Sisters Come to Visit

Sisters have arrived!  Dana's sisters, MoNene and SuEllen came to visit the end of September and stayed for six days.  It was nice to see them again!

Oh heck!  First stop was the town of Hell located next to the airport.  And they thought they were here to vacation!

After escaping Hell they found themselves walking in old Nazi bunkers scattered along the shore of the Trondheim Fjord.  

Having escaped the Nazis the sisters bravely went to the Passion Flats of Trondheim, one of the many hills overlooking the city.

They stood on the bridge crossing the Nidelva River just as a women's rowing team sped by.

They enjoyed a visit to the ancient Nidaros Cathedral and saw sculptures of saints embedded in the side of the structure built in the 1100's.

The sisters rode to an island about 31/2 hours away to visit a fisherman and his family.  Georg, Ann Helen, and their daughter, Natalie, honored their guests with a fresh catch of lobster and crab, a delicious meal.

During their trip they kept seeing white bags like those above containing cattle feed.  Some farmers have fun by adding the graffiti.

Pretty scenery and even better looking women.

They enjoyed the view from The Queen's Chair at the tourist town of Geiranger.

Nordfelt nerves of steel were evident as they stood on the cliff overlooking the Geiranger Fjord.

What a sight!

They stopped to pay homage to a Norm look-a-like.

Enjoying the wait for a ferry.

Wow!

Made a stop in Alesund, considered by some to be the prettiest city in Norway.  Alesund, like Bergen, is located on several islands.

Along the way the sisters stayed overnight in cabins like this one.

They traveled 8 hours to the east to Oslo, enjoying beautiful mountain vistas along the way.  In downtown Oslo they posed in front of the royal family's palace, located just two blocks from the Oslo Center for Young Adults.

Unlike the guards at Buckingham Palace, these guards will speak to you.

Frogner Park in Oslo is a favorite place to visit.  Unsophisticated Americans call it Naked Park.

In Oslo we met good friend, Elizabeth, as well as Mission President and Sister Johansen and others.

Oops, Frogner Park pic out of order.

Frogner

The Johansen's invited us and others to a simple breakfast that turned out to be a wonderful feast.  The Burton's, Pedersen's, and AP's, Elders Moyes and Vaughn were also invited.

Our first home!  During our seven months in the Oslo area we lived in this apartment in the town of Bekkestua.   The sisters had stayed overnight in the guesthouse located near the apartment.