a trip through Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Sør-Trøndelag.

A lot has been happening people. Above all else I guess-- vacation. They have that here in Norway. And lots of it! This is my first paid vacation, and it is pretty lovely, I must say. Those Norwegians are on to something.

To top it all off my mother is here! Hi Mom!

As part of her trip, we decided to take five days and meander our way south of Trondheim along the Atlantic Road, through to Åndalsnes, with a stop over in Dombås and then back up to Trondheim. A big circle really.

And it was lovely circle indeed. As a friend who recently made a similar trip said, "It's like ugh-not-another-crazy-beautiful-scene-that-we-must-stop-for-and-get-a-photo the entire way." He was right. Crazy gorgeous. The whole way.

The Atlantic road:

When you drive on that bridge it looks like you are driving into an abyss.

From the top of Bremsneshatten:

Oh so pretty!

Along a terrifying dirt road over a mountain range. (Google Maps does not always give the best advice.)

See the big rain storm behind?

The landscape in this part of Norway is stunning. All kinds of geography juxtaposed in a way that is never tiring. Yay!

But, we didn't just look at landscapes the whole time. We also visited two stave churches, hiked to the top of a mountain in search of a cave, and went on a musk ox safari!


For those of you who are interested, a selection of photos from the trip are available here for your viewing pleasure. Your welcome.