I don't know what happened but we arrived in Norway and walked off the plane, gathered our luggage and never passed thru a customs check point. Hopefully they will let us out of the country.
Our first experience was getting tickets for the train into Oslo. The airport is 45 km from Oslo. Then to each maneuver two pieces of luggage down the escalator. Some how I survived all. The hotel we are staying at is conveniently located a 1/2 block from the train station. We had a quiet day on arrival and enjoyed a stroll thru the various streets, window and people watched. We were also reminded that Oslo is one of the most expensive cities. Gary has had to open his pocket book. We shared a medium pizza and a pepsi for dinner, cost $52. It is a good thing that breakfast is included in our accommodation at the Radisson Blu which is $170 a night.
Now that is a breakfast buffet, it has just about everything from breakfast food to vegetables including peas in the shell. Today we did the Hop On Off tour. Stopped at the Viking Museum with three well preserved Viking ships. These are centuries old wooden vessels, discovered by archaeologists, and now restored. These ships were originally used for ocean voyages and finally as tombs for the wealthy and included food, valuables and transportation to the next life. There are steps to an alcove so that the visitor can look down into the boats and see their interior layout. We also had a superb visit to the Vigeland Scuplture Park featuring 212 bronze and granite sculptures all designed by Gustav Vigeland. This evening we walked by the site of the destruction in Oslo, it is only few blocks from the hotel. The church ground close to the devastation is still covered with flowers, candles and stuffed animals. It is an eerie feeling walking around the grounds. I think to some extent the city is still in shock.
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