October 16 - 19: Norway to Oslo

So, the first night we were in Oslo was nice, gry made us all some Indian food which was really great and we were all able to sit around and talk for the rest of the night.

The next day, (Anton's 22nd birthday!!) Anett and Gry had school and work, so Anton and I walked around Oslo by ourselves and went to the Munch Museum where Edvard Munch's paintings are, and the infamous 'The Scream' painting hangs. We enjoyed it a lot and were able to walk through the botanical gardens as well, which were nearby. Then we went back to the apartment and Anton drew pictures and I knitted until the girls got home, then we all watched Freaks and Geeks (the first two episodes) and it was quite awesome. Then we all went out to dinner at a very expensive vegan Indian food place (even though none of us was really hungry) to celebrate Anton's birthday, and the girls gave Anton a really cute birthday card with the Norweigian birthday song written in it. Then we went to a bar and had a few drinks and the girls told the bartender that it was Anton's birthday and they brought him a free drink that was pink and had fireworks coming out of it! It was really funny. After drinking and talking about politics, cultural differences, and school, we walked home and on the way stopped at an old graveyard and wandered around looking at the tombstones, which was really fun and kind of spooky.

The next day, on October 17th, we woke up to find a note from Anett that warned us not to drink the tap water because there were parasites in it! So we drank soda all day long. We met up with Gry later on in the day and went to a photography exhibit downtown, then went back to the apartment and knitted and drew and watched Betty Boop cartoons. The girls showed me photos of their friends and families and I enjoyed learning about their culture.

On October 18th, we woke up at about 8:30 and tried to catch the 9:30am train to Stockholm, but missed it by only a couple minutes and had to wait around the train station until 3:48pm to take a bus to the Swedish border, then board a train to Stockholm. The ride lasted a few hours, and we made it into Stockholm at about 11:30 last night. We took a cab over to Tyson's apartment and slept there. We met his roommate Ina, who is very nice, and showed us around the whole city today. It was a great day, we saw the castle and some really beautiful sights, and we are going to go out to a bar soon called Garlic and Shots, so we'll see what happens tonight!