August 19 Lillehammer (Day 327)
Travel day again. Moving south to Lillehammer , famous for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics!
Our train follows the valley formed by the Gudbrandsdalslagen river, through bucolic farm country.
We reached Lillehammer at about 1pm so we had time to check-in at the Stasjonen Hostel adjacent to the train depot, drop off our luggage and explore the town.
A former bank building now houses a high end restaurant!
A beautiful park on a hillside sloping down to the Lillehammer Church.
Flower beds taking advantage of the long summer days and sunshine that are soon transitioning to Autumn and the rainy season here.
A different take on the ‘mounted trophy head’! The restaurant on the opposite side of the wall was not open, so we don’t know if the head is inside!
We walked uphill from the main shopping district of town to the Olympic Village, transformed into a Sports Center for summer and winter sports activities.
Yes, that’s snow! Outside an arena at the edge of the Olympic Village.
A montage of Olympic sites, a skate park, arena, ski jump in the distance, and Viking inspired sculpture.