Monday, January 19, 2009

First Day in Oslo

We woke up at 4:30 AM, had a quick breakfast, and then took a bus to Keflavik. We did all our tax free stuff, shop in the Duty Free, and then got on our plane. We had about 2 and a half ours to get to Oslo, so I had a nice talk with Sarah about a few things, and then watched a few episodes of How I Met Your Mother. I finally tried some of the Icelandic yoghurt Skyr, and didn't care much for it. We arrived in Oslo, got all of our baggage and took the Flytoget to Olso Central Station and then took a taxi to our hotel. We are staying in the Thon Munch Hotel, which is just a short walk from the main walking street in Oslo, Karl Johan's Gata. Once again, I have my own room, which is a actually a very good size for a single room. I'm up on the 7th floor, so I make an effort to use the stairs and not the elevator, at least on the way downstairs. We went to a cheaper hotel restaurant and I had Kjøtboller, Ertestuing og Poteter med brunsaus, or Meatballs, "mushy" peas, and potatoes with a brown sauce, and an Ice Tea with some lime. It was a very nice first meal in Oslo. We walked around Karl Johan's a bit, and then went back to the hotel. We had the rest of the night off because of our early morning, and I went down for a short nap at 6 and then just kept sleeping.

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