Trondheim to Bodø

We had a wonderful time in Trondheim. It was the first capitol of Norway and remained such for 200 years. It is still one of the three largest cities behind Oslo and Bergen. The Nidoras port is where Leif Erickson converted to Christianity and headed into the new world. As I mentioned yesterday, it is currently a university town and is some aspects reminded me of Columbia.

We climbed onto an overnight train and headed up across the Arctic circle. We have not seen Santa yet, but we are still looking. :) It is cold and raining today in Bodø with snow on the mountains that surround the old industrial city. Bodø was heavily bombed by the Germans in WWII, so much of the city has been rebuilt over the last 60 years.

I keep looking for the clear blue skies of Norway. I hope the sky will clear enough so we can see the midnight sun tonight. We got a hotel while we were here in Bodø. We really needed some time to catch our breath and a little sleep. We have been going non-stop and it was catching up with us. We've now showered and gotten our second wind. Tonight we will catch the ship to take us back down the coast at 4am. It is almost the same level of sun at noon and midnight so it will be nice to see the city from a different vantage point.

We are really having such a God Tur!!

Tussen takk!!
Maria