Oslo Gardermoen Airport

We're here! We slept most of the flight but managed to wake up enough to take some pretty pictures of Norway from the window.

The Oslo Lufthavn is as busy as you'd expect of an international airport. We didn't have to go through customs because we're traveling within the Schengen area, so that was nice. We grabbed our luggage (it took forever because they unloaded 5 different flights on the same carousel), bought Flytoget Express Train tickets, and Ruter Metro passes, got Kelv a Norwegian simcard for her phone, and headed down to the train platform, which is NOT easy to do with 4 suitcases, a carry-on suitcase, and 2 very full backpacks. Plus, we were used to 50° weather and it was suddenly around 75°. So...we're tired, hot, stressed out, HUNGRY, and our feet hurt. PLUS, we don't speak Norwegian. Fortunately, everyone was helpful - except for that one guy who cut in front of us at the simcard place - and almost all of the signs were repeated in English.

A nice lady pointed us toward the train platform. We made it on in one piece and were able to relax for about 20 minutes before arriving at the Oslo Central Station, where all forms of public transportation (bus, tram, and train—everything but the ferries) meet. It's like Grand Central Station attached to a large mall.Read more