Friends and fam, be proud of the new KG... even in the midst of a cancelled train to the airport, and a nearly missed bus on the way back (we were having a cheeky cup of coffee while the rest of the group was dragging our luggage onto the bus - yikes!), I remained calm. I didn't cry, didn't panic, and only had to be told once to relax. Anyway, the trip was hilarious. There were nine of us, so just trying to find a place to eat had a far too high hassle value... but that's half the fun.
Noteworthy moments from the vacay include (but are not limited to):
- Taking a winter cruise around Oslofjord, drinking tea and enjoying the snow and sights, including the Opera House and City Hall, where the Nobel Peace Prize is given out
- Engaging in a snowball fight in downtown Oslo
- Seeing Scream and Madonna by Edvard Munch in the National Gallery
- Eating fish samiches in a cute little cafe/bar
- Taking a tour of the Fram, which was the ship that explorers Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen for Arctic and Antarctic expeditions.
- Visiting a Viking Ship museum
- Having Norwegian cheese samiches and coffee
- Drinking £10 cocktails in a bar patio with heat lamps and blankets
- Tobogganing... epic. Picture flying down a 2 km long run on an old-school wooden toboggan with steel runners on the bottom, and only a rope and your feet to steer with, AND no way of braking. Fantastic! By the end of it we were soaking wet, freezing cold, and the happiest people on earth. Watching Andy and Ben crash was hilarious... one time Andy crashed big-time, his sled went careering down the mountain, and a cross country skier had to dart out of the way. Sooo funny. We all ended up with scrapes or bruises - both of my thighs are still black and blue. Most fun ever.
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