road trip back to bergen

Arrived back in Bergen around 2:30 am this morning after a long drive from Oslo. We had an awesome day yesterday, the sun was shining and we spent the whole day walking around Oslo. To start off the day, Yi Hu's parents made us wontons for breakfast! Yum! We checked out some ruins that were by Yi Hu's house. Next we walked to the new Oslo Opera House, it was build to compete with the architecture of Australia's opera house. We continued walking, making our way through a fortress now used by the military and a shopping district by the sea.

Next we walked to the Royal Palace where the king & queen reside. The palace was guarded by young soldiers- 19 year old boys! We were lucky enough to be there when they switched out the guards. After admiring the palace and wishing we could go inside to say hi to the king & queen, we walked to the Natural History Museum and National Art Gallery. Picked up some lunch and then it was already time to head home! We loaded up the car and started on our way back. Yi Hu had promised Karin that he would stop at the Stavs churches and runic stones we had seen on the way there so she could see them. Well, four Stavs churches and one runic stone later, we finally made it to Bergen! The drive took over 7 hours and on the way back a little longer because we made so many stops. It was an awesome trip, I am thankful I got to see so much of Oslo! It's a great city!