Hello, folks. We arrived in Norway yesterday afternoon after a brief delay in Frankfurt. We’re in a hotel in a residential area that seems deceptively quiet, but wasn’t last night. It was light out again at 3:00 AM, too. But, I did manage to get some pretty photos as we were flying into the airport yesterday. We also had a very expensive, but delicious dinner at a French restaurant, where we found a new wine that we both love. So, so far, it’s been nice… albeit very expensive.

Today, I think we’ll walk down to the water… maybe see if we can arrange a short cruise around the local fjords. Or maybe we’ll just do a lot of people watching. I don’t remember Oslo being so busy, last time we were here. It’s also very warm here. Thank God I threw a couple of extra pairs of shorts in my luggage. But it’s not a given that the weather will be warm in June. Last time we came here, we had to buy warmer clothes. That was a June visit, too.

Below are some photos from yesterday… I’m already crafting the story in my head.

We had dinner at a very cute French place called Brasserie Blanche. There was a large group of very loud women sitting near us. They seemed to be very friendly co-workers, throwing a party for a departing friend. I felt like I was back in the U.S., listening to them talk. They were so noisy! But they were having a good time, and again, we did have an excellent bottle of wine to help ease the pain.

Bill says dinner was about $229. Youch!

Of course, when we are home again in early July, I will write a more detailed accounting of this saga… if I still remember everything!