The Incredible Ski Jump of Holmenkollen, Norway
As we head up the mountainside, the fog starts to thicken. Soon we head off into the mist for our hike to the ski jump. On our last full day in Oslo, we planned to hike to the Holmenkollen ski jump. When this was first suggested to me to add to the itinerary, I have to admit, I had to look up what the big deal was about this place. As someone who didn't grow up following skiing, I had never hear of it. And even for ski race fans that do exist in the USA, most of them have never paid much attention to ski jumping, other than every four years at the Olympics, when we see Europeans flying for hundreds of meters off these huge jumps. But I will say something, when you are standing in front of this thing, this Holmenkollen Ski Jump, it doesn't matter what your background with skiing is, you will be in awe. First off, it is a modern engineering marvel. The top of the ski jump looks like it magically floats off the ground, heading up diagonally into the heavens. The encompassing mis...