Saturday: Aug 23, 2008
(cesta zpatky do Osla pres Lillehammer a Hamar)
On Saturday we took road E6 and drove it all the way back to Gardermoen Airport.
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When we started our return trip, the clouds were low and scattered
along the way like some kind of cotton candy.
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First, we followed the Gudbrandsdal valley to Lillehammer.
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The whole valley was dotted with lakes and the surrounding mountains
were wearing their cotton candy bandana all the way to Lillehammer.
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This is the train station at Lillehammer,
where we asked for directions to the Olympic Village.
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The Olympic Administration building now serves as the Olympic Museum.
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In downtown Lillehammer we ran into a Saturday market.
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After Lillehammer the clouds mysteriously disappeared.
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A quick stop at a horse farm...
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...revealed this lovely pony.
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Since the sun was out doing its thing, we made a longer stop at Hamar.
We parked our car in this quiet street and went on a prowl.
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On our way in I noticed a wedding outside of this
church, so I returned to it...
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...and the wedding was still in progress...
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...with this vintage car being the bride's honorary carrier.
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This is downtown Hamar on a Saturday afternoon.
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And this is the Olympic Skating Rink, styled as an upturned Viking ship...
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...which seemed ready to be deployed in the neighboring lake Mjøsa.
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Mjøsa is the largest lake in Norway, and it took quite a while before
we saw the end of it.
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As we were approaching Oslo, we saw more and more fields
(including strawberry fields that seemed to stretch forever).
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When we checked into the Gardermoen Airport Hotel,
I still had a few photos left,
so I went out and took a photo of this office building next to the hotel.
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And then it was time to return our car at the airport and get ready
for a flight back.
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