And now, from Oslo.

Yesterday we had agood last day in Sweden. We had hoped to get together with more Swedish cousins, but one of them was ill so our plans changed. We started off by going to the Riddarholms church, the oldest building in Stockholm (14th century) and the place where most Swedish kings are buried. Then we headed to the Modern Museum, where they have a nice collection of modern art from well-known (e.g. Picasso) and lesser known artists. After that we wandered around and ate: ice cream (marzipan-chocolate and orange-chocolate for me), beer, dinner with more beer. Finally we headed back to the central station and caught the night train for Oslo.

We arrived here around 8 a.m. in a rain shower. But we made our way to our hotel and were able to check into one of our rooms. Then we took a tram to a laundromat, and then back to the train station to this internet cafe. I also went to the lost and found, since I managed to leave my sportcoat on the train, but it was closed for the weekend. I'll check again when we're back here in a few days.

So far, Norway seems a lot like Sweden, jsut with a few random changes in the words to express their independence. More later--tomorrow we do Sognefjord in a Nutshell.