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- Day 1
- Monday, December 23, 2024 at 8:19 AM
- ☁️ 43 °F
- Altitude: 1,355 ft
United StatesWichita Mid-Continent Airport37°39’8” N 97°25’49” W
Apparently, we are sketchy individuals..
December 23, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
We spent the night at the Doubletree Hilton last night and caught the shuttle to the airport this morning. No major troubles until we went through security when they had to run our bags twice becauseRead more
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- Day 1
- Monday, December 23, 2024 at 10:58 AM
- ☁️ 45 °F
- Altitude: 5,410 ft
- United StatesDenver International Airport39°50’55” N 104°40’27” W
Denver Airport...Busy Place!
December 23, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
We have to wait about an hour before we can check in for our flight and go through security and all that. Not really hungry, but it's nice to have somewhere to sit down for a bit.
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 6:26 AM
- 🌬 37 °F
- Altitude: 75 ft
IcelandKeflavík International Airport63°59’39” N 22°37’26” W
Delayed!
December 24, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 37 °F
But just for an hour. The flight from Denver was fine, except for the seriously irritating woman and her henpecked husband in front of us. At least there was no barking/whining dog on this one. ElleryRead more
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 8:43 AM
- 🌬 36 °F
- Altitude: 85 ft
- IcelandKeflavík International Airport63°59’37” N 22°37’20” W
Oslo, Here We Come!
December 24, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 36 °F
We may have been awake for all of the hours. Norway is beautiful from the air.
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 12:32 PM
- ☁️ 32 °F
- Altitude: 666 ft
NorwayOslo Airport, Gardermoen60°11’52” N 11°5’59” E
Oslo Airport
December 24, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 32 °F
We're here! We got to take a brand new Icelandair plane, the attendants mentioned the Yule Lads and handed out Christmas cookies, and I even took a short nap. I managed to buy Flytoget train ticketsRead more
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 1:30 PM
- ☁️ 34 °F
- Altitude: 62 ft
- NorwayOslo Central Station59°54’40” N 10°45’11” E
Oslo Central Station
December 24, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 34 °F
We found her!
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 5:42 PM
- ☁️ 41 °F
- Altitude: 325 ft
- NorwayBjølsenparken59°56’37” N 10°45’37” E
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
We slept in today. After the girls opened their gifts from Santa and we FaceTimed Daddy and the cats, McKelvie made us a fabulous Christmas dinner. I burned the brownies to a crisp because Celsius andRead more
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- Day 4
- Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 3:23 PM
- ☁️ 39 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
- NorwayOperaen59°54’27” N 10°45’10” E
Oslo Opera House
December 26, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
Today we took Ellery downtown to see Jernbanetorget and the Opera House, and then we decided to walk up to Karl Johan's Gate to the Oslo Domkirke.
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- Day 4
- Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 4:18 PM
- ☁️ 39 °F
- Altitude: 59 ft
- NorwayDomkirken59°54’45” N 10°44’47” E
Oslo Domkirke
December 26, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
Beautiful, and I think what I appreciate most is how respectfully everyone treats this church. It's a place of quiet and contemplation amidst the chaos literally right outside its doors.
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- Day 4
- Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 4:38 PM
- ☁️ 39 °F
- Altitude: 62 ft
- NorwayHotel THON CECIL59°54’50” N 10°44’14” E
Oslo Christmas Market
December 26, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
Such a cool Christmas Market! Tons of food and craft stalls, a ferris wheel and a merry-go-round, beautiful lights - all within walking distance of the palace.
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- Day 4
- Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 5:14 PM
- ☁️ 39 °F
- Altitude: 161 ft
- NorwayDet Kongelige Slott59°55’2” N 10°43’39” E
Royal Palace
December 26, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
It astonishes me that a person can just walk up to a place like the Royal Palace in Oslo. There were guards, but they were so unobtrusive...very different from Buckingham or Kensington when we visitedRead more
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- Day 4
- Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 5:35 PM
- ☁️ 37 °F
- Altitude: 292 ft
- NorwayBjølsen59°56’43” N 10°45’36” E
Munch Mania for Supper!
December 26, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
Probably some of the best burgers we've ever had! And the perfect end to a great day together. 💗
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- Day 5
- Friday, December 27, 2024 at 12:07 PM
- ☁️ 36 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- NorwayPaulsenkaia59°54’24” N 10°45’24” E
Los Tacos!
December 27, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F
Lunch at the Norwegian version of Taco Bell. 😝
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- Day 5
- Friday, December 27, 2024 at 1:01 PM
- ☁️ 36 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- NorwayPaulsenkaia59°54’20” N 10°45’19” E
The Munch Museum
December 27, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F
Beautiful art by Edvard Munch and some seriously disturbing stuff by Jessica Baird, who obviously never wanted to have children and definitely didn't like being her mother's primary caregiver in herRead more
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- Day 6
- Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:02 PM
- ☁️ 34 °F
- Altitude: 82 ft
- NorwayAkershus Festning59°54’24” N 10°44’11” E
Akershus Fortress
December 28, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 34 °F
Akershus Festning! It was a foggy day, but I think Ellery still enjoyed seeing the castle and the view from the wall.
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- Day 6
- Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 3:32 PM
- 🌫 36 °F
- Altitude: 39 ft
- NorwayVestbanestasjonen59°54’42” N 10°43’44” E
The National Museum
December 28, 2024 in Norway ⋅ 🌫 36 °F
Ellery says her favorite part of this museum was seeing their copy of "The Scream." My favorite room holds the Van Gogh and a couple of paintings by Matisse, Manet, Monet, Degas, Gauguin, and anotherRead more
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- Day 6
- Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 4:47 PM
- 🌫 36 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- NorwayTjuvholmen59°54’34” N 10°43’35” E
Today's Walk
December 28, 2024 in Norway ⋅ 🌫 36 °F
Our adventure began at noon today. We walked from the Stortinget T-Bane stop to Akershus Fortress, and from there, past the National Museum to explore the area before touring the National MuseumRead more
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- Day 7
- Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 12:21 PM
- ☁️ 39 °F
- Altitude: 318 ft
- NorwayUniversity of Oslo59°56’24” N 10°43’19” E
University of Oslo
December 29, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
The sun was shining today! McKelvie gave us a tour of the main UiO Blindern campus and then we decided to explore downtown in the daylight.
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- Day 7
- Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 3:19 PM
- ☁️ 39 °F
- Altitude: 7 ft
- NorwayHonnørbrygga59°54’35” N 10°44’1” E
Sunshine!
December 29, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
Ellie wanted to see the ocean one last time, so we returned to the Oslo Rådhusplassen (City Hall Square). The Rådhuset itself is a beautiful building, too. We also walked past Parliament and theRead more
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- Day 8
- Monday, December 30, 2024 at 3:12 PM
- ☁️ 32 °F
- Altitude: 69 ft
- NorwayOslo Central Station59°54’39” N 10°45’20” E
Goodbye, Oslo!
December 30, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 32 °F
We left McKelvie's apartment at about 8:30, and after a bus and metro ride, we purchased Flytoget (Airport Express) tickets to Gardermoen. About 30 minutes later, we were there, 3 hours before ourRead more
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- Day 8
- Monday, December 30, 2024 at 5:51 PM
- 🌬 23 °F
- Altitude: 118 ft
- IcelandKeflavík International Airport63°59’46” N 22°37’21” W
Keflavik!
December 30, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 23 °F
The pictures are out of order. I've always liked this airport. This time, we flew over the coast as we came in from Oslo and could clearly see Grindavik, the volcano area, Keflavik, and Reykjavik inRead more
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- Day 8
- Monday, December 30, 2024 at 9:00 PM
- ⛅ 14 °F
- Altitude: 56 ft
- IcelandArnarhóll64°8’44” N 21°55’32” W
Island Apartments
December 30, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °F
We didn't get to the apartment until almost 9 PM. Most restaurants were closing so we ended up at the Hard Rock Cafe before coming back and crashing. I was happy to see the murder kitty, JolakoturrinRead more
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- Day 9
- Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 11:07 AM
- ☁️ 23 °F
- Altitude: 13 ft
- IcelandRauðarárvík64°8’51” N 21°55’20” W
Sun Voyager
December 31, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 23 °F
This morning, we started our adventures at the Sun Voyager, which is maybe a block away from our apartment. The sun had just come up so the sky was beautiful. We noticed that there seemed to be a lotRead more
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- Day 9
- Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:15 PM
- ☁️ 23 °F
- Altitude: 26 ft
- IcelandHarpa64°9’2” N 21°55’58” W
Harpa Concert Hall
December 31, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 23 °F
When we arrived at the Harpa, we were in for a surprise. There were hundreds of runners, most in costume, leaving the building. Here's what I found online about the event:
"ÍR’s New Year’s EveRead more
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- Day 9
- Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:21 PM
- ☁️ 23 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- IcelandFiskihöfn64°9’2” N 21°56’38” W
Reykjavik Fish
December 31, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 23 °F
Lunch time with my girlies! Ellery doesn't like fish because she's a weirdo.