Peace, Love, and Lutefisk: Adventures i Norge

I got on the bus yesterday and noticed a strange change: suddenly, what was normally a smooth, uneventful bus ride had turned into an unwelcomed 15 minute session on a vibrating bed. The ride was incredibly bumpy, noisey, and slow. I knew it was icy out, but this was ridiculous! When I finally got off the bus I looked down to discover a change on the Tromsø buses: chains! Now, all the Tromsø buses are equiped with chains on the tires, ready to eat up the road and ice...and our stomaches.

I guess the chains are necessary, especially now as rain has turned a winter wonderland into ice. I was able, however, to capture Tromsø before the sun completely disappeared and before the snow turned to ice. In fact, I was so inspired by the short-lived beauty of winter here that I started the following blog that I never got around to posting. It seems false now, but you can take a look at the new pictures, read the old blog and see what we enjoyed for about three days. I guess it was a sign when our snowman was decapitated that troublesome weather was a-head...eh? anyone?

Incomplete (and now inaccurate!) Blog Entry from Nov. 16:
After a steady snowfall all night and this morning, Tromsø is now officially a winter wonderland, and I think it is here to stay! It is amazing to me how the trees are absolutely covered in snow. It looks very different from South Dakota because there isn't as much wind, so the trees just droop with snow. It looks like something from an old calendar's December portrait page. Not only is the snow make Tromsø looks more beautiful, it actually adds (a little) light. We need all the light we can get!