On Sunday morning we had a long, LONG sleep in. Brace yourselves for this one…I slept until 11:00AM!!! That's insane. I don't think I've ever slept that late in my entire life. For once, although I woke up at 7:30AM, I was actually able to convince myself to just chill out, switch my mind off, & go back to sleep. Magic! When we did finally surface, we didn't go far. We grabbed the leftover pizza from the night before (the pizzas were significantly larg...

On Saturday Helle took me around Oslo on foot to see all the major sights of the beautiful city. Unfortunately the sun had all bus disappeared, but we managed to escape the rain for most of the day, which is by far the most inconvenient thing when you're trying to get out & about. We saw the city's castle & walked through centre of town where all the notable building, museums etc. are. Helle also took me into a couple of quirky home wares store (knowing...

On Friday I managed to sleep in a little, now being fully in summerhouse relaxation mode & all ;) When Helle & I both surfaced from our rooms for the day we made cup after cup after cup of tea & sat on the couch by the big open windows, talking for hours :) After some more reading & a late lunch, we decided to make the most of a small window of sunshine & took the family's little boat out on the water for a spin around the lake. In the af...

Woke up early on Thursday morning to the sound of rain falling on the lake outside my window :) Helle & I spent the entire morning reading, chatting, pottering around, & drinking a LOT of tea! I finished "Love in the Time of Cholera" & have now started "Marching Powder", which is a really fascinating book about San Pedro prison in Bolivia (which, by the sounds of it, is really not somewhere you wanna end up unless you've got a LOT of money! We pr...

On Wednesday morning I said a quick goodbye to Jessie very early in the morning when she surfaced from bed briefly to see me off. I caught the bus into town, found my way to the train station, & picked up my electronic ticket with no dramas whatsoever. I was there with about 45 minutes to spare. Unfortunately my train was also running an hour late due to a breakdown somewhere along the track…so after waiting almost 2 hours (which could have been 2 more ho...