Our Time at Villa Fredbo in Norway

Our last two weeks in Norway were spent with Line, pronounced "Lena", at Villa Fredbo helping around the place with whatever is needed.  

Villa Fredbo is Line's house built in the 1800's, an event hall, airbnb rooms and where she also rents out three permanent rooms in the house

This little house is called an "orangerie".  These buildings are popular in large estates and used to store orange trees, etc., during the winter to keep them alive due to the harsh winters. However, it is now a room she uses to rent or for "workawayers" like us to stay.

The inside of our orangerie room

David did a lot of repairs to Line's car while we were here

Linda spent a lot of time scraping 4 layers of paint off this little "Gypsy wagon".  Line is fixing it into a little room for guests.

 We emptied and cleaned Line's Koi pond to find a leak; found it!

Linda washing the windows of Villa Fredbo

One of the many chickens; this tiny guy is the King of the Roost!

We traveled about an hour away to the quaint little village of Fredrikstad.  Named after King Fredrik ll in 1569.  Very beautiful!

Fortress and barracks from 1610

Old city hall from the 1700's

Couldn't resist

There was a little market in the old city center and some local ladies were making Norwegian "pannekaken" (crepes); great with a bit of preserves!

We had to take a small ferry from old Fredrikstad to the new part of Fredrikstad

A park in the new part of Fredrikstad with an art exhibit on the lawn

While walking through Oslo we came upon a free outdoor christian concert; not something you normally see in Europe.

Out for a run and hike along the shore

We heard about some caves so we had to check them out

A wooden coffin, in a cave??  Run, I hear bats!

 On our final weekend, Line had a birthday and invited a few of her friends over to celebrate

 Line's main sitting room

 Linda sitting on the "hand" chair

 Waiting for guests to arrive

 Happy Birthday to Line!

Some of Line's friends.  This couple are opera singers and musicians in Oslo.  They are curently working on the music for a new Disney film coming out next year.  We love the many interesting people we get to meet on this journey

Another great trip, adventure, and of course great people; we had an awesome time!  We now head to southern Ireland to the city Cork for ten days then to Northern Ireland for another 10 days before heading home.