Stop 4: Steinvikholmen

Inspired by a design by (stolen from?) Leonardo DaVinci, Steinvikholmen is a two-tower fortress on a small island. Once upon a time, you could walk out to the island during low tide, but these days you can walk across a bridge. Although the fortress is currently closed for renovation, the kids loved finding spiral sea shells on the beach and we loved the fabulous scenery, which includes cows. This was a beautiful end to a perfect day.

On the way back home, we managed for the very first time to avoid the toll road! The trick: drive to the main entrance of the airport and take the Hell Bridge into Hell. You've got to go through Hell before you get to Trondheim.