We got a whole week and a half for Easter break, so we packed in a lot of fun!
These pictures were taken at the folk museum, which we visited with our friends, the Høgsets and the Vågens! We had a great time painting Easter eggs, picnicing, playing, and exploring Norwegian homes and buildings from centuries long past! The stave church was really cool. Annie found the only puddle in the place and sat and splashed herself to her heart's content--to the surprise of all the on-lookers :). I was just glad I'd brought her a change of clothes!
Dad had some days off later in the week, so we went to see the Viking ship museum! These ships were built in 800-900 AD, and later used to bury Viking nobles, so they contained some awesome artifacts when later found--which were also on display.
Then we visited the Kon-Tiki museum, where we learned about the famous expeditions of Thor Heyerdahl. He and his team built raft-boats out of natural, primitive materials and tried to prove that ancient South Americans could have traveled by boat to Polynesia. Interesting.
Had a picnic on the beach with friends from the ward! The weather was great.
I thought this was funny. These Laban gummi-men are a really popular candy around here. The Easter package shows them wearing skis! Apparently, Norwegians like to travel to mountain cabins over Easter break, and go cross-country skiing. I don't usually connect Easter with snow...only in Norway! :)
