Day: May 15, 2023

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 Grubb.  Ella wasn’t as excited to see the Munch Museum as I was, but she knew if I spent another day in Norway without cruising this large, exhaustive collection of his artwork, I might end up on one the many Oslo bridges howling with anguish.  The architecture of the museum thrusts itself above the…

Post by Grubb. Before coming to Norway I read my Knut (Kah-noot) Hamsun and my Karl Ové Knausgård.  Hamsun in “Hunger” was struggling with just that.  Karl Ové, Norway’s most acclaimed living author, has written six lengthy volumes about his life.  The title of his opus is called “Min Kamp”.  Yes, that’s right, “My Struggle”.  Same as Adolf’s autobiographical screed.  Karl…

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 Grubb. This example of the sculpted art is in front of a building down the block from where we’re staying.   At first I thought it was a tribute to the weary traveler.  Oh those Norwegians, heading out in Viking longboats, sailing to the poles to have their ships frozen in an ice floe, they…