| Page Views: 1,289 Last Visit to Lillehammer: March, 2005 | Lillehammer - Home to the 1994 Winter Olympics by littlesam1 - last update: Jun 25, 2007 |
Lillehammer is a small town of only 6,000 people. Yet it hosted the entire world in 1994 for the Olympics. It is the smallest town to ever host the Olympics. The town lies on the northern end of Lake Mjosa, Norways largest lake.
The train ride to Lillehammer from Olso takes a little less than 2 hours. But 160 km ride seems to fly by as you travel past the beautiful lake and mountain scenery.
During the winter Lillehammer is a ski enthusiasts paradise. Along with the Olympic venues Lillehammer is considered one of the best cross country ski resorts in Norway.
Being a big Olympic enthusiasts Lillehammer was a must see on my tour of Norway. Having the opportunity to see the arena where Nancy Kerrigan faced Tonya Harding on the ice was something I could not pass. I have the official video's from the 1994 Olympics which I watched once more before leaving on my trip knowing I would get to see where it all took place. |
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blint Tue Jan 29, 2008 01:05 UTC
Looks like a nice place! I had never seen any photos of it before! | Cristian_Uluru Tue Jul 10, 2007 19:49 UTC
Fantastic place!!! It is a pity that I couldn't see it when I was in Norway! | VeronicaG Wed Dec 20, 2006 14:04 UTC
Lillehammer must have pulled out all the stops for the Olympics--have a nice holiday. Regards from Texas... | starship Tue Oct 3, 2006 18:03 UTC
I love the Olympics too! The hosting towns always seem to be magical as seen on TV--- I miss Jim McKay narrating on TV. I collect Olympic pins. Still need to get some from Torino!! |
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