Karen and Erin have shown no signs of jet lag!!! I’m jealous, because I don’t do jet lag well. I even had to wake up Erin to have enough time to get ready to catch the bus for Stavanger.
We went to the Stavanger International Church, where it was the monthly focus on children and one of the boys had a birthday. There really is a special focus on the children! The people were warm and friendly with a nice spread of food and an amazing chocolate birthday cake!
I showed K and E my school and office, then we headed out for a couple old museum houses, one from 1799 and another from 1881. They were beautiful!
We explored quaint Old Stavanger, where most of the average persons’ homes were built in the 1870s or so.
Lunch at Dolly Dimple’s refreshed us on the way to Sverd i fjell.
From Wikipedia: The three swords stand 10 metres tall and are planted into the rock of a small hill next to the fjord. They commemorate the historic Battle of Hafrsfjord that took place there in the year 872, when King Harald Fairhairgathered all of Norway under one crown.
The largest sword represents the victorious Harald, and the two smaller swords represent the defeated petty kings. The monument also represents peace, since the swords are planted into solid rock, whence they may never be removed. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverd_i_fjell)
We walked around the central lake and cathedral from 1135 before headed home. Erin made Norwegian waffles, with some help from Anya. And we closed the day with a review of Erin and Anya’s photos on the big screen TV. Pretty cool.
I’m tired. It seems I’m more tired than those who should be in jet lag mode!
Off to sleep.
Beth
Congratulations on more photos! You’re doing great! I love hearing your day to day happenings!