Norway Day 3

 We've been staying up late and getting up early so today was a bit of a lie-in day for everyone. I was the first one up at 8:30. I showered and walked up to the nearby church and cemetery which date back to the 1100s. I was so proud of not getting lost on my 20 minute walk (which is pretty good for me!) I then sat on the portch and watched the morning go by until other folks started coming down about an hour later. 

Norway Day 2

 A lovely day filled with many goals fulfilled. 

We started off by going to Julie's favorite beach. It is in a park that used to be an old manor house. The water was absolutely gorgeous and we noted that a number of people were already there by 10am. 

I got to buy a Norwegian sweater. It's colors are "traditional." There were similar sweaters which were half off but the colors were "seasonal," only sticking around for three years.

We then went to the Porsgrunn porcelain museum which was small but so informative about the pottery that was made in this city for over 100 years. Now the bases are made in China but I believe the art is still done here in Porsgrunn. 

Lunch at Oya was delightful. I got the Insalata di Chevre with Hysell as my drink. I thought just the cheese would be warm but it was actually the whole salad which was interesting but delicious. There was a gooseberry sauce on top with walnuts and another berry mixed in with the greens. Julie's husband was able to join us after work and he and I each had a Birra Moretti, an Italian beer. It was pretty darn good. 

The day was capped off with a long rest time and dinner with our tube food. Apparently the tubes are not like EZ cheese where you just toss it on a cracker. They are meant to be a condiment like mayo or mustard. Julie made an amazing spread with hard boiled eggs, veggies, and a cracker that was very similar to a Wasa. The evening ended with Aeperol Spritzes on the porch. 

Norway Day 1

 Woke up this morning and finished "The Flanders Panel " on Misŏ and Julie's patio for a lovely Norway morning. Laura and I tagged along while Misŏ and Julie's ran errands. We did the river walk and then went to Down Town, the local shopping mall.

Julie got done and took us to a local sports store and the grocery. There are a lot of foods in tubes here.

We were still suffering from jet lag so we had a quiet afternoon that included naps. Even me.

Dinner was meatballs with options to add veg, peanut sauce, and pho from a cube. We enjoyed some drinks on the patio afterwards and met many of the neighbors. They were just walking by and stopped to chat. Is was just lovely.