Day 7: We got up early, like, way early for people on vacation. I'm talking, like, 6:30 am! Can you believe it? haha. We discovered that our shower came out in a big...no, not a gush, a dribble. And where, oh where, was the hot water? So we took the tram to the train station. We bought some (junk) food at the train station
, because our train ride was going to be about 7 hrs. Something else I learned on our trip: People in Scandinavia don't use washcloths. I don't know exactly how they get clean. Hotel rooms have bath towels and hand towels. I had been resorting to using a hand towel in the shower, but it was a bit...difficult. So one of our goals when we arrived in Trondheim, Norway, was to find a washcloth. And some instant oatmeal. I'd had cornflakes, cornflakes, and more cornflakes for breakfasts so far. We found packets of hot chocolate too, a nice addition! We went to a big tall church, it was the farthest to the north Gothic church built. 
We climbed 172 steps to the top of the tower. It was a circular stair case, around and around, no stopping because people were behind you. In some places it was dark and you had to feel for the steps. They recommended that if you were claustrophobic or not in shape, you should not take the tour. When we got to the top we had wonderful views of the city. My legs felt like rubber when we had finished walking around the top and gone back down the stairs (yes, all 172 of them). Did I mention that they were very narrow? and slick? and it was drizzling out? Watch your step! Dinner was at the Big Horn 
Steak House. $638 Kroners. Wine, steak, baked potato, and peas in pods. On our way back to the hotel we walked up past the canal. Another canal! I think there were canals in every town we visited. Got ice cream at a place like 7-11, called Narvesse. $5 American dollars for an ice cream cone. Well, it was yummy. We were dripping wet by the time we got back. This dripping wetness became a theme for the next few days.
, because our train ride was going to be about 7 hrs. Something else I learned on our trip: People in Scandinavia don't use washcloths. I don't know exactly how they get clean. Hotel rooms have bath towels and hand towels. I had been resorting to using a hand towel in the shower, but it was a bit...difficult. So one of our goals when we arrived in Trondheim, Norway, was to find a washcloth. And some instant oatmeal. I'd had cornflakes, cornflakes, and more cornflakes for breakfasts so far. We found packets of hot chocolate too, a nice addition! We went to a big tall church, it was the farthest to the north Gothic church built. 
We climbed 172 steps to the top of the tower. It was a circular stair case, around and around, no stopping because people were behind you. In some places it was dark and you had to feel for the steps. They recommended that if you were claustrophobic or not in shape, you should not take the tour. When we got to the top we had wonderful views of the city. My legs felt like rubber when we had finished walking around the top and gone back down the stairs (yes, all 172 of them). Did I mention that they were very narrow? and slick? and it was drizzling out? Watch your step! Dinner was at the Big Horn 
Steak House. $638 Kroners. Wine, steak, baked potato, and peas in pods. On our way back to the hotel we walked up past the canal. Another canal! I think there were canals in every town we visited. Got ice cream at a place like 7-11, called Narvesse. $5 American dollars for an ice cream cone. Well, it was yummy. We were dripping wet by the time we got back. This dripping wetness became a theme for the next few days.Day 8: This was the day of our Hurtigruten tour. That means, we took a taxi to a boat. The taxi dropped us off just steps away from the boat. We had a cabin on the boat, but we weren't allowed into the cabins until noon, so we carried our luggage with us and found a seat with a good view. It 
was very pretty, cruising right among the fjords. Looking at the map of the ship, we noticed there was a laundry. By now, my jeans really needed to be washed, as did a lot of our other clothes. It took only one wash cycle to get things clean, and there was a dryer (A dryer! The first clothes dryer I've seen since leaving Oregon!) (Well, California if you want to get technical about it, cuz my parents' house has a dryer of course.) It took about 4 cycles in the dryer to get things dry. Fortunately the dryer was free. The washer cost $4 and included a tablet of soap. Our cabin had a bed, and a drop down bed, and a window, and its own bathroom. Lunch was roasted chicken with fries and a salad. 
Dinner was steak with fries and a salad. We slept very well. No motion sickness at all. Rob was up and down the stairs so many times, taking pictures of everything. We arrived in Bergen, Norway around 2:30 the next afternoon. (I just can't get used to saying "we arrived at 14:30.") Oh, and I forgot, we arrived in Olesund at midnight while we slept, sort of. Rob claims he woke me up and had me look out the window, but I have no memory of it. I tried to stay awake, really, but after so much walking, I was sleeping very well on our vacation. So far. (dum-dum-dum...)
was very pretty, cruising right among the fjords. Looking at the map of the ship, we noticed there was a laundry. By now, my jeans really needed to be washed, as did a lot of our other clothes. It took only one wash cycle to get things clean, and there was a dryer (A dryer! The first clothes dryer I've seen since leaving Oregon!) (Well, California if you want to get technical about it, cuz my parents' house has a dryer of course.) It took about 4 cycles in the dryer to get things dry. Fortunately the dryer was free. The washer cost $4 and included a tablet of soap. Our cabin had a bed, and a drop down bed, and a window, and its own bathroom. Lunch was roasted chicken with fries and a salad. 
Dinner was steak with fries and a salad. We slept very well. No motion sickness at all. Rob was up and down the stairs so many times, taking pictures of everything. We arrived in Bergen, Norway around 2:30 the next afternoon. (I just can't get used to saying "we arrived at 14:30.") Oh, and I forgot, we arrived in Olesund at midnight while we slept, sort of. Rob claims he woke me up and had me look out the window, but I have no memory of it. I tried to stay awake, really, but after so much walking, I was sleeping very well on our vacation. So far. (dum-dum-dum...)Day 9: Bergen is a cool town! We got off the boat, and walked up and hill and down the other side 
(sorry, it didn't turn into a mountain). Going down the other side was the crookest road in the world. I mean, it had like 7 switchbacks on it! Later that day we saw a car driving up it. Not fun! We went to the CANAL area, and shopped for a keychain. There were fresh fish and fruitstands, where I got a cup of strawberries and 
Rob got a cup of raspberries. Wow, they were very good! The shops were amazing. They are so old, they are crooked. There were really narrow alleys in between. We went up some stairs that were really crooked. We walked a lot that afternoon, then went to Egon's again, cuz it sounded familiar and the prices were reasonable. Slept at the Augustin Hotel. A small room, but by now we didn't care.
(sorry, it didn't turn into a mountain). Going down the other side was the crookest road in the world. I mean, it had like 7 switchbacks on it! Later that day we saw a car driving up it. Not fun! We went to the CANAL area, and shopped for a keychain. There were fresh fish and fruitstands, where I got a cup of strawberries and 
Rob got a cup of raspberries. Wow, they were very good! The shops were amazing. They are so old, they are crooked. There were really narrow alleys in between. We went up some stairs that were really crooked. We walked a lot that afternoon, then went to Egon's again, cuz it sounded familiar and the prices were reasonable. Slept at the Augustin Hotel. A small room, but by now we didn't care.
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