Up early again today travelling south to Trondheim. Our first stop was a quaint town named Mosjoen. We walked along Sjøgata Street (Sea Street) which is a historic and picturesque area running along the mouth of the river Vefsna, The area has the largest concentration of listed wooden buildings in northern Norway, an area of piers, storehouses, boathouses, a number of galleries and several restaurants, together with the Vefsn museum and Kulturverkstedet, a culture workshop with exhibitions. Fru Haugans Hotel, located on the end of Sjøgata, is the oldest hotel in North Norway dating back to 1794, a former trading post.

Our coach would not start, so our tour Guide, Beatrice organised tea and coffee at a nearby motel until help arrived. We were back on the road after 25 minutes and stopped for morning tea (must have to stop for the driver to take his scheduled break). We were at Laksforsen where we were treated to view of a scenic waterfall tumbling 16-17m in height spanning the width of the Vefsna river. Pete, Gary and Betty took the steep slippery walking path down to plungepools to see the frontal view of the falls. I went inside the cafe to warm up and stay dry. There were lots of souvenirs and junk food.

The most disappointing aspect of this stop was that there was a viewing platform of the falls from the cafe, but it was at a cost. The windows were covered over and the only way to see the falls was over a wooden fence or walk the slippery path to the plungepools. We felt a bit ripped off. It was all about the tourist $$. We continued our journey to Trondheim through the forests and rivers of Namdalen Valley and vistas of Trondheimsford, the WW11 hideout of the German battleship Tirpitz.

Driving into the city of Trondheim was exciting. We could see old wooden buildings on the waterfront, magnificent Churches and statues and a town full of buzz. Our hotel, the Quality Augustin was in the centre of the city. We didnt even wait for our bags to get to our rooms, we only had a short time here and wanted to explore. Betty, Pete and I walked to the city square where there was a statue of the city's founder, the viking Olav Tryggvason. This statue was raised in 1921 and is a large sundial, the column casting its shadown on a cobblestone clock face.

The Vår Frue Church (Church of our Lady) is a stone structure, designed in the Romaneque and Gothic architectecural style. The oldest part of the church dates from the 12th century. The interior of this church was interesting with a lavish marble altar with modest flooring, wooden seating and undecorated walls. It looked like soup kitchen as it was being used as a warming room and shelter for the less fortunate population. There were even dogs inside. I felt a sense of warmth and kindness in this church. We continued on and walked through the grounds of the medieval Nidaros Cathedral. There were very old graves and monuments in the grounds. The cathedral is built over the burial site of Saint Olav, the King of Norway in the 11th century. It is also the traditional location for the consecration of the King of Norway. Built in 1070 it is now a Luthren church. The Archbishop has a residence here also.

We could seen the Kristiansten fortress up on the hills.

Still raining heavily we walked back to our hotel and met with Gary and Betty for dinner. After dinner Pete and I walked across the road the Cafe Dublin Pub and had a few relaxing nightcaps. There was a pub on each of the corners of the street we were staying.

We could have spent a week here, so much to see and do and such a buzzing town.