Author: Ella

Post by Ella. We did ramble well off the tourist-beaten path as we made our way to the Intercultural Museum yesterday, a rainy day. But a soft, mellow rain. Rain jackets would suffice but I borrowed the apartment’s umbrella and Grubb, of course, had brought his own.  We’re walking along, the streets start getting narrower,…

Post by Ella. Yesterday we decided to have our dinner at home. At the end of the day, we stopped at a large Co-op market for supplies. I haven’t been drinking much this trip and Grubb gave it up a few years ago but I was in the mood for some wine. Norway isn’t known…

Post by Ella Is the name of a furniture store. Who doesn’t love retro modern utopian furniture? A small shop, two floors packed with furniture stuff. In a building undergoing construction, we had to navigate scaffolding to enter. We paused in front of this beauty (below) thinking it would be the most uncomfortable ever. The…

From Home to the Intercultural Museum on foot     to Utopia Retro Modern by bus     to Kon-Tiki Museum by bus     to City Hall by Ferry     to the Co-op (grocery store) by foot To home by foot

Post by Ella Sunday, 5/14 Foot, bus, ferry Home on foot to Froganer Park (3.8 km) Froganer Park to Fram museum by bus (4.7 km of which 1.4 km was a walk to the other side of the park to the bus stop). Maybe because it was Sunday and everyone was headed to Bygdøskogen Nasjonale…

Post by Ella. Ruter is the name of the company operating the majority of the  public transportation system for Oslo and it’s immediate surroundings. A senior, 7 day pass for unlimited rides on busses, trams, subway and some ferries was $16.00. Ruters has an app, naturally. We bought our passes on the app. Now we have…

Post by Ella Grubb will say his piece about the Munch museum. How could I not give it a mention? The architecture was fascinating. I would have loved to sit in on those design meetings. My favorite place was the room where one could play artist. Engraved into a large table were a dozen of…

Post by Ella But first, let me set the scene.  Dinner at Louise. Despite good reviews and being way overpriced (okay, yes, we knew that from the menu pricing), dinner was a major disappointment. To start with, we chose Toast Skagen (a Swedish dish) which tasted like macaroni salad with too much mayo except it…

Post by Ella. Great views. Great location, mostly. Self check in. No keys required. The front door of the apartment building is opened with an app called UnLoc. Our host, Paul, sent us the digital key. When you are at the door, open the app, it finds the right digital key and then you tap…

Post by Ella. Yesterday was a travel day. One of those days where much of the day is spent waiting. Our train wasn’t until 2:15. We had a late breakfast and hung-out in our room until nearly checkout time (noon). We slow rolled the 10 minute walk to the Gothenburg train station. We walked up…

Post by Ella We are still in Gothenburg (Goteborg to the Swedes) at the Scandic Hotel. Leaving this afternoon for Oslo by train.  We were asked to reserve a time slot for breakfast since the hotel is so full. We arrived to find a sea of people. Food stations spread far and wide. Separate dining areas…

Post by Ella We are generally pretty casual about when and where we eat our main meal of the day.  Often we just stop at the first place where the menu looks good to us both. Sometimes, someone we’ve chatted with will recommend a place. Yesterday though, Grubb was hankering specifically for seafood so he did…

Well, maybe more than a few. https://photos.app.goo.gl/strMoDJUZ1x7fX6DA

Post by Ella Because not 5 minutes later, we were chugging up a steep winding path to a lookout tower with views. Apparently I was enjoying the Frappuccino so much that I didn’t take a picture of it but here’s the tower. Grubb posted more about this place. My only goal in this post was…

Post by Ella After breakfast (tell you about that tomorrow because it deserves pictures and I was so taken with all the people and food choices, well no pics), we ambled on down to the Palm House, about a 20 minute walk from the hotel. Set in lush gardens, a green house featured many types…