This morning we set our alarms for 7:30am instead of the usual 8am. We have woken up to an alarm every day but one day so far on this trip and that's uncommon for us now that we don't work. We went down and ate breakfast and then packed some sliced meat, cheese, bread, pickles, and some mustard on a plate and took it upstairs to make train sandwiches. The train food is more expensive than the regular food and our trip is 8 hours so we need food and snacks for sustenance and entertainment.
We arrived at Olso Central quite early and explored it as well as checked on our trip.
We looked at The Big Board and it said our train was cancelled between 2 places we didn't recognize. We went to the help desk and they seemed confused about what we were reporting. It took the attendant a few minutes and 2 phone calls to determine that a fire was blocking our original route and that we would be diverted south to avoid it. We would still be on a train, but the trip would be 9.25 hrs now. Oh well, it's considered an epic train trip so we just get to see more epicness.
Our train arrived and we excitedly boarded. We were looking forward to seeing just how great our upgraded seats would be!
We asked the conductor if we could switch seats and he said the train is fully booked. Today is the start of a 3 day weekend so everyone is taking advantage.
The seat ain't great but it's better than this photo makes it look.
Oslo was a great week long stay. We rode a ferry to the small islands in the fjord for the price of public transportation.
We got off on Greasholmen Island, which doesn't have people living on it, and did some hiking.
We hiked for an hour or so and then got back on the ferry and enjoyed the rest of the ride.
When we hit dry land, we used our transit pass to have a hot dog with a little blanket on it.
Donna got the potato salad hot dog, which is exactly what you think, a hot dog with potato salad on it I got the jalapeno hot dog. The jalapeno was actually pickled jalapenos in a creamy sauce, like a potato salad without the potatoes. They were both delicious and the little blanket was a potato bread made out of potatoes, so you could eat it!
The next day we went to The Munch Museum, the largest museum in the world dedicated to one artist. It was amazing. There were so many great paintings and they had an awesome collection of paintings by painters that were inspired by Munch.
We did see The Scream but didn't take photos. There are enough photos of it.
The top floor of the museum has great views.
The following day we walked to the Botanical Gardens
It was really cool hiking around the gardens.
We also visited Oslo City Hall.
Another day we hiked Ekebergparken Sculpture Park. It's a giant nature area with sculptures throughout. It was really cool and there were good views of the city from the top.
This marks the place where they think Munch had his, I guess panic attack, at sunset and painted The Scream depicting the feeling of existential dread.
I, however, was not feeling existential dread.
We saw stones set in the shape of a boat, to signify a Viking burial ground.
These crystals glowed with led lights. It's supposed to be amazing at night. It was amazing during the day!
The views from near the top were awesome.
This gnome has something for you!
The next day we walked around near the waterfront some more.
We went to a fish shop and I got some freshly caught and cooked shrimp and ate them in the bed.
That might we had tickets for the Orchestra. It was a great show.
And that catches us up to this train ride to Stavanger. While I was typing this I noticed the lady behinde airing out her feet.
I tried to ignore them and continued enjoying the train ride. I do find myself thinking that it's just Americans that are gross and have no sense of others, and that all Europeans are fancy, but I guess that's not the case.
Now we are in Stavanger for 4 nights. It's a 3 day weekend and the younger generation has found enough money to get plastered at the bars here in Norway. It ain't easy to get throw up drunk on $16 4.5% beers, but they are doing it.
The sun setting on our hotel room view. See you in the morning Stavanger!
We saw stones set in the shape of a boat, to signify a Viking burial ground. 
