First day cross-country skiing

There were 2.500 km of cut trails in the Oslo area. We skied about 20km of them!

Jane, Margaret and Hans Vigo

There were 2.500 km of cut trails in the Oslo area. We skied about 20km of them! Margaret and Hans Vigo were rather faster than we were.

Margaret and Hans Vigo

Margaret and Hans Vigo discussing the next part of the route

The skier king

King Olav V never lost an opportunity to go skiing. He was frequently accompanied by his favourite dog, Troll. This statue is at Homenkollen.

Considering the jump

The view from the top of the new Homenkollen ski jump

Islands in the fjord

The islands in Oslo Fjord on a misty winter's late afternoon

Islands in the fjord

The islands in Oslo Fjord on a misty winter's late afternoon

The winner!

Jane on the winner's podium at Homenkollen. No jumping required!

Considering the jump

The view from the top of the new Homenkollen ski jump

Considering the jump

The view from the top of the new Homenkollen ski jump

The Homenkollen church

It seems appropriate that this church is so close to the ski jump.

The Homenkollen Ski Jump

The latest in the series of increasingly terrifying ski jumps at Homenkollen

Sunset over Oslo

Looking from the Oslo's Winter Park

Lines and shadow

Inside the Oslo Opera House - the shadow of the window frames fall on the wooden interior of the foyer.

The Palace

The royal palace in Oslo faces parliament

Carving from the Viking Ship Museum

Wooden carvings from the burial ship discovered at Oseberg are still as sharp as if they had ben carved yersterday

Carving from the Viking Ship Museum

Wooden carvings from the burial ship discovered at Oseberg are still as sharp as if they had ben carved yersterday

The Gokstad ship

On the Gokstad farm in Sandefjord there was a large burial mound, which was rumoured to contain a ship within it. In the autumn of 1879, the two teenage sons on the farm were bored. They began to dig into the mound, to see if they could find anything interesting. And they did ...

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Wooden carvings from the burial ship discovered at Oseberg are still as sharp as if they had ben carved yersterday

Ready to go: Jane skiing on the Hafjell plateau

The skiing on the Hafjell plateau was a lot easier and a lot more photgenic than skiing in the forests round Oslo

Whilch way?

The ski tracks are very well marked.

Jane skiing on the Hafjell plateau

The skiing on the Hafjell plateau was a lot easier and a lot more photgenic than skiing in the forests round Oslo

Jane skiing on the Hafjell plateau

The skiing on the Hafjell plateau was a lot easier and a lot more photgenic than skiing in the forests round Oslo