Finally in Oslo

We're finally in Olso and the transit was that very rare beast: a hassle-free trip. We got decent seats, didn't sit near screaming kids or wildly- snoring adults, and the sleeping tablets did their job, and knocked us out, instead of making us hallucinate and act strangely ( okay, more strangely than usual) and get chucked off the plane. Oh wait, Poodle just reminded me that the guy sitting behind us on our flight from OR Tambo did start getting violently ill 10 minutes before take-off, and was rushed off the plane by medical staff, which caused a half hour delay. Also 6 people from our flight checked in their luggage and then went missing in the airport, and thus didn't get on the plane, which caused further delays. WTF? Where do those people go?

Does some secret portal at an airport open up to show them something cooler than international travel? Space and time travel perhaps? Do they disappear into the bowels of The Big Five duty- free shop, somewhere between the booze and perfume aisles, never to return again? Either way, it's damn annoying for the bastards who were boring enough to buy a seat, check in and then actually board, as we then have to wait for their luggage to be found and removed. Grrrrrrrrr.

We got to Munich half an hour late, then ran like mad things to catch our connecting flight to Oslo, which was then delayed by two hours. Sigh. Not a big deal. Blessing in disguise actually, as it gave us time to buy our quota of duty- free booze! Every blog and forum I read before the trip warned how expensive alcohol is in Norway, and advised us to do what the Norwegians do: buy drinks at duty-free or a bottle store, drink like Welsh Coal Miners at home or your hotel, and then go out and drink water. So we stocked up on whisky, wine and vodka at the Munich duty-free. We got to Oslo at 2pm, finally managed to find Norwegian Kroner (rarer than hen's teeth in SA, where no banks managed to find any for us to exchange), figured out the train system and managed to get to Oslo Central Train Station in one piece. A quick cab ride later, and we were at our hotel. Yay!!!!
More to follow....


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