Blogs from Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway, Europe - page 39

Hello Hello, OSLO-NORWAY 3/9/06-4/9/06 Having escaped the infamous troll encounters so far (the Aussie equivalent is the Drop Bears!) , we are on a mission into the wilds of Scandinavia. Crossing the SwedenNorwegian border yesterday, hassle free, we headed onto Oslo the capital. This is the first area we've hit that actually begins to look like what you would expect the Scandinavian country side to look like. Heaps and Heaps and Heaps of lakes . Soooo much water its unbelieveable and they are all those crystal clear glassy water that reflects the surrounding pine forest mountains. Stunning The air up here smells of the freshness of pine, a bit like home does with the eucalypt. Pine forrests surround our camp site. We are shacked up in a red wood chalet so typical of the area. And ... read more

Back to Oslo in the evening just in time for dinner. Stopped by the train station to reserve my seat for the trip to Bergen. By a chance in a zillion ones, I met a fellow countrymen who waited on me at the Norwegian railway office when I need to book my seat reservation for my train ride to Bergen in the next few days. We talked a bit and we said to meet back after he finished his shift for coffee. We clicked and I was so happy to find a company to talk to. What an extremely nice guy who made me feel so welcomed and I was so thankful to meet such a person to enhance my experience on this trip. I was so alone and down and so glad to have a ... read more

Nå nærmer avreisedatoen seg med stormskritt! Tida har gått fort siden vi ble invitert i bryllup i Rio og siden vi ordnet med billetter. Som sikkert mange har fått med seg så bestilte vi jo opprinnelig billetter fra Varig(konkursrammet brasiliansk flyselskap). Plutselig en dag bestemte de seg for å kansellere alle flygninger, men heldigvis var vi litt føre var og vi skjønte hvor ting bar hen. Vi fikk avbestilt billettene våre og booket nye hos Kilroy i Oslo. Vi fikk tilbake alle pengene våre fra Varig, takket være en utrolig hjelpsom, snill, stresset og fortvilet reisekonsulent hos Varigs kontor i Norge. Avreisedatoen ble forskøvet 5 dager frem, men det er jo bedre å komme litt senere fram en å aldri komme frem i det hele tatt. Nøste er trygt plassert på Marienlyst hos Marte Kari, så ... read more

During the last few days in the Jesus House we continued to wash windows and said goodbye to more of our team. Dina left early because she is starting her studies on the 14th of August. Dora left early as well to start her studies. Before Dora left we surprised her to celebrate her birthday (which is at the end of August) and wish her farewell, along the dock at Aker Brygge. Jesus Revolution also rented a boat for everyone to enjoy a tour of the fjords. It was a really nice way to end a wonderful year with all you can eat shrimp. Down to 4 people on Team East... So sad... :( ... read more

Bad weather at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam and an oil leak from one of the airplane engines resulted in a different day than we had anticipated. We arrived at Oslo Gardermoen Airport 15.30. Nice and early for the 17.20 KL1148 flight to Amsterdam. Smooth check-in on one of the self service terminals, but once inside the international departures area we noticed there was a delay. Take-off was estimated at 18.00. We took our time in the tax-free shops buying a some cosmetics and looking at some electronic stuff. I think it would be handy to have a camera connector for my iPod in order to be able to download from camera or card reader directly on to the iPod. They did not have the item. Once inside the aircraft (a Boeing 737 named Marco Polo PH-BDU) ... read more