May 6, 2018
Here we are at the laundromat…. again. It seems like that’s all we do is laundry, but we only have 5 sets of underwear, and we leave tomorrow for another 6 days without Airbnb, so we thought we’d better do another load of wash before we leave.
It was a beautiful day in Oslo. We tried going to City Hall as it’s supposed to be a beautiful building and it’s where the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is held. But even though the brochure says it’s open on Sunday, apparently, it’s not. Bummer. Instead, we walked to the Akershus Castle which is closed for renovation but is where the Norwegian Resistance Museum is located. Lynn was there with mom in 2002 and remembers it being a very good museum. For once, her memory was correct. It was very well done. The Norwegian resistance was very active throughout the entire war and this museum went into a lot of detail about their accomplishments.
After the museum we headed to the Royal Palace. Since the royal family lives there we couldn’t go inside but we at least wanted to see the building. Then we walked down the main drag to the Cathedral. It’s relatively small, especially when compared to the Cathedrals we saw in France, Spain and Portugal, but it was still beautiful.
By this time, it was close to 5pm and we were hungry so we found a place to eat where we could sit outside in the sun. It was a gorgeous day, sunny without a cloud in the sky. We were actually a little warm in our jeans. We had a delicious dinner and splurged on dessert (we are so going to need to go on a diet when we get home) before heading back to the hotel to pick up the laundry.
Tomorrow we’re off on our Norway in a Nutshell trip and have an 8:10 train to Trondheim. It’s a 6-hour ride but it’s supposed to be beautiful county side so we’re looking forward to it. We’ll chat again tomorrow.
Love……us.
It sounds like you are having a marvelous time. Such an adventurous year you have had!
Adventurous is one word for it! We have had a great time but we’re getting tired. It hasn’t just been this trip but the 5 months before as well. But, we are still having a great time. This week will be much slower pace so we’re looking forward to getting a little rest. Thanks for following us. See you when we get home.