Well we are back from a long, tiring, super fun weekend in Lillehammer, Norway. For some of you the name of the town probably rings a bell, but for those of you that it doesn't, Lillehammer was the site of the 1994 Olympic games. We had put together a mini "Amazing Race" game for the kids, complete with clues and tasks for them to accomplish while making our way to Lillehammer. Sam was more enamored with the race idea than Sara was, but secretly I think she had fun with it too. More on some of that later.
The highlight of the trip was our trip to Kanthaugen at the Olympic park where we went tobogganing. The movie I have included below is the best way to describe it to you. We had a blast! This ranks up there on the life experiences list. Screaming down the hill with either the 13 year old or the 4 year old laughing and being a kid. Sam even asked me at one point, as we travelled back up the mountain, "Why are you laughing so much dad?". I hadn't even realized I was. Here is the video from someone elses visit. They do a good job of capturing the action.
Above, the streets of Lillehammer. We arrived Saturday afternoon and wandered around for about 30 minutes before they basically closed the entire town. All the signs said closing at 5:00, but they all closed at 4:00. We think they decided to get a jump on Daylight savings time for their own benefit. It was weird though.
I took this picture out of the train. You can probably see the dirt on the window. The entire train trip was filled with these sights. Crystal clear streams that you could see the bottom of even from the train. Very cool train bridges and tunnels.
Ummm....this is just me. I'm kinda of a big fan of the Olympics and couldn't pass up the chance to get a photo with "The Olympic torch guy". I'm sure there is a way cooler name for him.
