Saturday En Route to Oslo

Saturday, May 2, 2009, 1:00 p.m. We, (Wes, Sam and I), are three hours into a seven hour train journey to Oslo. For the past 90 minutes we have been in snow-covered, iced-over, greenish-blue-watered, rather bleak, high-mountain territory (high altitude here=4,000 feet).

Most of our fellow train travelers are dressed in ski clothes and carrying large back-packs, cross-country skis, poles, etc. They are traveling to lodges located at train stations situated at the edges of frozen lakes and snowy peaks.

We have just eaten lunch: cheese sandwiches on seeded rolls (like yesterday), potato chips (paprika flavor), hazel nuts, dried apricots, green grapes, all taken from this morning's hotel breakfast table (Sam and Kathy were aghast at our thievery). We ate breakfast with Kathy before going our separate ways at 9:00 a.m.: Kathy to the airport to travel to Peru (Lima, Cuzco, Machu Pichu); Wes, Sam and I left for the train depot for this train ride to Oslo. We will arrive at 5:00 p.m.

Currently, Sam is napping, Wes is reading and I am bla-bla-bla-ing.

The scenery, the natural beauty is breathtaking.

See you in Oslo.
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