Saturday 19 May 2012
Dian got up early to write the albatross, oops, blog. Seriously though you can imagine how much we tried to keep the pages current and it was a challenge. Keeping it in perspective we knew it was a small price to pay for the names, dates and memories it afforded us and hopefully the coffee table book we would print upon our return of "An Andrews Adventure."
We had decided to take the ferry into Oslo and see some of the sights on our own so after taking some things to the recycling center and buying a few groceries the H.T. Gang went over to Norway's capitol and entered Alfred Nobel's Peace Museum. There was an exhibition and guided tour on Afghanistan, the three current women who had won the most recent prizes and a very cool "garden" of interactive flowers with photos and quotes from the speeches made by the past Peace Prize winners. We spent about two hours there and found it absorbing if not somewhat disturbing. The photo journalism of the conditions in Afghanistan were graphic and difficult to see but raised the awareness of our group as to the plight of many (especially women) in that country. We purchased some things in the gift store then walked across the port area to the fortress which housed the Nazi Resistance Museum. Unfortunately it had closed but we found a lovely tourist information center that gave the history of the fort and the fierce resistance efforts of the Norwegians against Hitler back in the 1940s.
We decided to take the 5 PM boat back and who should be at the entrance but our lunch mates from the day before Christina, Ronnaug, Isak and Mattis. They had just come from a children's film event and so we sat with them for the crossing. We all bemoaned the high expense of a day in Oslo and in Scandinavia in general. All the prophesies were true. We did the best we could with picnics and not eating out but the transportation was still very steep. We took the bus back to Laara's street and Nicole made her famous burritos with guacamole and rice. Laara grilled some chicken that was a nice addition to the menu. Charles pulled some beers out of our van and we played music and then fell into bed.
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| Nobel Peace center |
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| Top row, second from the right, is Dian's hand |
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| The most recent laureates, all women |
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| View from the Nobel Peace center |
We decided to take the 5 PM boat back and who should be at the entrance but our lunch mates from the day before Christina, Ronnaug, Isak and Mattis. They had just come from a children's film event and so we sat with them for the crossing. We all bemoaned the high expense of a day in Oslo and in Scandinavia in general. All the prophesies were true. We did the best we could with picnics and not eating out but the transportation was still very steep. We took the bus back to Laara's street and Nicole made her famous burritos with guacamole and rice. Laara grilled some chicken that was a nice addition to the menu. Charles pulled some beers out of our van and we played music and then fell into bed.
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| Talking with Christina |
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| Isak and Mattis |
Back at Laara's.
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