I'd neglected to mention in the first post, but while our cottage was cozy and warm from the wood heat- wood heat must be constantly tended to. The main floor is completely separated from the stairs and bedrooms upstairs. When the owners showed us around that first night, he said 'Norwegians like to sleep cold, with blankets'. Fair enough- me too. It turns out that definitions of cold can vary somewhat. Upstairs was absolutely frigid. I mean, see your breath cold. We cranked the portable electric heaters and Lana lay with each of the girls to get them warm enough to fall asleep. After tossing in our bed for a couple hours, I got the blankets from the extra bedroom downstairs. It was a cold night. (and the bed was just barely 6' long, with a firm head and foot board- a bit cozy for me). All the other nights we ensured the bedrooms were prewarmed a bit before bedtime. Also the weather cooperated and it was never as cold as the first night. Thank goodness, or our memories perhaps would not be so rosy.
Some landscape shots on the way to the airport. As we neared Oslo, the tunnels started. Some just a few hundred metres, others were easily a mile long. The girls counted and we went under 23 within the space of about an hour of drive time. Kept us all occupied anyway.
A beautiful homestead on the shores of Randsfjorden.
A few shots of the interior of our cottage.
The girls loved this unique bed arrangement for them.
What a wonderful trip, we already miss it.
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