Lillehammer photos

Here are a few of the pictures I took in Lillehammer yesterday evening--funny how photos just don't turn out so well when it's dark out! All of the candle light and the decorated tree were really beautiful, but I'm afraid the pictures don't do the scene justice. So far, all the Christmas decorations that I have seen here in Norway have been fairly understated and tasteful--lots of greenery and candles and tiny white lights and advent candelabras. It has been nice not to be blinded by the glare of all those inflatable snowmen and santas that have become so popular in the U.S. over the past few years! I don't think I'll escape the tackiness entirely--we leave for Christmas in New York and New Year's Eve in North Carolina in just 11 days. Plenty of time to overdose on millions of flashing lights--my retinas are beginning to burn just thinking about it!