Trondheim - September 23rd to 25th

On the last weekend of September I visited Audun and Annina in Trondheim. I took Lucy. It was her first time riding the train and I wondered how she would take to the movement, the noise, being surrounded by strangers etc. But she behaved extremely well, lying under the table at our assigned spot. When I went to the bathroom she would look after me with a slightly worried expression, but the arrival of 2 more passengers in our courner, as the train filled up in Lillehammer didn't faze her in the least.

Annina met me at the station and we walked up to their house. After 5 hours on the train, Lucy needed a walk so the first thing we did was go to the park behind their house. It is a wooded hill with a fort on top, and a great view over the city.

The path goes through woods up the hill.

The fort on top of the hill.

View of the City from one of the many viewpoints in the park.

When Audun got off work, we walked downtown to pick him up. On the way we passed this pretty church (Trondheim seems to be full of pretty churches).


Audun works on the third floor of the building on the left. We went shopping in the building on the right, with Lucy lying nicely outside waiting for us by the bicicle parking.

Here is Audun in front of their house. They have the corner appartment on the first floor. Small but airy, with high ceilings. A cozy little nest for the two of them.


We spent a pleasant evening. Annina cooked and we watched a movie. The next day we went on a long walk along the coast. Lucy could run free most of the way.






After several km we came the this hole in the cliff. It is the entrance to a tunnel of about 200 m cut into the rock. Tea lights stood here and there along the whole way, but they were not lit. We had brought flashlights as Audun and Annina had been here before. Lucy did not want to come in, but once inside went along nicely.






Here Lucy has become friendly with Annina at a goat statue as we reenter town at the end of our walk. I was only in Trondheim for that Saturday. I had brought them our raclett maker and we had raclett for dinner and played Carcazonne, a fun game that Annina has. It was a lovely visit and I hope to visit them again in the spring.

Early Sunday morning Lucy and I got back on the train for home. We were to compete in a club agility trial in the afternoon. In spite of all the traveling Lucy got a third place on the class one agility course and a fourth place on the open jumpers course, as well as taking and passing her bronze medal test.