I made it to Oslo late this afternoon after a 7 hr train ride from Bergen. The trip turned out to be as scenic as advertised and I had a nose-print seat at a clean window. The scenery changed a few times along the way from coastal salt air, to fresh water mountain streams, then to almost blinding white over the top. The highest point was about 4,000 ft and the bright sun and white snow made me wish I had sun glasses. There were country hillside scenes of horses and sheep with new lambs, also some long tunnel stretches. No moose though ;-( At first look, Oslo is a very pretty city and there were big crowds roaming the main streets around the harbor after dinner. The city population is around 500,000, double the size of Bergen, but it looks much bigger. It seemed like the whole city was out tonight.
I'm staying at a Thon Hotel not too far from the harbor. The online rate was good and the room is big so it'll be a comfortable place to spend the week. My legs are starting to feel all the walking I've been doing. Tomorrow the Viking Ship Museum ..... and lots of exploring the city. Have a good weekend, everyone !
John,
ReplyDeleteThank God Becky talked you into setting up this blog. Your pictures are great and your commentary makes you sound like an old hat at blogging.And they say you can't teach old dogs new tricks. It's really been interesting and informative. Can't wait to have a few beers with you so you can tell us all about it. Enjoy the rest of your trip.
Thanks for the comments Steve, it's been fun. When Becky got me started with this thing I wondered if anyone would be interested enough to read any of it. I appreciate everyone's comments, so thanks all!
ReplyDeleteOne more week to go, I'll be glad to get home on Friday.