Raumabanen! Dombås to Åndalsnes

I’m pretty into trains, so a trip on the Rauma Line was at the top of my Norway list. And we were not disappointed! Despite nearly falling asleep on the train trip due to poor sleep the night before combined with a ten mile hike, it was amazing. Eric finally realized if we stood in…

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Oppdal Musk Ox Safari

Day 2 We awoke early, packed up, and headed downstairs to breakfast at the Oppdal Turisthotell. They had a nice spread with hard boiled eggs, a selection of sliced meats and cheeses, and loads of accompaniments. Even a few funny random foods like vegetable soup and chicken wings, and plenty of preserved fish products, which…

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Oslo to Oppdal

Day 1 We flew into Oslo, stashed our bags at the Oslo Airport Radisson Blu and picked up a waiting package with our SIM card, and then hopped on a five hour train trip to our first night in Norway, a small town called Oppdal. Enjoying great views on our northward, flawlessly executed, idiot-proof, European…

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Norway!

Why Norway? Seems to be a popular question! Short answer: because it was the cheapest flight into Europe I could find. Long answer, and more to the point: because we are going to a wedding in Austria. Yep. A friend is getting married in Austria, so we flew into Oslo. Makes perfect sense, right?!? It…

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Chelsea Galleries

Today I visited a number of galleries in Chelsea.  It was exciting and sad simultaneously. Exciting because I got to see work by Robert Adams, Tokihiro Sato, and Ursula Von Rydingsvard. Sad because it seems that the only way to get into the NYC art world is to already be in the NYC art world….

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