Blondes and a foul mouthed elevator!

Hello from Oslo, Norway!

I was pretty sure I was going to get here and be in a typical Scandinavian city. Tall blondes wearing skinny jeans and converse sneakers. Well, while that is true, I'm pleasantly surprised by what Oslo has to offer.

I arrived late on Thursday and went right to bed. Well, actually I watched an episode of Sherlock Holmes (my first) and I gotta say I'm hooked. I can't wait to download the entire series.

Some of my friends know that when I travel I tend to go all schedule crazy. Today was a typical tourist day for me. I picked up an Oslo pass which gives me access to museums, transit and discounts at different shops and restaurants. Well, dammit I am going to get my money's worth!

Just today I saw:

• Viking Ship Museum - Pretty amazing seeing these HUGE ships and thinking about the HUGE Vikings who sailed them!
• Folklore Museum - What a fun surprise. After a rather boring walk through the museum, I explored the open air exhibit which was basically a Viking village. My inner geek exploded. I love this stuff. You were free to wander around the village, go inside the houses and there were even actors and performers in Viking clothing! I wish I had a Viking costume. Sigh.
• Fjord 2 hour boat tour- So pretty. So boring. I fell asleep for like half of it. The weather was perfect for a nice day out on the boat. I was super jealous at all the people I saw on their private boats sun bathing.
• City Hall - Dammmmnmm Gina! Amazing mural on the wall. I could feel the justice in me. Ha!
• Nobel Peace Museum - The second floor of this museum is a trap! They make you go through all this historical back story stuff before you enter the room where they have info on all of the Nobel peace prize winners. I also find it kind of weird (ironic maybe) that Alfred Nobel was the guy that invented dynamite. That's not a very peaceful contribution.

Well, that was today. Back in my hotel polishing off a bottle of wine and then it's off to find some Vikings.

 

Ooohhh right! The elevator.

 

My hotel, The Park Inn, has a foul mouthed elevator. Granted, my Norwegian is rusty but when I go downstairs it says something like, "blah blah blah...bitch". I will upload a video tomorrow.

 

Me.

Ps. Wrote this on blogsy. Pardon the errors.

 

 

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