June 26, 20196 yr Author Need more strawberry pics.You’ll get ‘em.I think the german ones were better, though. The clowns of the sea! They don't look like they should be able to fly.Man, they were zipping all over the place. Really cool to watch. Is that ketchup? Yes. Ketchup and mustard. We have Norwegian friends, they advised that was the preferred condiment set for a Norwegian hot dog. So, when in Rome and all that...
June 27, 20196 yr On 6/22/2019 at 2:09 AM, Brisketexan said: We’ll be seeing some things we haven’t seen, and some that we have. planning a visit to berghain, I see.
June 27, 20196 yr On 6/22/2019 at 2:09 AM, Brisketexan said: We’ll be seeing some things we haven’t seen, and some that we have. planning a visit to berghain, I see.
June 27, 20196 yr Author Hellesylt.Dried sausage road trip snack.Geiranger fjord.I searched for Norwegian Blues, being in their native habitat and all, but didn’t see any.
June 27, 20196 yr I love Berlin in summer so very much. Was there all of May last year and it was just perfect.
June 27, 20196 yr Author Moments of zen brought to you by Norway, including our front patio and dining room this evening.I’m working on a pot of fiskesuppe, with some grilled salmon skewers for dinner.
June 27, 20196 yr Author Dinner.The view inside the dining room.The view looking out. Seabirds, and quiet.
June 27, 20196 yr Author Also, because why not, I waded put into the fjord. Imagine how cold it is. It’s actually colder than that. A lot colder. But, I did it, because fuck it, experience stuff.
June 27, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Also, because why not, I waded put into the fjord. Imagine how cold it is. It’s actually colder than that. A lot colder. But, I did it, because fuck it, experience stuff. The Norwegians just took a whooping in the World Cup. You should send brisketjr into town to see if any of their womenz need some consoling.
June 27, 20196 yr On 6/24/2019 at 8:04 AM, HenryJames said: Coincidence I’m sure. This thread (and that post) hits close to home because I recently got back from Poland and saw a woman squat down and take a dump in the bushes next to St. Florian's gate.
June 28, 20196 yr Author The Norwegians just took a whooping in the World Cup. You should send brisketjr into town to see if any of their womenz need some consoling.Their women are...mostly meritorious.
June 28, 20196 yr 16 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Also, because why not, I waded put into the fjord. Imagine how cold it is. It’s actually colder than that. A lot colder. But, I did it, because fuck it, experience stuff. Yup... like the last time we were in the Netherlands, we went to the coast and I decided to jump in the water because why not?
June 28, 20196 yr On 6/26/2019 at 4:31 PM, Brisketexan said: Oh, and DDD, since you asked: They are bacon wrapped then crushed on the griddle. And the hot dog itself is actually fantastic - has a real sausage taste, but still like a hot dog. And super cheap (not much else in Norway is). How could you tell, with all that fucking ketchup on it? I hope you shot the shit with that old fisherman for a bit. The fjord pictures and the cooking cabin looked awesome.
June 28, 20196 yr Author Today, we hiked.Tvinnefossen (a hike to a waterfall that you can walk behind).
June 28, 20196 yr Author Items of note: the Norwegians ain’t fucking around with their narrow mountain roads, or the task of laying in wood for the winter.
June 28, 20196 yr Author Do they have strawberries in Norway?Yep. We’ve had some. The German ones are better. Don’t tell our Norwegian friends. They’re quite proud.
June 28, 20196 yr Author Then, the climb to Briksdal Glacier. Worth it.Almost there...And the glacier. We got there, and just stayed. We spent nearly an hour there. And saw maybe 50 other people. For long periods of time, we were alone.
June 28, 20196 yr Author Some grub. For lunch, we stumbled onto a seafood market with a hot food counter on the back side of Stryn. Daughter got a....sandwich. It was multi layers, with cold salmon and shrimp and egg, and was damned good. And add a fish cake.I got cod in cream sauce with a fish cake.And this is what one of the polses (great hot dogs) look like when they’re waiting....
June 29, 20196 yr Author And it ain’t all postcards. Turned cold and rainy, waiting for our ferry to Solavågen.But, this WAS our view when we got up this morning....
June 29, 20196 yr Author Breakfast??No pics, but for the second time this trip, we had svele, Norway’s hand-held breakfast: a pancake smeared with sweet butter and folded over around slices of brunost (Norwegian brown cheese), and a cuppa coffee.Waiting on our flight to Oslo now. I may grab another hot dog while we wait.
June 29, 20196 yr Author Some more images.My shoes after hiking to and from the glacier. They’ve been all over - UK, Germany, Armenia, Austria, France, all over the US, and now Norway.And this last one from our cabin a couple of nights ago - live thatch roof of our outdoor dining room.
June 29, 20196 yr Author And yes....Chinese tour groups everywhere.But we’ve done pretty well avoiding them. They are all on cruise ships and/or tour buses, which all hit the sights early in the day. So, first half of the day, we mostly went to places off the beaten path (except the day we went to Geiranger, there’s no avoiding people on the ferry). Then, maybe around 1:00-2:00, we’d head to the bigger destinations. When we hiked to Briksdal Glacier, we probably saw a total of 300 people, up and back? We spent 45 minutes at the glacier, just sitting and listening, and there were several times when we were utterly alone. We had no trouble with crowds anywhere in western Norway.
June 29, 20196 yr looks like a normal family to me... maybe you've been spending to much time in the Fatherland?
June 29, 20196 yr Author looks like a normal family to me... maybe you've been spending to much time in the Fatherland?Yeah, I just grabbed a shot when I saw a chance. There were probably 100 on our ferry. They are so prevalent that the ferry’s narration of fjord landmarks is done in three languages: Norwegian, English, and Mandarin.
June 29, 20196 yr Author Oh, I forgot the little seafood shop in Stryn. Literally just an old wood structure on the back side of town. Smoked fish on one end of the counter, fresh seafood in the middle, and hot dishes of the day on the right.
June 29, 20196 yr Author In the Oslo area...negotiating the train and bus to get to our friends’ apartment....doing a mediocre job of it. The girl can read passable Norwegian, so that’s helping.
June 29, 20196 yr Passable Norwegian = English, only louder and slower? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH?
June 29, 20196 yr Author Passable Norwegian = English, only louder and slower? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH? She starts in German and fakes the rest.Current situation, at our friends’ rooftop flat:Kicking back, catching up on laundry, relaxing. We’ll tackle Oslo tomorrow.
June 29, 20196 yr Author Also...it’s Saturday night, so lots of folks are having get togethers. Norwegians love bad country music, so I can hear “Islands in the stream.” But it’s also multi cultural...so I can hear some middle eastern stuff.
June 29, 20196 yr Author And...had to run around the corner to the grocery store for a couple of things.They’ve got real Texas BBQ!And if you want anything Mexican, our good friends at Old El Paso have em covered:That said, I hauled a coupla packs of HEB fresh tortillas over here for them.And, all the brown cheese.And yes, they had strawberries. And yes, I got some for us to eat on the patio for dessert.
June 29, 20196 yr que es Taco Tub? Where ever I travel I also wander through the grocery stores ... Fun fact, you can't get half and half in many European countries.
June 29, 20196 yr Author que es Taco Tub? Where ever I travel I also wander through the grocery stores ... Fun fact, you can't get half and half in many European countries.Looks like a rectangular shaped taco salad bowl/shell. In other words, something that would be at home in the Steel Shank thread. Also, something awesome.
June 30, 20196 yr Also...it’s Saturday night, so lots of folks are having get togethers. Norwegians love bad country music, so I can hear “Islands in the stream.” But it’s also multi cultural...so I can hear some middle eastern stuff.Islands in the Stream is amazing.
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