Because We Can

This post follows us as we leave Oslo, stay overnight in London, then fly overnight to Johannesburg, South Africa. A look at the airport tower as we arrived at the Oslo airport. It looks like a good day to be leaving Oslo. Toasting our arrival at Heathrow. If you are staying at a hotel close to Heathrow, check out the Hoppa Bus. It’s every 30 minutes and very inexpensive, 5 pounds one way, 9 pounds round trip . When in England, the full English breakfast is the thing. Down the down escalator to catch our flight to Johannesburg. An Airbus 380 and the World Traveler Plus section on the upper deck. We each ended up with 4 bottles of wine by the end of the flight. Linda said she sleep the best she ever had on an overnight flight. Linda was amazed at the amount of silverware. I had the same. I ended up with her chocolate mousse . Nice Linda, Happy Bob. First glimpse of South Africa. Doesn’t it look awesome? Our hotel room had an aircraft theme. The whole hotel had an aircraft theme. Note th...

When we first planned this trip we were going to stay in Germany this week. Then My Heritage announced they were having a Genealogy Conference in Oslo this coming weekend. We changed our plans and the following is the result. Special warning for Roger: Much use of the “G” word and attendant photos will be found in this post. Caution as to reading on your part advised as high levels of exposure may result in your wanting to pursue the “G” hobby. Linda is about to forget her favorite Riesling. Not only does she write out the note, she also takes a photo of it. Easy to tell were not to stand at the Bingen Stadt train station. Or put another way, easy to tell where the pigeons perch. Traveling by train is so easy in Germany, the trip from Bingen to Frankfurt Airport was only 8.50 euros and the station is right at the airport. Up the escalator, a short walk and you are in the departure hall. Scene from the train. An art photo. Why we like going through Frankfurt when we travel. What a diffe...