Oslo to Copenhagen
We start today's exciting adventure just where yesterday's left off. After writing last, I took a rest from my labours in the bar across the way from our room, asking Margo to take a picture in ten minutes' time. The name of the bar was too perfect: Herr Nilsen.
Today was another lovely day. It seems we're finally getting the summer we never had in England.
After breakfast, I went out for another stroll while Margo and Sarah hung out in our room. Strolling through the city is so nice ... everything seems clean and modern and attractive. It's perhaps the closest we've seen to the fantasy Star Trek future where crime and poverty have been eliminated and everyone wears togas and plays concertos in their spare time. Of course, we're only seeing the downtown area. It's probably like walking around Central Park and thinking one has a feel for all of the five boroughs.
I've been noticing a lot of bikes. There's also a bike rental system here.
We checked out and stowed our bags. A few days ago I started something that Sarah's eagerly taken up too. When we're ready to leave a hotel, when all our things are packed and we have our bags in hand, I say "Thunderbird One is go." Sarah was Thunderbird Three at first, but then she wanted to be Thunderbird Two, so she says "Thunderbird Two is go." Margo just rolls her eyes at us.
We made our way to the waterfront and the Akershus Fortress. Inside the walls in one of the buildings is the Museum of Norwegian Resistance documenting the resistance to German occupation during World War II. Margo and Sarah toured it while I went off for another stroll.
Afterward we rode the streetcar on a tour of the westside, getting off near our hotel. In this picture are multiple transit lanes: from left to right, there's a pedestrian sidewalk, a bike lane, and two streetcar rails. Sarah just picked a flag as a souvenir.
Sarah's developed a unique new way of irritating her parents, which is to immediately negate everything we say, no matter how obvious or correct. This one really cracked me up:
Me: Some day, Sarah, you will have a doubt.
Sarah: No, I won't.
For a late lunch we visited Kaffistova, a chain of restaurants offering nice, prefabricated meals at good prices. I got Swedish meatballs with potatoes, gravy, and mushy peas. Margo had the salmon fillets with cole slaw and potatoes; Sarah had the ribs with corn on the cob and potatoes. It's a lot like the cafeteria at IKEA stores. We had some very tasty Norwegian ice cream for dessert.
Next we retrieved our bags and took a cab to the ferry terminal. Once again, the ferry was too massive to get in one photo, so I took a picture of a model in the waiting area instead.
Onboard with our bags in our cabin, we set out for the first kids' activity: face painting and a bouncy castle in the disco at the back of the ship.
It's not a bad way to travel.
Later we took Sarah to another kids' activity, a treasure hunt. Then, as the sun set, we retired to the aft lounge for a nightcap. There's also a small kid's area in the lounge, conveniently.
I was clever enough to remember the camera's timer. I think this is my best trip picture yet.
Today was another lovely day. It seems we're finally getting the summer we never had in England.
After breakfast, I went out for another stroll while Margo and Sarah hung out in our room. Strolling through the city is so nice ... everything seems clean and modern and attractive. It's perhaps the closest we've seen to the fantasy Star Trek future where crime and poverty have been eliminated and everyone wears togas and plays concertos in their spare time. Of course, we're only seeing the downtown area. It's probably like walking around Central Park and thinking one has a feel for all of the five boroughs.
I've been noticing a lot of bikes. There's also a bike rental system here.
We checked out and stowed our bags. A few days ago I started something that Sarah's eagerly taken up too. When we're ready to leave a hotel, when all our things are packed and we have our bags in hand, I say "Thunderbird One is go." Sarah was Thunderbird Three at first, but then she wanted to be Thunderbird Two, so she says "Thunderbird Two is go." Margo just rolls her eyes at us.
We made our way to the waterfront and the Akershus Fortress. Inside the walls in one of the buildings is the Museum of Norwegian Resistance documenting the resistance to German occupation during World War II. Margo and Sarah toured it while I went off for another stroll.
Afterward we rode the streetcar on a tour of the westside, getting off near our hotel. In this picture are multiple transit lanes: from left to right, there's a pedestrian sidewalk, a bike lane, and two streetcar rails. Sarah just picked a flag as a souvenir.
Sarah's developed a unique new way of irritating her parents, which is to immediately negate everything we say, no matter how obvious or correct. This one really cracked me up:
Me: Some day, Sarah, you will have a doubt.
Sarah: No, I won't.
For a late lunch we visited Kaffistova, a chain of restaurants offering nice, prefabricated meals at good prices. I got Swedish meatballs with potatoes, gravy, and mushy peas. Margo had the salmon fillets with cole slaw and potatoes; Sarah had the ribs with corn on the cob and potatoes. It's a lot like the cafeteria at IKEA stores. We had some very tasty Norwegian ice cream for dessert.
Next we retrieved our bags and took a cab to the ferry terminal. Once again, the ferry was too massive to get in one photo, so I took a picture of a model in the waiting area instead.
Onboard with our bags in our cabin, we set out for the first kids' activity: face painting and a bouncy castle in the disco at the back of the ship.
It's not a bad way to travel.
Later we took Sarah to another kids' activity, a treasure hunt. Then, as the sun set, we retired to the aft lounge for a nightcap. There's also a small kid's area in the lounge, conveniently.
I was clever enough to remember the camera's timer. I think this is my best trip picture yet.
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