May 7
Well, the ride we thought was 6 hours was actually almost 7 hours, but it actually went very quickly, and it was absolutely gorgeous. The pictures don’t do it justice as they were taken while we were moving. There was quite a bit of snow on the ground and a lot in the mountains. But once we got to Trondheim, there was no snow at all, and the sun was shining.
Once we walked from the train station to the hotel and got settled, we headed straight to tourist information. Trondheim was founded in 997 as a trading post, and it served as the capital of Norway during the Viking Age until the early 13th century. It’s a relatively small city but is the 4th largest urban area in Norway with a population just under 200,000. We saw a lot of younger people which makes sense as this is a major college town, with several large universities located here.
Since it was still relatively early, only 4pm, we decided to walk around the city center for a while and have dinner. We ended up eating at the harbor, which like Oslo, has streets lined with restaurants. Since Scandinavia is all about fish and neither one of us (Peter less than Lynn) are huge fans, we ended up back at our new favorite Italian restaurant…. Olivia’s. Apparently, it’s a chain here in Norway so we ate there…. again. And it was just as good as it was in Oslo.
The harbor area is beautiful with colorful houses along the river, very similar to Amsterdam. We plan to rent bikes tomorrow (say a prayer for us please) so we’ll explore this beautiful city on wheels.
Not much else to report so we’ll say night for now. Love to all.