Sunday after a wonderful breakfast, Jens-Henrik showed us around the old part of Larvik where the house is and where he grew up. The houses in Larvik are so pretty and some of them were painted with really beautiful colors. Most of the houses were white, but they were all so different and unique that the whiteness didn’t matter a bit. Jens-Henrik knows so much about the history of the area and he filled us in quite well. When we got back to the house we then went with Mona to Molen, just about a 15 minute drive from their house. This area is where the glaciers stopped thousands of years ago and deposited all of the rocks it had been carrying with it. All of the stones were very rounded and smooth & there were so many different types of rocks along this beach. There was even a few Viking burial mounds made from the stones on the beach. It was a really beautiful area, as you will see by the pictures. We all really enjoyed simply sitting on the rocks and listening to the waves crash into the shore…and taking lots of pictures of course. We were able to see the sunset from this place and I just marveled at the beauty of God’s creation in this place. It was truly stunning. That night, Mona made us a traditional Norwegian meal with Norwegian meatballs, potatoes, something like sauerkraut (but it actually tasted good), pickles, carrots and lingonberry sauce…yummy! Mona and Jens-Henrik wanted to be able to speak with my parents, so we got Skype to work and were able to webcam with them. They left me alone to talk to my parents and Dave came over to talk too. While I was Skyping everyone else dug into the chocolate hazelnut cake that Mona made for us and started watching Lord of the Rings. When I came down they had saved me a huge piece that was delicious, especially with vanilla ice cream and a fresh pear! We watched LOTR for a bit longer then headed to bed.
Mona had to take Tryve to school the next morning so we were alone again on Monday morning for a while. While I was in the shower the doorbell rang and Amy answered it. I found out later that it was some guys working on the sewer system in the area. They were surprised to find a house with three Americans that didn’t speak Norwegian, just as we were surprised to have Norwegian construction workers at a house were the people who live there weren’t home. When Mona came home she thought it was pretty funny, but wished she would have known they were coming. After another wonderful breakfast (we ate so well on this trip, it’s ridiculous!), we went to Mona’s hometown of Stavern, the next little town over from Larvik. There are a lot of pretty buildings including the church that Mona and Jens-Henrik were married in and a former military base. They also had a harbor, of course, and we enjoyed the beautiful views. I don’t think that this country can have a bad view after all I have seen of it! We then went downtown Larvik to do a little shopping and it was fun to wonder around the shops. I found some things to take home as gifts and bough a pair of mittens for myself. We had lunch at this little bakery that was really good and cozy. Since we had decided that Beth, Amy and me were going to make tacos for dinner to sort of repay Mona and Jens-Henrik for all their hospitality, we went to the grocery store to pick up what we needed. I love going to grocery stores, even in the States, but the ones in other countries are even more fun, because there are so many different and cool things to see. We bought the stuff for tacos and then some Norwegian chocolate to take back to our families (if it makes it back). Jens-Henrik wasn’t going to be home until 6pm, so we had some time to relax and visit…and Amy wanted to watch some more LOTR. :) Making tacos together was fun and they were so good, we were all stuffed! After dinner we visited some more until it was time for us to get to the airport. We said our goodbyes, promising to not let it be another 18 years before we saw each other again and took some last minute photos. Mona drove us to the airport and we were off to England once again. We had a taxi waiting for us when we got there and the driver was hysterical! Got back to Canterbury around 1:30am and went to bed. Spent yesterday resting up from a busy weekend. Norway has been one of my most enjoyable trips, although they have all been great! I hope I get to go back soon! Winsor Castel field trip on Friday, then Jordan comes on Saturday! Will update asap!
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Mona had to take Tryve to school the next morning so we were alone again on Monday morning for a while. While I was in the shower the doorbell rang and Amy answered it. I found out later that it was some guys working on the sewer system in the area. They were surprised to find a house with three Americans that didn’t speak Norwegian, just as we were surprised to have Norwegian construction workers at a house were the people who live there weren’t home. When Mona came home she thought it was pretty funny, but wished she would have known they were coming. After another wonderful breakfast (we ate so well on this trip, it’s ridiculous!), we went to Mona’s hometown of Stavern, the next little town over from Larvik. There are a lot of pretty buildings including the church that Mona and Jens-Henrik were married in and a former military base. They also had a harbor, of course, and we enjoyed the beautiful views. I don’t think that this country can have a bad view after all I have seen of it! We then went downtown Larvik to do a little shopping and it was fun to wonder around the shops. I found some things to take home as gifts and bough a pair of mittens for myself. We had lunch at this little bakery that was really good and cozy. Since we had decided that Beth, Amy and me were going to make tacos for dinner to sort of repay Mona and Jens-Henrik for all their hospitality, we went to the grocery store to pick up what we needed. I love going to grocery stores, even in the States, but the ones in other countries are even more fun, because there are so many different and cool things to see. We bought the stuff for tacos and then some Norwegian chocolate to take back to our families (if it makes it back). Jens-Henrik wasn’t going to be home until 6pm, so we had some time to relax and visit…and Amy wanted to watch some more LOTR. :) Making tacos together was fun and they were so good, we were all stuffed! After dinner we visited some more until it was time for us to get to the airport. We said our goodbyes, promising to not let it be another 18 years before we saw each other again and took some last minute photos. Mona drove us to the airport and we were off to England once again. We had a taxi waiting for us when we got there and the driver was hysterical! Got back to Canterbury around 1:30am and went to bed. Spent yesterday resting up from a busy weekend. Norway has been one of my most enjoyable trips, although they have all been great! I hope I get to go back soon! Winsor Castel field trip on Friday, then Jordan comes on Saturday! Will update asap!
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