Tuesday, April 6, 2010

The Fish Market

My parents came to visit us for Easter and stayed for a week. We had a great time. Norway basically closes down over the Easter holiday. From the Thursday before until the Monday after grocery stores, shops, malls, the post office and many restaurants are shut down. The grocery stores open up for a few hours on Sat but that's about it. So it was a little challenging to come up with stuff to do but we managed. We ended up at the fish market on Wed and bought cod and mussels. Here are a few pics from that day.The fish market. Since it was the day before Easter the supply was a little low but what they did have was awesome.


An elephant statue inside Trondheim Torg, a shopping mall that is downtown. Ave thought it was pretty cool. We also ate lunch at Burger King this day and paid about $60 for burgers and fries. It is not cheap to eat out in Norway.
An old church that we think was built in the early 1700s.
The inside of the church. It was really ornate and very cool.
Outside the fish market.
Another picture outside the market.

2 comments:

Mandy said...

I love how all the churches and buildings are so old and have such beautiful details. The last picture of your dad and Ave is soo sweet. I love when you post about Norway..!

woolarious said...

Our friends from Spain said that it is the same for Easter there. It is celebrated for 8 days and most everything is closed. That church is beautiful. So incrediable to imagine the age of it. Just knowing that so many generations of people passed through the same door you have. I would love to see that.