Followed this river across the mountains from Oslo to Flam. Flam is on the water in one of the Fjords.Sod/grass roofs are still in use todayWe stopped to visit a Stave church, it’s a 1,000 years old. One of only 27 still in existence in Norway. Stave describes the construction using spruce planks. It’s black because they didn’t have paint available and used a heated up pitch from the trees to preserve the wood. It turns black over time.Interesting architecture, considering the age of the construction.Interior of the churchCloseup of how the multiple layers of pitch ages over time
Rod and Patty Jenkins are retired and enjoy traveling. We hope you enjoy our posts as we we see different locations around the globe.
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