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Jen's Travelogue

Norway, August 17-29, 2003

Day 1 - Laurel, MD to Trondheim, Norway

Travel adventures, lost luggage, and a room for two

Day 2 - Trondheim

Found luggage, mystery meat, a successful presentation, and the expense of Norway

Day 3 - Trondheim

Getting lost, getting lost in the rain, hyperventilating in a church, and learning Norwegian

Day 4 - Trondheim to Oslo

New buddies and scary sleeper cars

Day 5 - Oslo to Bergen

The world's most beautiful train ride and my first encounter with the tour group

Day 6 - Bergen

More rain, museum misadventures, and mistaken identity

Day 7 - Bergen to Balestrand

Waterfalls, fjords, cruises, Norwegian cuisine, an amazing sunset, and 30 grandparents

Day 8 - Balestrand to Geiranger

Extreme bus rides, "Coffee out," animals run wild, a disappointing glacier, and an international cruise

Day 9 - Geiranger to Lillehammer to Oslo

Lost photos, Olympic tales, a reindeer lunch, a really ugly city, and a not so tearful goodbye

Day 10 - Oslo

Sleeping in, bad planning, and annoying tour groups

Day 11 - Oslo

Lax security, unexpected exercise, English everywhere, and puritanical notions

Day 12 - Oslo to Trondheim

A Norwegian that doesn't speak English and yet more rain

Day 13 - Trondheim to Laurel

Moose, the joy of flying, and U.S. Customs woes

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