Culture, Cuisine and Chasing the Lights

[amaroo]

Delicious meal. This place was very busy with people still queuing at 3pm.

Put this one on your list for Tromso.

 

[amaroo]

Having accomplished our "light mission" it was time to leave Tromso. That means flying SAS to Oslo.

The gift that is TK SM is still delivering... another small fortune saved in baggage charges - it was time to check out the SAS lounge.

Three words - small, quiet, basic...

 

[amaroo]

SAS TOS-OSL ... one class flight

The classic TR photo



I think we need some wing work



Sure enough the ICE men came... not that you could see much





Welcome to Oslo

 

[ellen10]

Wow loved your lights photos, just beautiful. So lucky with the weather.

 

[amaroo]

Wow loved your lights photos, just beautiful. So lucky with the weather.

Very lucky! If the nights were cloudy - we'd either driven 8 hrs looking... or seen nothing.

 

[amaroo]

We were only overnighting in Oslo ... due to a stupidity booked 7.30am BA flight to LHR/ORY the next day.

For convenience we decided to stay at the Radisson Blu airport hotel. The hotel is a very short undercover walk from the terminal.

We arrived early in the morning - so we dropped the bags in storage and caught the flytoget (express train) into Oslo for a day of sightseeing.





Oslo Opera House - impressive piece of architecture

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Opera_House

 

[amaroo]

Next stop was the Fram Museum - this is the place to visit if you're into polar explorers.

http://www.frammuseum.no/Visit-the-Museum/Fram.aspx

The museum has a couple of ships on show...

The Fram - the ship that got Roald Amundsen to the South Pole before Scott.

The Gjoa - the ship that got Roald Amundsen through the Northwest Passage.











Very interesting museum - worth a visit.

 

[amaroo]

Dinner! Prima Fila http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaura...8-Reviews-Prima_Fila-Oslo_Eastern_Norway.html

 

[amaroo]

The food was good, not great. I think we could have done better.

 

[amaroo]

After dinner we walked to the station to catch the flytoget back to OSL.

Can't recall seeing this before. Have seen plenty of charging stations - never the actual charge.

 

[amaroo]

This is what a Radisson Blu OSL family room looks like.

 

[get me outta here]

I see that little teddy bear goes everywhere too.

 

[amaroo]

I see that little teddy bear goes everywhere too.

Until the next one is purchased. They get dropped like school bags

 

[amaroo]

BA Y OSL-LHR

OMG hour checkin - thank goodness for airport hotels!



Checkin and security was a breeze - complete shambles after that.

Immigration was conducted well within the airport, passed the DOM gates however, no one was manning the booths. The queue was a mile long, and time was ticking. Someone turned up around an hour after we joined the queue ... the flight was called within minutes of getting through. No lounge time today ☹

Problem at the gate - issued new BP's right down the back! Someone must have wanted those exit row seats...

Anyway, we got front row seats for the Ice show.

 

[amaroo]

They had 4 hoses working on this one



View from the window

 

[viccam]

Fantastic trip, great pictures and a very enjoyable read.

Travel safe and enjoy.

 

[amaroo]

Another visit to the humdrum T5 BA F lounge ... couldn't be bothered to take photos.

Discussed our earlier issue in OSL (exit row seating) with the lounge Angel. Apparently, BA system saw our youngest as <12 ... Long story short - she said she would sort it.

BA LHR-ORY





Sort it - she did



Welcome to Paris

 

[amaroo]

Paris - love it!

We've already dragged the kids around Paris - so we don't have to worry about lining up for the major attractions

We have four days in Paris, walking, eating, drinking and doing a few things we haven't crossed off the list yet - beautiful!

Le Pavillon de la Reine https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Hote...Pavillon_de_la_Reine-Paris_Ile_de_France.html

This hotel is exceptional! The location, style, service - it's all perfect!

Family suite

 

[amaroo]

This place is wonderful. Place des Vosges and Le Marais - seals the deal!

 

[amaroo]

Stay here!