Nordic Stuff

Nordic had a party at Kristiansten Fort on the 20th of May to celebrate various company milestones. We had dinner and then split into teams to play several Norwegian picnic games.

On the 23rd the Novel committee arranged a private tour of Nidaros Cathedral followed by a meetup at the microbrewery.

Apparently the cannons at the fort are fired whenever the king is in town; It seemed like a scheduled event.

The cannons are surprisingly loud. I was close enough to have my fight-or-flight instinct activated after the sound wave from the first shot displaced my spleen.

It's hard to plan outdoor events in the Springtime but we lucked out.

A handful of people ended up at Naboen after things closed down at the fort.

A little over 20 people showed up at the west side of Nidarosdomen for the tour.

Photographs aren't normally allowed inside the cathedral but we were the only people inside so they couldn't really tell us "no."

The occasional stained glass window breaks the monotony of the 172 steps that lead up to the tower.

From the tower: the view to the north includes the square with the statue of Olav Trygvasson as well as the island of Munkholmen.

From the tower: the view to the south includes the prominent NTNU administration building.

From the tower: the view to the east includes the Tyholt Tower.

The girl didn't seem to mind that I had tricked her into going for a hike.

The main organ was recently renovated and we were happy to hear someone practising on it during our visit.

The organ has a surprising number of knobs and switches in addition to the normal pedals and keys.