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Wow, it is cold here!!
I went ice skating not long after we arrived. I'm not very good at it yet, but I had fun trying. I think I will take lessons when I get back home.
After skating I took a tour bus to see the famous landmark called "The Globe". It was amazing because it looked brand new, but was actually built in the 1700's. It was while I was standing outside looking at the Globe that I realized I needed a new coat, so I went into Tromso to shop. Tromso is a city near Nordkapp that has lots of shops.
While I was looking for a new coat I found a lot of things that I wanted to buy for Christmas, but I decided not to buy them because my suitcase was already overloaded. Maybe I can order them to be delivered when I get back home.
Now that I think about the currency conversion rate it is a good thing that I didn't buy very much in Norway. The coat I liked was around $50 USD, but in Norway's Kroner it was marked $283.06 I know it is still $50 USD, but somehow it seems more expensive when there are more numbers.
After a full day of activities I went to have some ice cream. In our family it is a tradition to have ice cream when it snows and it snowed every day while I was in Norway. After I finished my ice cream I realized that I hadn't eaten a "real" meal, so I decided to go get a hamburger. I'm so lucky that almost everywhere I plan to go serves hamburgers.
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