It's so weird not to have fireworks this year...today I went on a historical hike and to a traditional Norwegien food buffet ( Read more... )

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We went on the "Introduction to Gälä" this morning. Which was basically a guided hike. But we got a lot of information so I found it worthwhile. We had an english guide named Ashley. While he still had the British accent he had been living in Norway for 37 years and was quite knowledgeable ( Read more... )

We slept in a bit today before going out exploring. Our cabin has a sod roof which is really cool. It reminds me of the cliche of having a goat on the roof eating the grass. Makes it feel more authentic.

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So this is Norway at Midnight:
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and I was surprised how sentimental I can be. I was actually sad to leave it. That said I'm really happy to have recouped 100E of the cost-better than if I would have resold it to the store. Can't really beat that...

The name of the town Newcastle reminds me of the beer, which unfortunately for me is from Newcastle England-not Newcastle Ireland ( Read more... )

After a lazy morning I headed into the city to see a few more things. You'll be relieved to know that Tie-fighter squadrons of 5 have been outlawed in the city center:


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So I finally saw the book of Kells. Not sure if it is entirely worth the hype-and I LOVE books...but there was a line all the way out the door, then it was super crowded, pictures weren't allowed, and I couldn't even read it ( Read more... )

This section combined with the riding I did yesterday was by far the most enjoyable and pretty. After searching for internet(first hostel's advertised access was actually at the owner's house, five miles away and not available; the library's was broken; the next hostel's was also broken;) I finally found a resource center. I was able to charge my ( Read more... )