Easter exodus empties cities

Norwegians settled down Wednesday for the country's annual five-day Easter vacation. Most stores and businesses were to be closed Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday, as folks flock to the mountains, the coast and other holiday retreats.

Happy Easter......

A diffrent kind of Easter

Ready for the rush


Nothing could be further from the traditional Norwegian Easter of mountain cabins and long skiing outings, but the skating arena in Hamar is building a new alternative.
For the 16th time, the Vikingskipet in Hamar hosts The Gathering, a non-stop computer party that now attracts 5,200 participants.
"This is social for nerds. I'm here to meet people I've chatted with on the 'net, to play computer games and to download stuff," said one of the participants

Happy Easter