Finally! A kiosk that will let me access blooger without it being blocked as a porn site or as a spam site! I made it to Oslo and the trip was not as bad as I thought it would be. Norway is green and full of trees. Oslo as a city is rather boring but I think I have made the most of it, using the hop on hop off bus! Norway sort of reminds me of Russia with the high rate of drug use and alcohol among the 12 year old and up set. I didn`t see any 8 year old drunks but the young teens were all passed out on the streets with their bottles. The herion junkies kept waking me up with their fights and initial happiness at being high. I finally fell asleep around 430 am as all the druggies were passing out or staggering home and the street became quiet. My hotel room was right on a main street so I heard a lot! I have pictures that I can post when I gget home. Oslo looks peaceful and quiet but it is not.
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