WOW!! Norwegians are soo much fun! Kelsey's family has been so great to us and they are so fun to be around! They cant stop laughing and with all six girls together it was crazy! We took the boat from Stavanger on Sunday and had to say goodbye to Andy's family. The boat ride was amazing, sun was shining and it looked very similar to being out on the San Juan Islands. When we got off, Kelsey's family were all jumping up and down waving us over to them....the fun began! Arriving in Bergen, it was very sunny and we all had t shirts on, shared a beer with the family as they read the letters sent from Bampa (Kelseys Grandpa who is cousins with them). They loved them! They rented a flat (apartment) for us all, and it is very cute and cozy! Seven girls and one guy. We walked around Bergen and had dinner. Last night we sat and shared stories and laughs together in the tiny living room of the flat. This morning we woke up to some light rain, but we were not stopped, we headed to Fløibanen which is a tram that took us up to the top of a mountain overlooking Bergen! We then had lunch and did some shopping, and already had to say goodbye. They promised that they would come and visit soon! Their home town sounds wonderful, and we are sad we could not make it there, Next time!! Tomorrow we catch the train to Oslo, for a bit more of An
dys family and then we are ON OUR OWN!! Yikes! Love to all!! Take care!Skøl!! (cheers) we have learned a little!
SKÅL! =)
ReplyDeleteThat is one of the best pictures I've ever seen of you two! Cute! Love family... xoxo
ReplyDeleteBampa(Mel)was so excited and emotional when he saw this picture of Kelsey with his relatives. He has such great memories of his trip to Norway in the 80's with his mother and Ted and Edna. He was shaking a bit when he read it the second time! He said to say, "I Love You" to all of you. Thank you so much to our relatives for making the trip all the way down to Bergen and meeting Kelsey and Andy...please stay in touch and hopefully some of you can come visit us in Washington.Maybe we'll get there some day!@!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing trip so far!!! Your pics and narratives are great. I didn't realize we had such awesome, genuine relatives in Norway. Lucky bums, I want to go! Soak it up.
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