Trip

3/9/02 Trondheim, Norway(Phill) You know,

3/9/02 Trondheim, norway(Phill)

You know, you have to give this country one thing, they`ve embraced the Internet. All libraries here have free access, how cool is that? So I didnt manage to stay an extra day in Adalsnes unfortunately. After doing the math I need to keep moving to make it to Helsinki and Russia on time.

Last night, after speaking to the only other hosteller in my hostel (has space for about a hundred) he told me I should take a walk before it gets dark. He knew of some abandoned road that they had discovered the day before. Basically, you walk along by the current road and then ignore all the safety signs and cut up along this overgrown road nearby. Had to do it. So I`m by myself and I start following this road. The weather is pretty miserable with thunder and lighting across the lake. I follow the road until it basically stops in a concrete wall. This is the old tunnel that has been closed and replaced by a new one. Pushing open the door is just freaky cause it feels like a horror movie. Of course I didnt bring my torch which turns out to be bad. Inside you can`t see anything immediately in front of you. In the distance the tunnel continues and you can see lights. The problem is the ground is uneven and you dont know if theres a hole right in front of you. Anyway, I walk in and use my camera flash to make sure I`m not going to die. The tunnel is filled with all sorts of wierd abandoned stuff like caravans and construction equipment. It`s not water drips from the roof and down my back that I get too freaked out and turn back! Anyway, it was fun.

Jumped on a couple of trains this morning and right now I`m in Trondheim waiting for a night train to Fauske in the Arctic Circle. My plan is to catch a famous train (used during the war by the nazi`s to transfer Iron Ore from norway to Sweden) to Stockholm. If you look on a map like www.blackandwhitegallery.de/.../ Europe/norway/norway.html you`ll see just how far North I am going. It`s definately getting colder. Everytime the doors on the rtain would open it felt colder!