December 12, 2011

Thanks for the email.  It was great hearing from you.  i loved your gingerbread house.  Congrats on the win!   So I have a bunch of new pics this week.  Ill have mom send em to ya.  Its a little harder to up lead them again.  These comps are slow.  We went to an old fortress today.  Its on the harbor in the city.  It was built in the 1200s.  Part of it was destroyed in WW2.  The Nazis had a ship in the harbor that the Norwegians blew up, but the explosion caused some damage, but they've restored what was lost.  But most of whats there is the original building.  Also took some pics of the city.  So I hope you enjoy them.
   Its been rainy again this week.  We now only get 2 hours of the sun.  It takes some getting used to.  its dark by 3pm here.  So crazy. 
   Don't know a whole lot to talk about.  I flew to Oslo on the 6th for a conference.  I've ow had a total of 10 flights while I've been here.  The church dumps money into the missionaries here!  I swear I have 10 missionaries in Brazil paying for just me.  (you can tell that to alex Jensen  hehe) 
    We had a Julebord (Christmas party) a the church this week.  It went well.  Had a TON of people show up.
  Sorry to keep this so short. But other missionaries are fighting for the comp so I should log out.  Enjoy the pics.  love you guys

-Elder Scott Rasmussen-


Front street at night after hiking


My backyard after the storm


1800's Shopping center



Fortress (from the street)

 Another building in the fortress

A bunker

Fortress side, love the windows

Another view of the side

More of the fortress

Ruins of a section destroyed in WW2 when a ship in the harbor next to it was bombed

A church across the bay from the fortress

The ramparts surrounding the fortress (look how high!)

Me with the cannons

Silly sister missionaries

A memorial to the old kings

Fortress from the North

A road in Bergen sentrum (notice the license plates here) (also see the houses on the hill)

Communism is alive and well here

St Johns Cathedral (its HUGE!!!!)

St johns Cathedral 2 (notice how dark the sky is, its 2pm!)

Bergen from the Cathedral doors (sorry so blurry)

Steeple with Crows