Norway 2011-Post #1 “Trondheim!”

As part of my role in the HP Worldwide Digital Health Practice, I was sent to various locations around the world to develop the local practice and to deliver training. This trip to Norway stretched from March 13-17, 2011.


This time by trip started from Detroit on Sunday evening, March 12th.

I flew Delta from Detroit to Amsterdam and KLM to Oslo and on to Trondheim. I met up with my teammate, Rob Sloat, in Amsterdam!

Arrival at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam… very modern and easy to navigate… but very large!

I met up with Rob after our overnight flights… jet lag city! We had some brekkie or maybe it was lunch, not sure! Then waited for our flight to Trondheim.

Lots and lots of KLM planes on the tarmac

Our flight from Amsterdam to Trondheim was about 2 hours and then we had a 40 minute drive into town in Rob’s rental car. We booked into the Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel, where I had stayed in 2007 during my first trip to Norway.

A view of the fjord from our plane
On our way to the city
Quite a few farms along the way
Our hotel on the Nidelva River in downtown Trondheim
A view of the harbour from my hotel room
… and another view

Wanting to avoid jet-lag messing up our day, we decided to walkabout during the day and try to stay up until a more regular bedtime.

Looking down Nordre gate towards Vår Frue Kirke (Our Lady Church)
This is the back courtyard of the Stiftsgården… the Summer Royal Palace…
… and this is the front
King Olav Tryggvason monument
Vår Frue Kirke (Our Lady Church)

One of the highlights of the day was visiting the Nidaros Domkirke or Cathedral. The following photos show some of the incredible architecture and sculptures.

Nidaros Domkirke (Cathedral)

After out visit to the cathedral, we wandered over to the Gamle Bybro bridge over the Nidelva River.

Colourful warehouses lined…
… both sides of the river!
We stopped in for a beverage at the Den Gode Nabo (the Good Neighbour) pub!

We met up with the rest of our group that evening, back at the hotel.