Norway, rain & Munich....

Hi All

Well going to Norway was a bit of a waste of time, it was fine weather the day I arrived, but I was exhausted so spent the afternoon relaxing and watching telly. It has been awhile since I saw any television and all the Norwegian TV was in English so bonus.. I watched an NCIS that I have never seen and some of the Vuelta (Spanish Tour, cycling). I thoroughly enjoyed myself. The next day it was pouring rain... I was sloshing around Oslo looking for a charm for my bracelet as I have never been to Norway before. Well I barely saw anything, it was no good doing a city tour, it was cold and wet and shitty!!! So I wandered about, got pretty drenched and returned to the hotel and the telly. So much for Norway, I left the next day, about midday, so Norway was really a waste of time.


The view from my hotel


From the train, as I was leaving. Yeah, the rain cleared up!! Norway has lots of pines, it is very pretty really.

I flew to Munich yesterday and had to spend the night in an expensive hotel, over $300 Aus dollars and it was a shit hotel. Don't stay at the City Holiday Inn in Munich, it is not worth the money and you have to pay 22 Euro just to use the Internet. I didn't bother, bugger 'em... It was not one of the best hotels I have stayed in, but it was certainly the dearest. I am now in another hotel, I am here for 4 nights and then start my next tour. This hotel is quite nice, it is in the old city and it is a lovely area, very lively. I have already had about 4 walks around the place. I really like it.

I got out of the train station, looked up and there was the Glockenspiel, (I have no idea how to spell that.) I remember it from years ago, it is still very impressive. I waited to hear the chimes and see the little dudes move on the hour, well another clock chimed and the Glockenspiel just sat there, nothing moved except the tourist, who moved away, what a fizzer. I had a vague memory that it may not have been working the last time I seen it either, but 30 years is a long time and I am not sure. It is nice to look at though.


The Glockenspiel.. Awesome, sin't it??


The little dudes that are meant to do something, I have no idea what, but something!!

I am going to go out soon to find somewhere to eat, I have cased the area thoroughly and still can't decide. The place is awash in restaurants and eating places. Oh decisions, decisions. I am off tomorrow for a tour of the Nymphenburg Place and the Linderhof Palace. It is a day trip, but they are meant to be wonderful. The Disney palace is meant to be taken off the Nymphenburg, so I am looking forward to seeing it. I booked the tour today and leave in the morning. I will not be back until late.


The little square outside my hotel, there are little squares like this everywhere, some bigger, some smaller. It is a really cute area.

Basically the last few days have been very boring, so not much to share with you. Oh by the way, I did get the charm from Norway, not the moose I was looking for, but a squirrel, I am told the place is teeming with squirrels but I didn't see any, they are too smart to come out in the rain. By the time I brought it, I was just glad to get something, nowhere in Oslo sells charms, I found a little jeweller on the way back to the hotel, so beggars can't be choosers and it is from Norway!!


The cloud patern from the plane intrigued me. I wondered how regimented the germans would be if even their clouds formed in rows. The formidable man at reception kind of lived up to expectations!!!

Cheers for now

Lones