I was talking with one of my friends earlier and we decided: Røros is the quintessential Norwegian town. It's the type of place that you really have to see to believe because it is so perfect and picturesque... It is a copper mining town centered along the river Røa. Even though mining ceased in the 70's, the town still makes it's living off the mines through tourism. For example, there is a winter festival in mid February that brings in around 80,000 visitors to the small town! I really wish we could have stayed at least one more day so we could visit the artisan shops and absorb some of the town's perfection! I mean, they don't even have on duty police Friday through Sunday... there is that little crime!
Below is a picture of the church we sang in: it is the fourth largest church in all of Norway! The inside is gorgeous as well and apparently the acoustics were right on... it really is such a privilege to sing in these amazing cathedrals!
After the concert, I changed into street clothes and walked downtown with two friends to find a bar. We ended up walking into this fairly nice establishment with a well stocked bar and local beer and wine! They even had Fernet Branca!!! So, naturally I had to have some =) I not only opened the bottle, I opened the box the bottle was in lol.... guess it's not as popular here as in Cordoba! A gentleman also purchased our group a traditional Norwegian drink: "Aquavit" (pronounced AKA-VEET (aca-awesome!) vit for life and aqua for water). He had been at our concert earlier in the evening and thoroughly enjoyed our songs... I felt like a professional musician! Except, we were paid in alcohol... I guess that was ok though =)
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| Røros Cathedral. You can tell it's a copper mining town because of the two crossed mining picks and the Venus symbol (for copper). Notice: no cross (on a church!) |
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| A lovely house with the industrial waste piles in the background. |
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| I cannot get over the colors and the thatch on the roofs!!!! |
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| Notice: the car in the background... people actually live here! |
After the concert, I changed into street clothes and walked downtown with two friends to find a bar. We ended up walking into this fairly nice establishment with a well stocked bar and local beer and wine! They even had Fernet Branca!!! So, naturally I had to have some =) I not only opened the bottle, I opened the box the bottle was in lol.... guess it's not as popular here as in Cordoba! A gentleman also purchased our group a traditional Norwegian drink: "Aquavit" (pronounced AKA-VEET (aca-awesome!) vit for life and aqua for water). He had been at our concert earlier in the evening and thoroughly enjoyed our songs... I felt like a professional musician! Except, we were paid in alcohol... I guess that was ok though =)
Hannah
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