In June 1982, Mel Oakes gave a paper at the Gothenburg, Sweden conference on plasma physics. He and Pat attended together and decided to tour Denmark, Sweden and Norway as part of the trip. Their children were watched over by their grandfather Bob Winter. the trip lasted three weeks. A letter describing the trip is included. Images are below.
Scandinavia Trip June 1982
Trip to Scandinavia
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Trip to Scandinavia0002
Ed amd Sandy Nichols Copenhagen 1982
Ed and Sandy Nichols Home Copenhagen
Ed and Sandy Nichols Home Copenhagen6/82
Pat at Charlottenlund Station, near Nichols Home
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 6/82
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Art Museum Copenhagen 6/82
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Art Museum Copenhagen 6/82
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Art Museum Copenhagen 6/82
View of Copenhagen 6/82
Roskilde Cathedral Denmark 6/82
Roskilde Cathedral Denmark 6/82
Roskilde Cathedral Denmark 6/82
Roskilde Cathedral Denmark 6/82
Queen Margaret 1st Roskilde Cathedral Denmark 6/82
Christian 5th Roskilde Cathedral Denmark 6/82
Christian 7th Roskilde Cathedral Denmark 6/82
Viking Museum Roskilde 6/82
Roskilde Shore 6/82
Viking Museum Roskilde
Viking Museum Roskilde DK 6/82
Viking Museum Roskilde DK 6/82
Viking Museum Roskilde DK 6/82
Viking Museum Roskilde DK 6/82
Pat and Per Nielsen Roskilde DK 6/82
Per and Annie Nielsen's 6/1982 Roskilde
Per and Annie Nielsen's 6/1982 Roskilde
Per and Annie Nielsen's Children 6/1982 Roskilde
Per And Annie Nielsen's Children 6/82
Nielsen Garden Roskilde 6/82
City Hall Copenhagen 6/82
Copenhagen 2/82
Copenhagen 6/82
View of The Marble Church Copenhagen 6/82
Tivili Gardens Copenhagen 6/82
Tivili Gardens Copenhagen 6/82
Tivili Gardens Copenhagen 6/82
Tivili Gardens, Copenhagen, DK, 6/82
Tivilo Gardens Copenhagen DK 6/8
Tivilo Gardens Copenhagen DK 6/83
Tivoli Gardern, Copenhagen 6/82
Tivoli Gardern, Copenhagen 6/82
Tivoli Gardern, Copenhagen 6/82
Tivoli Gardern, Copenhagen 6/82
Tivoli Gardern, Copenhagen 6/82
Tivoli Gardern, Copenhagen 6/82
Tivoli Gardern, Copenhagen 6/82
Tivoli Gardern, Copenhagen 6/82
Tivoli Gardern, Copenhagen 6/82
Tivoli Gardern, Copenhagen 6/82
Round Tower Copenhagen 6/83
Copenhagen Flower Market 6/82
Amalienborg Palace Copenhagen 6/82
Amalienborg Palace Copenhagen 6/82
Amalienborg Palace Copenhagen 6/82
Changing of guard Amalienborg Palace Copenhagen 6/82
Train Station 6/82
Great Ballroom or Knights' Hall at Kronborg Castle 6/82
Hans Christian Anderson looking towards Tivoli 6/82
Frederik's Church, known as The Marble Churchm Copenhagen 6/82
The Gefion Fountain, depicting nordic mythologic goddess Gefion and four sons transformed into bulls. Largest monument at Copenhagen, Denmark 6/82
Alexander Nevsky Church, Copenhagen, Denmark 6/82
St. Alban's Church, locally referred to\ as the English Church, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Little Mermaid Copenhagen 2/82
Little Mermaid Copenhagen 6/82
Naas, Sweden 20 miles from Gothenberg 6/82
Marstrand Island 6/82
Maybe Marstrand Island, Sweden 6/82
Maybe Marstrand Island
Naas, Sweden 20 miles from Gothenberg 6/82
Naas, Sweden 20 miles from Gothenberg 6/82
Conference Picnic at Naas, Sweden. Marshall Rosenbluth extreme right. 6/82
Mel Oakes, Gardem, Plasma Banquet, Gothenberg
International Conference Plasma Physics Gothenberg 6/83
Stock Exchange, Gothenberg, in the foreground a statue of King Gustav Adolph II.
Hotel Onyxen, Gothenberg, Sweden 6/82
Gothenberg Sweden 6/82
The Slojdlarare Seminarium or Seminary for Sloyd Teachers at Naas.
It was founded about twenty-five years ago by Herr August Abrahamson upon his estate near to Gothenburg
First Volvo, Industry Museum, Gothenberg 6/82
Boat to Marstrand 6/82
Boat to Marstrand Island
Boat to Marstrand Island, Sweden 6/82
Large Format Camera Industry Museum, Gothenberg June82
Carlstens Fästning, 2 hour boat ride from Gothenborg 6/82
Carlstens Fästning, 2 hour boat ride from Gothenborg 6/82
Carlstens Fästning, 2 hour boat ride from Gothenborg 6/82
Carlstens Fästning, 2 hour boat ride from Gothenborg 6/82
Carlstens Fästning, 2 hour boat ride from Gothenborg 6/82
Carlstens Fästning, 2 hour boat ride from Gothenborg 6/82
Carlstens Fästning, Tennis Court 6/82
Poseidon Statue in Gothenburg Gotaplatsen which is the Public Square
Poseidon Statue in Gothenburg Gotaplatsen which is the Public Square
Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Old Workbench Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Mel built one of the same basic design by Tage Frid, Danish master woodworker
Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Norway Countryside
Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle, Oslo
Stave Church Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Stave Church Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Stave Church, Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Stave Church, Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo 6/82
Stave Churches Norway 6/82
Stave Churches Norway 6/82
Stave Churches Norway 6/82
FRAM - THE POLAR EXPLORATION MUSEUM, Oslo 6/82
Fram, Roald Amundsen's polar ship, Oslo Fram Museum 6/82
Francke Piano with Janko keyboard. Oslo
Frogner Park, Oslo
Frogner Park, Oslo Maybe
Frogner Park, Oslo, sculpture by Gustav Vigeland 6/82
Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway 6/82
Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway, sculpture by Gustav Vigeland 6/82
Frogner Park, Oslo sculpture by Gustav Vigeland
Frogner Park sculpture by Gustav Vigeland
Vigeland Fountain in Frogner Park, Oslo, 6/82
Vigeland Fountain in Frogner Park, Oslo, by Gustav Vigeland 6/82
Oslo Cathedral (Domkirke) — formerly church of Our Savior in Oslo. Norway
Interior of Oslo Cathedral
Oslo City Hall (Radhuset or Oslo Radhus)
Oslo Fauna
Oslo Viking Museum
Oslo Viking Museum
Oslo, Norway
Flowers
Oslo, Norway
Sweden
Norway
Norway
Statue Horse and Rider
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Fläm Fjord on Oslo to Bergen train ride. 6/82
Oslo to Bergen Train Ride 2/82
Train Ride Oslo to Bergen 6/82
Train Ride Oslo to Bergen 6/82
Train Ride Oslo to Bergen 6/82
Train Ride Oslo to Bergen 6/82
Train Ride Oslo to Bergen 6/82
Train Ride Oslo to Bergen 6/82
Train Ride Oslo to Bergen 6/82
Train Ride Oslo to Bergen 6/82
Train Ride Oslo to Bergen 6/82
Fantoft Student Hostel Bergen Norway, our hotel in Bergen 6/82
Mel Oakes and Gerhard Berge, granddaughter Ingeborg
Gerhard Berge's boat, Bergen, Norway
Bergen Harbor
Troldhaugen Home of composer Edvard Grieg 6/82
School Band Parade, Bergen, Norway 6/82
Goddess Diana and Pat, location not known.
Graduation Celebration Bergen 6/82
Area around Bergen
Around Bergen, Norway
Bergen area
Bergen Area
Bergen Norway 6/82
Bergen Waterfront
Bergen, Norway
Bergen, Norway
Bergen, Norway
Bergen, Norway
Bergen, Norway
Bergen
Bergen to Stavanger Hydrofoil Ride 6/82
Bergen to Stavanger Hydrofoil Ride 6/82
Bergen to Stavanger Hydrofoil Ride 6/82
Haugesund City bridge, Bergen to Stavanger Hydrofoil Ride 6/82
Stavanger Cathedral (Norwegian: Stavanger domkirke) is Norway's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger
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