SCIENCE, NATURE AND CULTURE IN SCANDINAVIA

Here’s a warm-up for Lawrence’s Annual Great Midwest Trivia Contest…

Q: What do the words geyser, maelstrom, smorgasbord and ombudsman have in common with Björklunden?

A: They all come from Scandinavian languages and provide a glimpse of the worldview that is distinctive to the

Nordic countries—an intimacy with nature, a tradition of good hospitality and a strong sense of egalitarianism

and fairness.

I invite you to explore Scandinavian landscapes, history and culture with me on a very special 14-day

Björklunden trip to Iceland, Norway and Sweden, from August 22 to September 5, 2013.

As a geologist who has lived and worked in Scandinavia since the 1980s, I am fascinated by the interplay

between the forces of nature and the history of humans in these northern places. The challenges posed by harsh

winters, stone-strewn lands and stormy seas have arguably played a central role in the pragmatism, social

conscience and deep reverence for the natural world that characterize the Scandinavian cultures.

The trip will take us to the austerely beautiful volcanic coast of southern Iceland, the stunning fjordlands of

western Norway and the picturesque islands of Sweden’s Baltic coast—as well as to the extremely modern and

urbane cities of Reykajvik, Oslo and Stockholm, which have managed to preserve serene wild spaces within

their boundaries. I’ll provide enough background information about the fundamentals of geology for you to

appreciate the diverse processes that sculpted the landscapes of each country—from volcanism and cataclysmic

flooding to tectonic upheavals and glaciation, and we’ll see how these in turn shaped the societies that took root

in these rocky places.

The trip will not require any special outdoor equipment, but you should plan to bring sturdy shoes or boots for

walking on uneven ground. For those who are interested, there will be opportunities for more physically

adventurous outings.

I’ve just finished working with Mark Breseman and our travel consultant on the itinerary, and I’m ready to go

now! I do hope you can join us.

Hilsen,

Marcia Bjørnerud

Professor of Geology

Walter Schober Professor of Environmental Studies

Iceland, Norway and Sweden

August 22–September 5, 2013

August 22, Thursday Leave USA

Leave your home city today for your trans-Atlantic flight to Reykjavik.

August 23, Friday Reykjavik

Airport Transfer with Reykjavík City Sightseeing You will be met in the arrival hall by your guide, who will take you to your private coach. The route leads from Keflavík airport to Reykjavík, the northernmost capital in the world, where more than a third of the Iceland’s population lives. During your tour of the city, you will see the old town centre, the Parliament, the Cathedral, the harbour, the National Museum, the Pearl (a stunning glass-domed restaurant atop the city’s geothermal water tanks) and Höfði house, site of the 1986 summit between Reagan and Gorbachev. You will also pass the city’s salmon-rich river—outstanding evidence of Reykjavík’s commitment to environmental stewardship—and the Árbæjarsafn outdoor folk museum, which offers an interesting contrast to the modern buildings of the newer parts of Reykjavík. The tour continues to Laugardalur valley, the home of Reykjavik’s largest outdoor swimming pool, open year round and heated with water from natural hot springs. Next you will see the Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture museum and Hallgrímskirkja Church, whose steeple is a Reykjavík landmark. The tour ends at the hotel for check-in. Duration: 3–4 hours

Overnight at the Reykjavik Natura Hotel

August 24, Saturday The Golden Circle BL

You will be picked up for a morning drive over Hellisheiði plateau to Hveragerði, known as the greenhouse village, where flowers, fruits and vegetables are grown at a latitude not far from the arctic circle. Your next stop is Skálholt, site of an ancient bishopric. You then continue to Gullfoss, the Golden Waterfall, one of the most impressive waterfalls in Europe. Here you will see thousands of tons of icy water

thunder majestically over double falls into a deep canyon of volcanic rock. Only a few minutes’ drive from Gullfoss is the famous Great Geysir (‘gusher’), which has given its name to geysers all over the world. You will also see one of the most active geysers in the area, Strokkur, which spouts up to 30 meters every 4 to 8 minutes. The next stop is Þingvellir, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and setting of the Viking ‘Ting,’ the first Parliamentary assembly in the world, first convened in the year 930. Þingvellir, located by Lake Þingvallavatn, the largest lake on the island, is now a national park. The beautiful canyon running through the park is actually the boundary separating the North American and European tectonic plates. Þingvellir´s geological and historical significance make it inseparable from the fabric of Icelandic national life. From Þingvellir you travel over Mosfellsheiði plateau to Reykjavík. Duration: 8 hours Overnight at the Reykjavik Natura Hotel

August 25, Sunday South Shore Adventure BL

This morning after breakfast, you leave for a tour deeper into the Icelandic countryside. You drive from Reykjavik through small villages and fertile farmlands. You will enjoy frequent views of mountains, including snow-shrouded Hekla, the country’s most active volcano, and the towering, ice- capped Eyjafjallajökull, whose eruption brought European air traffic to a standstill in 2010. You continue through the region where the classic Icelandic Viking-age tale Njál’s Saga is set, and then stop at the spectacular waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skógarfoss, where glacier-fed rivers tumble over high rock escarpments. Next you see Dyrhólaey, a rocky headland with a spectacular stone archway, en route to the beautifully sited village of Vík, where you will stop for lunch. After the break you’ll have time for a walk along the seashore before returning to Reykjavík. Iceland’s

south coast is flanked by steep bird cliffs rising dramatically above black, wave-pounded sands. Just offshore from the village of Vík are the famous Reynisdrangar rocks—pointed pinnancles 66 meters above sea level at their highest. According to folk legend, the rocks were formed when trolls tried to drag a three-masted ship to land in the dark of night. Daylight broke before they were able to return to their cave, and they were turned to stone. Duration: 10 hours.

Overnight at the Reykjavik Natura Hotel

August 26, Monday Airport Transfers Via Blue Lagoon B

Your private coach and guide will pick you up after breakfast about five hours before flight departure and take you to the Blue Lagoon thermal springs and spa, an oasis in a landscape of black lava flows. The facilities include outdoor and indoor geothermal pools, changing rooms and showers, a winter garden, restaurants, shops and other services. Enjoy a refreshing bath or swim in the warm, mineral-rich water, before the short drive to Keflavík International Airport for your departing flight.

IcelandAir flight #324 leaves Reykjavik at 4:25 p.m.; arrives Oslo at 8:55 p.m.

August 26, Monday Oslo

You will arrive at Oslo International Airport Gardermoen, an icon of Scandinavian design featuring wood and stone native to Norway. You will be welcomed by your bus driver who will take you to Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania in downtown Oslo. Transfer time is about 45 minutes. You’ll have to time to relax in the hotel, or if your prefer, to stroll around for a bit, seeing some of the sights in the vicinity—the Parliament, the old university buildings, the Oslo City Hall or the Royal Palace, regally located on the hill at the end of the city’s main street, Carl Johans Gate. Hotel: Royal Christiania: is one of Oslo’s best 4-star hotels and is in the very heart of the city, close to the harbor and with many of the main sights within walking distance. [Christiania or Kristiania was the city’s name during the period of Danish and Swedish

rule from the 1600s to early 1900s; the original medieval name, Oslo, was readopted in 1925].

Overnight at the Hotel Royal Christiania

August 27, Tuesday Oslo B

After breakfast at 9 a.m., your private expert guide will take you on a morning tour of Oslo, highlighting Norway’s history and culture and the factors that have shaped Norway into the society we see today. From the hotel you will be taken directly to the beautiful Bygdøy peninsula and The Viking Ship Museum with its three original wooden Viking ships, the oldest of which dates from around the year 800! With their elegant design, intricate carvings and many artifacts found in the gravesites from which they were excavated, these remarkably preserved ships are certainly rank among Europe’s great cultural treasures.

From here on Bygdøy it is not far to a museum housing another famous Norwegian ship—the Fram, which was built for explorer Fridtjof Nansen’s daring arctic expeditions in the 1890s and then used by Roald Amundsen for his journey to Antarctica, where he and his team were the first to reach the South Pole in 1912. You may go onboard and imagine what it would have been like to be part of the crew on those perilous journeys.

You will now return to the center of Oslo where you have many choices about how to spend the afternoon:

• Akershus Fortress and the Resistance Museum: The fortress, built on a rocky promontory and rebuilt many times over the centuries, embodies the early chapters of Norway’s history. The Resistance Museum, housed within the old fortress, provides a vivid glimpse of the hardships ordinary Norwegians experienced in the Second World War, and the brilliant and courageous strategies employed by the citizens resistance movement.

• Oslo City Hall (Rådhuset): Not far from the fortress you will find Oslo City Hall, an imposing building on the waterfront, whose construction began in the 1930s but whose

completion was delayed by the war. Here your guide will focus on the architecture and also show you some of Oslo’s art treasures you will find here, particularly in the great hall where the Nobel Peace Prize is given every year.

• Nobel Peace Centre: Adjacent to the City Hall, in an elegant old train depot, is the new Nobel Peace Center, dedicated to the vision of a world without violence.

• Oslo Opera House: A stunning new addition to Oslo’s architecture, the Opera House features Michelangelo’s favorite medium, Carrera Marble.

• National Gallery: You may wish to visit the gallery to view its renowned collection of landscape paintings. These paintings are a window into the evolution of Norway’s self-conception as a distinct country that for centuries had been under Danish and Swedish rule. Late 19th-century Norwegian artists played a major role in the nationalist movement that led to Norwegian independence from Sweden in 1905. Overnight at the Hotel Royal Christiania

August 28, Wednesday Oslo Science and Culture B

After breakfast, at 9 a.m., your private expert guide and driver will pick you up for a tour highlighting not only cultural sites but also the geologic underpinnings of the Oslo fjord area, which include mountain building, rifting and volcanic activity, and glacial erosion. The first stop will be at outcrops at Uranienborg Park. Here we can see evidence of the great continental collision that created the Scandinavian Caledonides, a mountain belt that formed at about the same time as the Appalachians, when the supercontinent Pangaea was being assembled. The tour continues to the famous Vigeland Sculpture Park. Set amid beautiful green surroundings are more than 200 full-size figures in bronze and granite depicting human life in all its stages, from birth to childhood and youth, through middle and old age to death—some intensely moving, others funny or disturbing, all thought-provoking. From Vigeland Park you will be taken to Holmenkollen Olympic Ski Jump. Here your guide will take you by elevator to the top of the ski jump, which offers a fantastic overview of the Oslo Rift, a late Paleozoic tectonic feature that nearly split Norway from Sweden (!) and resulted in the eruption of lava flows that form the high hills that stand above the city. From Holmenkollen you will be taken to Tøyen, close to downtown Oslo. Here there are several options for an interesting afternoon. The Geological Museum lies within the

pastoral grounds of the Botanical Gardens, and offers exhibits on Norwegian minerals, rocks, and fossils. Your guide is also available to take you on a short geological walking tour to see outcrops in the Tøyen area, which illustrate all of the major chapters in the development of the Oslo region. Or you may opt to spend the afternoon in the Edvard Munch Museum, immediately across the street from the Botanical Gardens. The museum houses the world’s largest collections of paitings and drawings by Norway’s most famous artist.

Overnight at the Hotel Royal Christiania

August 29, Thursday Train to Bergen BD

After an early breakfast and check-out, you will cross the street to Oslo Central railway station while your driver brings your luggage to the train. At 8:11 a.m., you will board the morning express train to Bergen. The Oslo-Bergen line is considered one of the great railways of the world, offering an amazing variety of landscapes. The first part of the journey takes you through small towns and open farmland, then along lakes and into a long valley, gradually climbing towards the largest mountain plateau in Europe, the Hardangervidda. At Finse, the highest elevation station, 1,222m (3,670 feet) above sea level, you will (weather permitting) have a wonderful view of the vast Hardangerjøkulen glacier. From here the train continues through a wild and rugged landscape dotted, even in midsummer, with large patches of snow. Drinks, light meals and other refreshments are for sale on the train.

At 12:53 p.m., the train stops at the picturesque Myrdal Station in the heart of the Norwegian high country. Here you will disembark and be greeted by a local guide who will escort you for the next several days in Western Norway. He will help you with the luggage as you cross the platform and board the Flåm Railway Line before the train departs at 1:02 p.m. The line is only 20 km long, but with its numerous turns down the steepest standard gauge railway in the world (!), the journey takes about an hour. The train runs slowly through a spectacular landscape beneath steep mountain faces, past thundering waterfalls and through deep rock crevices. There will be a short stop en route close to a magnificent waterfall. We promise you a truly breathtaking experience! When you arrive in the tiny fjord-side village of Flåm at 2 p.m., there will be time to lunch and stroll about before continuing your journey by express boat. Leaving at 3:30 p.m., the vessel takes you on a wonderful one-hour cruise in the breathtaking Aurlandsfjord and further on into the main fjord, majestic Sognefjorden. You will disembark at Leikanger port and here you will be greeted by your bus driver who will take you on a beautiful trip to the idyllic village of Solvorn on the shores of the Lustrafjord, a northerly branch of Sognefjorden. After the evening meal, you may wish to go for a walk along the shore or among the attractive old houses in the village, or simply to relax with a drink in the hotel’s garden, savoring the tranquility of this sublime place. On the other side of the fjord you can discern the 900-year-old Urnes Stave church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Overnight at the Walaker Hotel

August 30, Friday Bergen BD

Weather permitting, you may choose to enjoy your breakfast outdoors under one of the old apple trees on the hotel grounds. At about 9 a.m., your guide and driver will take you along the magnificent Jostedalen valley to Nigardsbreen—a 9 km long arm of the Jostedalsbreen glacier, the largest in continental Europe.

At 10:30 a.m., you will meet your private glacier guide and a small motorboat will take you across the lake that lies at the foot of the ice to the glacier itself. You will be equipped with all necessary gear (crampons, ice picks) and the group will be safely linked by ropes. Now all is set for an extraordinary expedition on the ice. Led by your expert guide, you will spend about two hours exploring this incredible environment. The many shades of blue, the sculpted ice formations, the solemnity of the surrounding moun-tains and the pristine lake below are ingredients for indelible memories. Having experienced a glacier first hand, you will understand better the glacially carved scenery en route to the Norwegian Glacier Museum in Fjærland. Here you will be given an interesting tour of the museum followed by a short stop at the famous Bøyarbreen glacier. In the late afternoon, after a day in the brisk air, you will be more than ready for a delightful four-course dinner at the Walaker Hotel! Overnight at: Walaker Hotel

August 31, Saturday Bergen B

Following check-out from the Walaker Hotel, your private expert guide and driver will take you on a tour of one Norway’s most renowned fjord districts. The first leg brings you to the village of Kaupanger where, at 9:30 a.m., you board a ferry for a two-hour cruise across Sognefjord into steep-walled Aurlandsfjord and from there into the even narrower and an more breathtaking Naerøyfjord. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful fjords in the world, with its snug farms and hamlets at the feet of magnificent mountains. After you disembark in Gudvangen at 11:40 a.m., your guide will take you through a wild and narrow valley to ‘Stalheimskleivene,’ an unbelievably steep road that winds its way up to Stalheim, with two magnificent waterfalls on the way. From the brink of

the cliff there is a spectacular view of the valley below. Just outside the small town of Voss is a magnificent waterfall very near the road. Here, you can actually walk up to the cascading water, stand in it light mist and even touch the falls. After passing Voss and a large lake, you drive through a narrow valley to back to the sea, reaching Bergen sometime in the late afternoon. Overnight at Bergen Rica Hotel

September 1, Sunday Bergen BD

Founded in 1070, modern Bergen presents a remarkable variety of different architectural styles, building materials and town planning arrangements, from the Middle Ages to today—all blended together to form a beautiful, interesting and surprisingly intimate city. We know you will enjoy your stay in this lovely, historic maritime hub. Your private expert guide will meet you at your hotel at 9 a.m. Today’s tour begins on foot from the hotel with a visti to the renowned Bryggen, Bergen’s old Hanseatic Wharf, another UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bryggen’s 300-year-old buildings represent an architectural continuation of a design developed during the Middle Ages. So, walking the narrow alleys between the long rows of warehouses you can still get a sense of the atmosphere 500 to 600 years ago. In those times, the Hanseatic League—the German merchant guild that ruled trade in Northern Europe—dominated life in Bergen. Even today, the Norwegian spoken in Bergen retains the imprint of the Hanseatic era. You will make a short geological stop on Nordness point just north of downtown Bergen. Here we are in the deeply eroded interior of the Scandinavian Caledonide mountains, and high-grade metamorphic rocks that were deformed at high temperatures and great depths are today exposed at the surface.

The tour continues to the top of Mount Fløyen, accessible with an incredibly steep and quite thrilling funicular railway. From the summit you can enjoy a spectacular view of the city 1,100 feet below. Your guide will also explain the geologic significance of the panaroma, and provide a short introduction to the Norwegian petroleum industry in the North Sea, which has helped to make Norway one of the richest countries, per capita, in the world. At the top of Mount Fløyen there are a restaurant and shop as well as the starting points of many good hiking trails. In the afternoon your guide and driver will take you out of the city to Troldhaugen. This tranquil place, idyllically located by a lake, was the home of the renowned composer Edvard Grieg, and the setting where he wrote most of his music. The interior, with its original furniture and memorabilia, is almost as he left it when he died in 1907. Back in the city you will have time to explore the colorful open-air fish market, where you may be tempted to buy freshly caught and cooked shrimp right on the wharf.

Overnight at Bergen Rica Hotel

September 2, Monday Flight to Stockholm B

In the morning you will enjoy breakfast at the hotel, and after check-out your bus driver will transport you to Bergen International Airport Flesland. Here you will catch the flight to Sweden’s capital. SAS flight #898 leaves Bergen 10:45 a.m., arrives Stockholm 12:05 p.m.

Upon arrival at Stockholm International Airport Arlanda, you will be welcomed by your private driver who will bring you to your hotel in the heart of Stockholm. Having checked in, you may want to stroll about or take a canal boat tour on the waterways of the city to gain a first impression of Sweden’s gracious capital. Overnight at the Clarion Hotel Sign

September 3, Tuesday Stockholm B

Your private expert guide and driver will meet you at the hotel after breakfast at 9 a.m. and take you for a tour of Stockholm with a special focus on Sweden’s history and cultural heritage. From the hotel you will first be taken to ‘Gamla Stan,’ Stockholm’s charming Old Town. Amid its narrow cobbled streets lined with 17th- and 18th-century buildings, it boasts a multitude of restaurants, cafés, artists’ studios and museums. Among the latter is the Nobel Museum, located on the main square otherwise dotted with charming cafés. Your guide will give you a tour of the Nobel Museum. One of the more dominant edifices is the huge 18th-century baroque Royal Palace, which also serves as the home of the exquisite Swedish Crown Jewels and the Royal Armory. Strolling through this enchanting part of the city, your guide will, give you an outline of Stockholm’s interesting history. Not far from the Palace is Stockholm’s City Hall, where the Nobel Prize laureates are celebrated each year. In the afternoon, you may choose to spend time on your own or, with the guide, visit two other Stockholm landmarks: the Vasa Museum and Skansen open air museum,

both on the island of Djurgården. The warship Vasa sank on her maiden voyage in 1628 having sailed not even one nautical mile. The king himself had dictated the ship’s measurements, wanting her to be the mightiest in any fleet. No one dared to argue with him, and built it to his specifications. The beautiful but unseaworthy ship capsized and sank upon launching. Owing to the chemical properties of the mud in which it lay buried for centuries, 95 percent of the ship was preserved exactly as it was when it sank, providing an extraordinary window into a long-vanished moment in time. The Skansen open-air museum offers further opportunity for travel back in time, with 150 historic country buildings relocated from all over Sweden. At Skansen, you will also find a zoo, an herb garden, a rose garden and much more. Your guide and driver will bring you back to your hotel no later than 5.30 p.m. Overnight at the Clarion Hotel Sign

September 4, Wednesday Stockholm B D

After breakfast at your hotel, your private expert guide and driver will pick you up at 9 a.m. and bring you to the pier. Today’s theme is the geologic history of the Baltic Sea, formed within last 8,000 years, following the end of the Ice Age. Your guide will give you an overview of the bedrock geology of the many islands that make up the city of Stockholm; highlighting similarities with the Precambrian history of the Lake Superior Region. Parallel with this you will gain insight into Sweden’s early history from the Bronze age to the Viking era. At 9:30 a.m. you will board the ship MS Victoria to Björkö (‘Birch Island’) in Lake Vaenaren, and Birka, an important Viking heritage site. Sweden’s first town, Birka was founded in mid-8th century. Trade flourished here for well over 200 years until the community was suddenly abandoned toward the end of the 10th century. When you arrive on the island at 11:15 a.m., your local guide will take you on a private tour of archeological excavations and a small, reconstructed Viking village. Here you will take part in the preparation of a Viking-style lunch and learn about various Viking handicrafts including how to prepare wool. In the early afternoon, your guide will take you to the boat, which departs for Stockholm at 2:45 p.m. and arrives at 4:45 p.m. at Stadshusbron pier, where your driver will await you and bring you back to the hotel.

Overnight at the: Clarion Hotel Sign with Farewell Dinner

September 5, Thursday Flight Back Home B

Having enjoyed breakfast at the hotel and checked out before noon, your private driver will pick you up and transfer you to Stockholm airport Arlanda. Here you will board your

homeward flight. VELKOMMEN TILBAKE!

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14-day tour—Iceland, Norway and Sweden

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