After a very long trip (Canberra/Sydney/Dubai/Oslo) of about 22 hours flying time plus the interminable "sitting around airports time" we finally arrived in Oslo, Norway, to start our Norway/Finland trip in search of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights.
We caught the airport express train to Oslo City - very fast, efficient, clean - and caught the first glimpses of white carpets of snow and stark black winter trees. We arrived at central station in Oslo and found that our hotel, the Central Grand Comfort Hotel was actually located in the Central Train Station - so we didn't have too far to drag our luggage to the hotel.
It's a funky, friendly hotel and we checked into our large room where we dumped our luggage, had a very welcome shower, and changed into fresh, warm clothes before venturing into the city. My eyeballs felt like gritty orbs and we were both so tired, but we decided to have a quick look around before we gave in and crawled into bed.
All rugged up, we walked in the light snow, on slushy pavements up the main street in front of the station. We checked the prices of food (high), walked past shops such as Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent (beyond expensive), then had coffee and a snack at the Cathedral coffee shop, which cost around $40 AUD - ouch!
So, back to our hotel for a long sleep, ready to start our holiday.....
