Kirkenes, Norway

German-occupied Kirkenes was used as a base to impede the flow of supplies to the Soviets, and as a result was bombed daily. Local miners created this bomb shelter to protect 2500 citizens, but with no electricity or other amenities and insufficient ventilation, the daily hours-long stays were not pleasant.

Barents Sea, Norway

Venus shining through the Northern Lights and reflecting off the Barents Sea.

Kirkenes, Norway

Looking across the border into Russia.

Tromsø, Norway

Cindy driving a dog sled while Kelly enjoys the ride!

Vikingen Island, Norway

This morning we passed by this sculpture of a globe, marking our crossing of the Arctic Circle.

Trondheim, Norway

The Nidaros Cathedral has an unusual front wall filled with statues.

Alesund, Norway

View of Alesund from the windy summit of Mount Aksla!

Bergen, Norway

The Bergenhus Fortress Museum has an exhibit on Norwegian resistance to Nazi occupation in the Second World War. This chair was used by the Gestapo to interrogate and torture prisoners, and you can see the bullet holes. Despite the odds and potential consequences, the resistance continued through the end of the war.

London, England

A home where Charles Dickens lived for a few years is now a museum, and has the desk where he wrote several novels, including Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities. A very narrow, steep, and creaky staircase takes you up through the four story building, but there is some cool stuff along the way. I guess you could say it was the best of climbs, it was the worst of climbs.

London, England

The Rosetta Stone is one of many ancient artifacts on display at the British Museum.

London, England

You have to walk up 528 steps to get to the Golden Gallery walkway on top of the St. Paul's Cathedral dome, but there is a nice panoramic view of London once you get there.

Windsor, England

Windsor Castle is everything you would expect a castle to be. Pictures aren't allowed inside, but the interior is spectacular. This is just a small section of the exterior.

London, England

This statue represents Isis, the Egyptian Goddess of Motherhood. But this heron came along insisting the statue was a monument to him. We just nodded politely and slowly backed away.

London, England

The Life Guards at Horse Guards Parade

Greenwich, England

Sitting on the Prime Meridian at the Royal Observatory!

Greenwich, England

Bangers and Mash!

London, England

The Churchill War Rooms, now a museum, is a sprawling underground complex where Winston Churchill ran the government during the Second World War. The various rooms, including the Cabinet Room in this picture, were vacated in August 1945 and largely remain today as they were left then.

London, England

A long line of people queued up at Platform 9 3/4 in King's Cross Station. Muggles all, as none of them was able to walk through the bricks.

London, England

You can hardly take two steps in Westminster Abbey without stepping on the grave of a famous person.

London, England

Starting our England and Norway adventure at the Tower Bridge!