Hopperstad Stave Church   One of Norway's oldest, the Hopperstad stave church in Vik, was built around 1130. A stave church is one built with vertical beams. Dragons' heads at the roof peaks, wooden shingles reminiscent of scales, and other mythological symbolism represent the cultural blending of Norse beliefs and Christianity when Norwegians weren't fully prepared to abandon their old gods.

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Rooftops in Bergen, Norway   A view of the Bryggen houses from behind of Tyskebryggen (the German dock) in Bergen.

 

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Sundsvall, Sweden   Sundsvall, Sweden burned for the fourth time in 1888; the worst urban fire in Swedish history. Timber barons rebuilt the city in Renaissance Revival and Art Nouveau style, using stone to make it forever fireproof. Fifty one blocks of the city center consist of a stunning concentration of those buildings, many showing their age, many others undergoing restoration.

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Nærøyfjord, Norway   Entering Nærøyfjord; an arm of the Aurlandsfjord, which is itself an arm of the Sognefjord was one of my favorite scenes. Anyone who has seen the giant sequioas, Grand Canyon, the Eiffel Tower, or Norway's fjords knows how inadequately any image can convey the size. You just can't believe how big they are in reality.

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Ferris Wheel in Bergen   View of a Ferris wheel through a rain-streaked window of the historic Rosenkrantz Tower in Bergen, Norway.

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