Goodbye to Norway

It has been a few days since I posted anything and we have seen so much it is hard to sort out what to document. Everyday I thought out in my mind what I should write and then by night time we either had no time or I was too tired and then we started on another wonderful adventure the next day...so maybe just some impressions..
On the road to Trondheim we stopped in a little place called Andalsnes for a coffee. I decided to see if they had any sweaters...Each store suggested another one. Finally in a sports store he said he had some in the basement. He dragged out about 15 older style sweaters and told us 10 years ago, half his products were these sweaters and everyone wore them. Now all the skiers in Norway are wearing the new synthetic products and the wool sweater is out...so he was selling these ones for 500 Kr. I found one that fit me..it had a little hole in it from the hanger. The price then became 200 Kr! Rosmarie fixed it that night and voila I have a sweater! Not new fashion but good practicality.
Just past Andalsnes we detoured to see the end of the Trollistegen road (Troll Climb) that was closed due to snow. Thought we could maybe get a view before the barrier crossed the road. Again we past a resort and stopped for a coffee. The fellow who greeted us in a beautiful wood old style building surrounded by camping huts told us the place had been sold to some Americans who were building a big hotel there this summer and tearing down his wooden chalets. He was quite OK with this as they had hired him to run the new place. Apparently these are Americans from Minnisota, of Norwegian heritage, who have made lots of money in a car dealership and own several other hotels. This hotel will cater especially to the cruise ship people who travel overland thru the Geiranger Fjord and along the Trollistegen. This fellow during his career path had also been a UN soldier in Lebanon. Now he catered to people who come to this area to do base jumping...crazies who dive off the high cliffs with a parachute!
Trondheim is a beautiful city, the third largest city in Norway. It celebrated its 1000 year anniversary last year. Hard to believe that there was so much going on 1000 years ago in this northern country. Beautiful old buildings, great city centre and the most northerly cathedral in the world..and it is a magnificent specimen of a cathedral..100 m long, 100 me tall and 50 m wide. The coronations of the Norwegian Kings take place there. The museum was wonderful that described the restoration of this old catedral. There is a huge university in this city and so there is a lot going on in this 150,000 metropolis. There are beautiful old buildings lining the edge of the river and fascinating walks along the edge of the water.
From here we headed toward Sweden...only 100 km away.