Norway is amazing! It was far more exciting arriving here than London, because everyone was speaking Norwegian and we are clearly foreigners, as everyone else in the country has blond hair and blue eyes. Ingrid picked us up at the airport, extremely happy, and drove us to a ski lodge-style restaurant, which served excellent food from a menu of 8 items written in Norwegian. I ordered chicken over salad off the menu of course. And it was delicious. And I ate some of Harriet and Solvi's cheese samples. YUM brie and gorgonzola! There were also mini potatoes that were seasoned well that are apparently popular here. Harriet and Solvi were funny... we are all getting together tomorrow with Sigrid and Monica for some "grillings," as Harriet said, and Solvi translated this into "barbecue."
Next we stopped at a food store where I bought my favorite Norwegian chocolate bar. WIN! And I have some pretty Norwegian money now, my favorite coin has a hole in the middle. After another almost 2 hour drive through the beautiful rolling hills, with farms and fjords and rivers all along the way, we arrived at Harriet's house, which is also beautiful. I will be staying here for the night. Which is just like the day, as this time of year, the sun never sets in Trondheim.
Chocolate and cheese, ftw
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