Monday 1 July 2013

Oslo city

I did not forget the last stop in our trip.
Less exciting times and more relax, good food and shopping: Oslo, big ships, long walks and the last couple of days of the Norway trip.

A pleasant city, nice to discover, manageable with an efficient public transport system, not too big and not choked by traffic. Its harbour may be less characteristic than Bergen and less stunning than Svolvaer, but perfect to sip a glass of fresh white wine (at the price of a whole bottle), facing the long sunset in the clear blue sky.

Yes, on time for the aperitif we did have clear blue sky, yet in the few hours before, we managed to experience: cold rain, shining sun, chilling wind, cloudy sky and shining sun again. Starting to make sense of this "outdoors" fashion style most Norwegians in the streets seemed to favour.

Norwegians. We really liked them. Besides being beautiful people with big blue eyes, they were very kind, friendly and helpful throughout our visit. Whether it was free access to their wifi to help us find a place to sleep or file a flight plan, getting us in and out of an international airport without checking any ID, giving an advice on their favourite Aglianico from Irpinia to accompany the entrecote, the people of Norway made an excellent impression on a bunch of tired pilots (and passenger).