NORWAY IN A NUTSHELL

Our way back to Frankfurt from Sweden this past week included a detour over to Oslo Norway for "cultural experience" .  We took a 16-hour round trip train ride east towards Bergen Norway with a boat ride on the Aurlands Fjord in the middle.  Norway has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth.

After putting 2200 miles on the car we are glad to be home in our own beds and eating home cooked meals.  Friday in the office we began editing photos and working on a list of requests to help the Swedish Public Affairs Council.  The Swedish saints are disappointed that President Monson will not be coming as expected but look forward to Elder Ballard and his CES devotional which will be broadcast to buildings all over Europe.

Friday evening we again enjoyed our monthly temple outing with the senior missionaries.  As friends depart for home we meet new couples who bring new talents and enrich our lives.  This week we look forward to being instructed by Elder Richards, counselor in the Area Presidency, at our zone conference.  These gatherings always uplift us with the Spirit.

Eating Norwegian salmon on a slice of fresh bagette.  We buy lunch at grocery stores and always find fun picnic stops on the road.  The house in the background is floating in the middle of the lake.

Norway has more lakes and forests than we've ever seen.  We were the same latitude as Juno Alaska.
We enjoyed sunlight from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Frozen lake near Norway's summit.  No roads here and above the tree line.  The train took us through 20 tunnels, many dug by hand at a meter a month.

On the Aurlands Fjord

As many as a dozen waterfalls could be viewed at once

This "twisted torso" building is in Malmo, Sweden where we stayed on the way home.

It's a permanent parade in downtown Malmo.