KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY

Norway just gets more and more beautiful and friendly and efficient and fun. From our dock in Kristiansand, a charming city with a lovely church built in 1040, we drove to Lillesand where white-painted 18-19th century houses line the hilly streets and surround the harbor (every town seems to be on the water here). The big hit was the Constitution Day parade. The whole town seemed to be marching, most in costume, and everyone was smiling. And then there was the sunset seen from our veranda ....