Anette and I woke up in our warm hut and after all of the routine activities of mornings in a hut such as breakfast and putting the hut back together for the next group, we went on our merry way down the ski trail. We tried to extend our trip by a few kilometers in hopes to get a good view, but trumped by the clouds and the fact that the route simply did not take us high enough for a good vantage. We decided to at least enjoy a short picnic of asparagus soup before heading back to town.
This is where the story became amusing to me. When we made it back the tiny town, we walked nearly 1/2 a mile (and by this time in the rain) to reach the bus stop. In Norway, standing at a bus stop in the rain, with ski boots, ski pants and a ski bag in a tiny town ready to board the local bus is not an uncommon sight. We then had to take a train and then walk another 1/2 mile to her house. We spent more time walking, taking a bus and a train than we did skiing, but it was all worth it and so much fun!
After a well deserved warm shower to rid the chill out of our bones we walked back to town for a fantastic lunch. Anette was a regular at this small art gallery/cafe and I enjoyed chatting it up with the chef. After discussing his recipes and techniques I shared with him a new recipe I recently discovered. He asked if I needed any oranges because he had an excess that would be thrown out if not eaten soon. It just so happened that I was cooking dinner that night which required fresh squeezed oranges. I love it when I am aligned with the universe and oranges just fall from the sky!
Anette and I finished some errands in town and headed back up the hill to prepare for our small dinner party. I offered to cook for Anette for being such a great host and Reidun who is lending me her extra skis all week for the Ridderrent event. For my 4th night in Oslo I prepared zucchini salad with an orange and almond dressing, ratatouille, green onion polenta and chocolate quesadillas. I am hoping at some point I will get the traditional seafood they are known for, but it does not look likely since everything is well out of my budget. Just to give some perspective I spent $50 on the ingredients to feed three people. Also, on the way home Anette wanted to pick up a rose at the floral shop for her house. Thankfully she did not nearly have a heart attack when the clerk asked for 60 krowne ($10) for a single rose! Yikes!
Reidun came over and the three of us enjoyed such a lovely evening of food, stories and laughs!
This is where the story became amusing to me. When we made it back the tiny town, we walked nearly 1/2 a mile (and by this time in the rain) to reach the bus stop. In Norway, standing at a bus stop in the rain, with ski boots, ski pants and a ski bag in a tiny town ready to board the local bus is not an uncommon sight. We then had to take a train and then walk another 1/2 mile to her house. We spent more time walking, taking a bus and a train than we did skiing, but it was all worth it and so much fun!
After a well deserved warm shower to rid the chill out of our bones we walked back to town for a fantastic lunch. Anette was a regular at this small art gallery/cafe and I enjoyed chatting it up with the chef. After discussing his recipes and techniques I shared with him a new recipe I recently discovered. He asked if I needed any oranges because he had an excess that would be thrown out if not eaten soon. It just so happened that I was cooking dinner that night which required fresh squeezed oranges. I love it when I am aligned with the universe and oranges just fall from the sky!
Anette and I finished some errands in town and headed back up the hill to prepare for our small dinner party. I offered to cook for Anette for being such a great host and Reidun who is lending me her extra skis all week for the Ridderrent event. For my 4th night in Oslo I prepared zucchini salad with an orange and almond dressing, ratatouille, green onion polenta and chocolate quesadillas. I am hoping at some point I will get the traditional seafood they are known for, but it does not look likely since everything is well out of my budget. Just to give some perspective I spent $50 on the ingredients to feed three people. Also, on the way home Anette wanted to pick up a rose at the floral shop for her house. Thankfully she did not nearly have a heart attack when the clerk asked for 60 krowne ($10) for a single rose! Yikes!
Reidun came over and the three of us enjoyed such a lovely evening of food, stories and laughs!
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