Norway in a Nutshell

Paul and Helena took us on the Norway in a Nutshell fjord tour on Wednesday which was beautiful! The weather really held out for us too. It's about a 2 hour scenic train ride to get to the ferry. Then the ferry ride itself is about 2 hours as well which cruises between the mountain walls. Being in the water on the boat with the mountains around you gives you a sense of being quite small! It's really spectacular.

Our road trip from DC to Seattle was made up of almost entirely natural beauties and wonders. And then we got to Europe and have been seeing almost entirely man-made wonders. And while both are equally impressive, it's been neat to be in Norway where we're definitely back to the natural beauties. The fjords were carved solely by the receeding glacier thousands (or millions) of years ago.

We went out on the town last night, but since beer here costs about 10 US dollars each, we spent the majority of the evening at Helena's high school friend's apartment shooting the breeze and visiting, and went out later. I didn't really have anything to wear, so her friend brought me a pair of jeans to borrow. And here in Europe, all they wear is the skinny jeans...so I had to brave it!! Haha! We kept telling Phill that he should wear Paul's jeans so that he could have skinny jeans also!

Enjoy the pictures. They're from a hike we took near Helena's parents' house, the Fjord tour and a few of our night out.