The kids from Sandsøy on a Harstad trip.

The kids had another day off school and we took to boat to the city to visit the Historical Museum.

A view from the Museum is Trondenes Church, a medieval church built in the 1300-1400s. Read more about it on Wikipedia. We saw a really cool movie about how it was and is used and events that happened hundreds of years ago.

Parts of the exhibit spoke about the WWII in Harstad. Most of the infrastructure in the north of Norway was built by the Nazis during WWII. Photo above shows a shell from one of of the canons they built on Trondenes in Harstad (and fromt he left: Rebecca, Marte and Barbara). 'The Adolf Canons' are still standing in Harstad. One of them is open as a museum during the summer time. Read more about the 'Adolf Gun' on Wikipedia.

Above is Jonas standing next to Tore Hund, who was a powerful viking from Bjarkøy - the island where the girls go to school. They learn lots about him at school, and parts of the exhibit at the museum told about how he killed a famous king, Holy Olav,  because Tore didn't want to become Christian. Tore Hund is also an important figure in the Snorre Sturlason Sagas. More information about him viking on Wikipedia.

Kids in Norway are no different from kids other places. Here they are checking out games at a game shop.

Relaxing on the boat on the way back to Sandsøy.