Alarm went off at 3.30 am for a departure from Dubai at 7.15 am. 7 Hour flight to Oslo across Iran, Caspian sea, southern Russia and Sweden to arrive at 11.30am to a balmy 2 degrees.
Oslo, population of 700,000 has a railway from the airport to the centre of the city, which we took and arrived at hotel; in about 15 minutes. Walked around town and reacquainted ourselves with the main drag after about a 15 year absence. Everything is ruinously expensive. The exchange rate is 6.15 Kroner for an Australian dollar. There is a 24% GST applied to everything, which adds a great deal to the cost of items, including food. Everyone we have met speaks English fluently, puts most of us to shame with our single language culture.
It snowed on the Monday from about lunch time, only a gentle portend of things to come further north. We are moving onto Tromso on Wed morning, a two hour flight and hopefully the northern lights.
Kay & wally Czochara 
Hi there Wally & Kay, Great to catch up on your travels and thanks for replying to my email. Looks as if you are having a wonderful time. Enjoy every minute.
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It looks soooo cold , thats why we want to stay here as we know the feeling. But, I must admit, it also is very beautiful.
☃❄️👍 Fred. and Tammy
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You can have the cold! Give me summer anytime. That’s the price you pay to see the Northern Lights i guess! Stay warm and enjoy.
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