moments! The train customer service desk made an “exception” and booked us on the next day’s train back to … Continue reading →

The plan for the day was for dads and kids to downhill ski while the moms did a big cross country trek, but it didn’t come to pass because the whole area lost power! We were just renting gear when … Continue reading →

We spent Wednesday on the train from Røros to reach Nesbyen on the line between Oslo and Bergen, then up to visit Kristine, Tor-Einar, and Odin at their Haglebu hytta. Another gorgeous setting with lots of snow and great company! … Continue reading →