Of Norway and Sweden

Hello from beautfiul Sweden!

We arrived in Karlstad, in the West of Sweden, close to the Norweign-Swedish border, this afternoon, and had a lovely walk around the city. Its a beautiful city with a gorgeous river running through it, and this evening has been a balmy, sunny evening, which we enjoyed before dinner.

Yesterday, we had an amazing cruise through one of Norway's fjords. It was rainy and midsty, but we still managed to see most of the huge mountains and scenery around. No photo could capture the depth and magnificance of the fjord, but we tried! At the end of the 3-hour cruise, we were rewarded with a beatiful rainbow which looked spectacular against the fjord. Again, words can't really describe the beauty and majesty of the fjord.

We had lots of travelling yesterday, but stayed last night in a little rural town called Farganes, and the hotel was decorated like a gentleman's club... The rooms of the dining hall just keep on going, and Ruth took a dip in their indoor, heated pool, which she said was lovely.

Today, we stopped in Lillehammer, the home of the 1994 winter olympics. We saw the two ski jumps, and saw several jumpers jump amazing heights, which was pretty cool. And we crossed the border, which was funny, as Ruth and I were able to stand in two different countries side by side! We took the obligatory photo...!

So, we're off to Stockholm tomorrow - looking forward to spending our last few nights of the tour there, and checking out the city. We're going on a special dinner tomorrow night, which should be fun, and we get to go on a walking tour of the old part of the city. It's hard to believe we're almost at the end of the tour, but its been an amazing experience, and we'll have lots of memories to take away.

Oh, and we met a Dad of a Turner's woman last night - he's on the tour! So, we'll have to talk more with him and get his email so we can contact his daughter... So amazing that the conference has been connected with the tour!

Anyway, someone else is waiting to use the PC, so better make this do. See you in Stockholm!