Because We Can

    I won’t say which of eats healthier, though the homemade muffin and pile of chocolate spread can be found on Linda’s side of the table. Don’t let the bright red glasses of juice fool you, it is beet juice, something we both can at least agree on.     I did finally take a photo of the delicious dried fish I enjoy every morning. It is Lofoten Stockfish which is unsalted fish that is naturally air dried by the sun and wind on wooden racks.     The other fish is peppered mackerel, another lip smacking good breakfast goodie. As Linda says, “Eat all you can because when we get back home there is no way you’re going to have any.” Tough Love Linda.     American tourist in the Oslo Visitor Center. We were the only ones there this morning. I thinks that was because it seemed like everyone in Oslo was out on the streets enjoying the sun in the below freezing air. Moments later we once again joined them.     Why let cold tempe...

Yesterday had been a very long day, so we decided to stay close to home today, but that didn’t mean we had to skimp on breakfast. I thought I’d show what Ms. Eats Healthy had on her plate this morning. Obviously she is not a fishterian like me. So sad, so sad. Deprived Linda. Speaking of deprived Linda, as I’ve mentioned in the past, Linda was not allowed to have a horse when she was growing up even though she lived on a farm which has resulted in a lifelong feeling of having lost out on something important in her youth. As an antidote to her feeling of melancholy, I encourage her to hug a horse every time she sees one. Who would have thought we would have found one tethered to a building less than a block from our hotel. When Linda commented on how stiff he was, I pointed out anyone would be if they were standing out in the below freezing temperatures Oslo was experiencing. Life is too short not to laugh at ourselves. One of our stops today was the National Art Museum. We ...

    This is why I love Norway. Pickled herring, smoked salmon, gherkins, beet salad, nut bread and two kinds of other fish, smoked and spiced, the other one dried and tough as a boot, but the best flavor by far. There is no breakfast I’ve ever eaten that compares to this. And the best part is we have almost three weeks in Norway so I can eat like this most every morning.  And it was very difficult, but I limited myself to just one plate. That meant I’d done like Linda wanted and didn’t pig out, meaning I now eat to my hearts content the remaining days we are here.Very Happy Bob.     With our day’s destination being the top of one of the hills in Oslo, Linda wanted to be prepared, taking along her visor to ward off the sun and her snow boots should the snow be deep. While the snow boots stayed in her daypack, visor was quickly out as the clouds lifted and it turned out to be a glorious day. Though, due the temperatures, she soon replaced the visor with her...