On the way back south-east towards Oslo, we stopped overnight at
Lillehammer. It's a beautiful town, very proud of its Olympic history.
We drove up to the ski jump park, and while we were there, we witnessed
the summer ski-jump rehearsal technique. A couple of plastic tracks run
down each ramp, with a soaker hose to keep everything wet. The
artificial and real grass on the landing area is also sprinkled. The
track is frightfully steep, and those guys really do fly!
The parks were lush and very well looked after. One restaurant/hotel
had a moose's head inside on the wall. The rest of the moose was
outside. And the (Olympic) ice rink had some snow/ice outside which led
to an inevitable snowball fight. I think the adults won, but that might
not be a unanimous opinion.
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