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From the prairie to the fjords (with a few stops along the way.)

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Speaking of Old Stuff...





E16 is a major highway in Norway, connecting Oslo and Bergen. Even though E16 is a busy thouroughfare, traffic is sometimes brought to a halt by sheep wandering in the road. In addition to the occasional farm animal and all the gorgeous scenery, there are so many things to see along this highway. On our most recent drive back from Bergen, we made a quick detour to see the old road that used to connect the eastern part of the country with the west. There is an old, abandoned farm at Galdane which sits high on a hill, overlooking the river and the ancient road. Kevin said he got chills looking up at those old buildings, imagining all the road weary travellers who must have stopped by along their exhausting hike across Norway. The road is just a grass path now and it looks like parts of it have eroded away into the river below. Still, it seems like a nice place to go for a walk and be tranported back in time a few centuries.

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