Norway Stories


Thick Mats of Moss and Dry Creek Beds of Boulders

Scandinavia 2008 - Day 21 Thursday Morning I awoke to another gray and rainy day outside my window. I had a quick breakfast at 7-11 (which had display cases of Chinese, Indian, and Italian food by the pint) before I took the funicular to the top of Mount Fløyen (verify). The view is magnificent, even if it were a gray day. It was midweek and early...


Bergen: The Bryggen, the Pigvignen

Scandinavia 2008 - Day 20 So tired from the last few days activities, as well as sleeping on that horrible Styrofoam pad the last few nights, I slept in till 10am, awaking refreshed and ready to go. I walked down to the harbor, where market stalls had been set up, most being fish mongers, the others being woolen items, trinkets, furs, and other tou...


Urnes Stave Church – Dragons & the Early Days of the Modern God

Scandinavia 2008 - Day 19 Tuesday morning I took the early bus to Solvorn, where I would catch my ferry to the “town” of Luster. Like the day before, the bus to Solvorn followed the fjord & river road up to the town on the lake, Hafslo (on lake Hafslovatn). Across from Hafslo is a steep road that disappears down into a deep shadow of trees, this is...


On a Mountain of Ice – Kayaking and Glaciers

Scandinavia 2008 - Day 18 Monday morning the 18th was an exciting and special day, besides being my sister Naomi's birthday back in the states, today was they day I was to climb a glacier and kayak amongst icebergs. Awaking early, I packed for my trip and found some coffee and an egg salad sandwich at a petrol station on my walk into town to the bus...