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June 10: This week in Trondheim

Back to regular life in Trondheim, now that the holidays and visits are done. Kids are going to school until June 21, Ted and I are going to work most days, although things are slowing down now that Ted is … Continue reading

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June 2: It’s summer, for the moment

The weather has been so amazing this week, ~70F/20C and sunny, not usual May/early June weather, but everyone is happy for it! Downtown was hopping today! Nora and I toured StiftsgĂ„rden, the royal palace in Trondheim. No pictures allowed though, … Continue reading

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May 26: Trollstigen Fairy Tale

May 26, Part 4: From Geiranger, we turned around and retraced our steps back to Trollstigen and our wishes came true: no fog, blue skies, not crowded. The view is breathtaking and unsettling. Even walking on solid ground, some of … Continue reading

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May 26: Geirangerfjord

May 26, Part 3: We reached the entrance to Geirangerfjord! Along with dozens of other tourists and many cruise-ship tour buses! A spectacular viewpoint of this quintessential fjord, with tall mountains that plunge down into deep blue waters, greens of … Continue reading

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May 26: Afternoon road to Geiranger

May 26, Part 2: After we reached the top of Trollstigen, the road comes down gently, surrounded by the snow covered peaks gushing with waterfalls and greenery surrounding the river running through the valley. We stopped to marvel a bit … Continue reading

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May 26: Trollstigen morning fog

May 26, Part 1: Saturday morning was foggy, but we set off on our day trip with high spirits. We drove from our cabin on the ~100 km road from Trollstigen to Geiranger, back again in the evening. The first … Continue reading

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May 25-26: Little Annebu Hytta

Our little Annebu hytta. Before the gorgeous pictures of the Trollstigen and Geiranger scenery, let’s take a moment to appreciate our little weekend farm cabin setting. If we never come back, it might be because we bought a goat and … Continue reading

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May 25: Visit to a Brekken ancestor in Lesjaskog

We are taking a weekend roadtrip to Trollstigen and Geiranger, two of the natural wonders of Norway. The road there passes through Lesjaskog, the town where the Brekkens came from in the late 1860s. We visited the cemetery in Lesjaskog … Continue reading

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May 24: Jeremy and Eduardo are here!

Happy days! Our friend Eduardo and Jeremy (Ted’s colleague and his partner) are visiting this week! We started off by meeting them downtown for lunch and a first view of Trondheim. Then we met the kids as they were getting … Continue reading

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May 20: Burmaklippen, Estenstad Hytta and Lake

Another hike to Estenstadhytta yesterday with side trips to Burmaklilppen and Estenstad Lake. 6.2 miles/10km round trip from our house, over 16,500 steps. What a gorgeous day, and so many people out enjoying it! It is a kind of paradise, … Continue reading

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