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2012 TOUR OF NORWAY
Friday June 22 - Saturday July 7,
2012
Travel Norway with a native!
Leave
from your nearest airport and fly to Tromsø, Norway. You are responsible for
your flight arrangements and associated cost to Tromsø. This provides
maximum flexibility for flight selection, use of frequent flyer miles and
additional touring. I will meet you in Oslo
where you go through customs and change plane for the Land of the Midnight
Sun.
We
overnight in Tromsø before we board the Coastal Steamer and head south. This
is known as the most beautiful voyage in the world! The ship makes several
short stops along the way so you can get ashore for more Kodak Moments. In addition to the
great sights, relaxation, getting to know your fellow travelers and getting
over jet lag, each delicious meal on board is another experience.
After 3 days we
leave the ship in Kristiansund where our bus is waiting to take us to Åndalsnes where we stay 2 nights.
On the way there we will travel the famous Atlantic Ocean Road.
In 2005 this road was voted the "Norwegian
Construction of the Century". It is currently
Norway's second most visited scenic road after
Trollstigen
(which we also will experience). The Atlantic Ocean Road's sharp
turns and wild nature have ranked it first on
The Guardian's
list of the world's best road trips, in sharp competition with world
renowned attractions such as Northern Ireland's
Antrim coast road and the
Himalayas.
While at Åndalsnes we visit Rauma Woolen Mills and
see how sheep's wool is transformed into beautiful labeled balls of yarn.
During our Åndalsnes stay we also do a mountain excursion to see where the
trolls come from; Trollstigen!
From
Åndalsnes we head north-easterly. We will make a stop in the medieval city of
Trondheim to see the Crown Jewels and the Nidaros Cathedral built on St. Olav's grave.
Trondheim was founded in997 as a trading post, and was the capital of Norway
during the Viking Age until 1217. Today it is a modern city with a
population of 17,000, the third most populated city in the country.
From
there we go on to the mitten capital Selbu. Here we also stay for
2 nights before going to Røros, an old mining town. Røros was added to the
UNESCO
World Heritage Site list in 1980..
 After
Røros we travel south through the valley of Østerdalen before crossing over
to another valley a little farther west, Gudbrandsdalen. Lillehammer, the
Olympic City is the administration center for Gudbrandsdalen. Here we see
some Olympic sites as well as the renowned living history museum Maihaugen.
The picture is from Garmo stave church at the museum, built around year 1200.
At Lillehammer Annemor Sundbø will spend some
time with those interested in fiber and hand craft. Annemor is a textile designer
and teacher of weaving. She lectures internationally and teaches spinning,
folk art embroidery, and knitting design and she publishes on topics related
to Norwegian knitting. She has written several books on knitting tradition
that are translated into English. In 2010 she was featured at a knitting
retreat in Ames, IA.
 We
spend two nights at Lillehammer and take off for the capital medieval city
of Oslo. On our way there we make a stop in Eidsvoll to tour the mansion
where the Norwegian Constitution was signed in 1814.
In Oslo, a city of 500,000, we stay 3 nights at a hotel right
next to the Holmenkollen ski jump overlooking the city.
Among other things in Oslo we will visit the
Vigeland Sculpture Garden
and the Viking Ship Museum.
There are many interesting sights in Oslo,
something for everybody; historic, art, technology and more. You can
sightsee, relax and take in the beautiful view at the hotel and shop.
For pricing and more detailed
information contact
Arnhild's
Knitting Studio
2315
Buchanan Drive
Ames,
IA 50010
515-451-2529
or 515-232-7661
fax:
800-806-1789
arnhild@arnhild.com
DEADLINE for sign up is March 1, 2012.
A deposit is required to hold your spot.
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