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October 8, 2018January 23, 2020

The Special Effects in Norway are very well done

We are certain we will never see anything more incredible than the Northern Lights. We’re 200 miles above the Arctic Circle in Norway, near a little town called Tromsø. The night was very overcast and rainy. We were certain we would not be seeing anything more than the glare of the city lights off the …

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October 3, 2018January 17, 2020

Weather-beaten, scarred, scary-looking … and an artifact

One of these two is a weather-beaten, scarred, scary-looking old head. The other is an artifact on display in the Viking Ship Museum. The museum in Oslo, Norway, features a small but impressive collection of artifacts from the viking era. The highlights are three preserved viking ships. The museum is thoughtfully laid out to permit …

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October 1, 2018January 17, 2020

I asked for ‘a nice cold beer’ … they gave me ‘an ice cold bear’

I told the bartender, "I'd like a nice cold beer." I guess my accent was confusing because he thought I said, "I'd like an ice cold bear." He immediately released the chain holding back the brewery's resident polar bear. That's the last thing I remember. Actually there were pretty much no animal attacks during our …

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The Special Effects in Norway are very well done

Weather-beaten, scarred, scary-looking … and an artifact

I asked for ‘a nice cold beer’ … they gave me ‘an ice cold bear’

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