Norway

We flew from London to the Land of the Vikings, or, an airport a couple hours outside of Oslo, Norway. We stayed with a friend of Grayson's in a town called Drammen, and spent a day in Oslo, the capital. Norway is a lot like the Alaska of Europe, and it was the first time we saw overcastness on our whole trip. Clearly, Europe was ready for us to return to Seattle :) We went to the National Gallery that had paintings by Edvard Munch (including the Scream), and also to a museum commemorating the resistance efforts of the Norwegians during WWII, when they were occupied by the Germans. That museum was in the middle of a huge fortress overlooking the harbor. Another crazy thing about Norway is how expensive it was. People tell you this all the time, but we really had to experience it ourselves to believe. $20 for McDonald's double cheeseburgers, small fries and soda for both of us. $30 for a little copy of Alice in Wonderland. $60 for three people to play two rounds of bowling. Free for me to cry as our budget was wiped out by lunch time. On to a few pictures:

Grayson hugging a huge tiger statue in Oslo

Oslo town hall - we were there on some special day, as there were Canadian flags everywhere...

Oslo harbor

Norwegian bookstore with an awesome awning!

Norwegian Troll soda

Norwegian Troll candies - these tasted like caramel snot. No joke.

Calvin and Hobbes in Norway is "Tommy og Tigern," or "Tommy and Tiger"

Crazy bridge in Drammen, Norway

My new favorite drink that will be impossible to find! Villa (pronounced Wee-la in Norwegian), the "champagne soda," it tastes like subtle cream soda.