We have endured the flight and seemed to fare better than other long trips. My feet recovered after a day and several Tylenol treatments. We are staying in Oslo for a day to recover and then taking the train to Bergen. This trip is different from other recent trips as we are not part of a group and Cindy did all of the planning while sitting at her command center in the corner of her couch. To this point, all of the details have been covered perfectly.
We are staying in an unusual hotel called the City Box. It is inexpensive but not in the category we have come to call the “Oh wows”. The lower cost seems a function of several alternatives to common expenditures. There is no front desk and you check in using the type of device we now use to check out at many stores. You are in the system and it prints key cards when you identify yourself. No key card - no entrance. No key card - no elevator. No key card - no electricity. There is no front desk. The rooms are small but nice. There is no mini fridge. There is no free breakfast. The strangest thing - there is no television. The Internet worked great.
Cindy was well prepared for this trip because of a recent outing to Italy with Lynn. Everything works from your phone. Everything is tap to pay. You pay for transportation with Ruter. Public transportation is somehow linked to your Apple Maps and everything is explained - take tram 11, walk to station xxxx, take tram 13. I was lost the entire time, but this is usually the case when anything requiring navigation is involved.
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