Returning home

NYC

So, I am finally back home after nearly ten weeks overseas in Norway. Needless to say, it has been very rough getting back into the swing of things. I definitely could get use to the European way of living. I find that as I am getting older and more set in my ways, NYC is not as appealing as it was in my youth. Continue reading “Returning home”

No, thank you. Fifteen is my limit on schnitzengruben!

Chillin' at the Sony Center in Berlin

Ski and I have just returned from a three day trip to Berlin. Ski’s brother, Svein, had taken his wife to Berlin earlier in the year and since then he had been raving about how Berlin was the European equivalent of New York. I guess he wanted us to see what the fuss was about so he booked us on a short jaunt to the land of beer and sausages. I didn’t want to mention that to him that Germany wasn’t high on my list of places to visit for various reasons. Continue reading “No, thank you. Fifteen is my limit on schnitzengruben!”

Copenhagen: Day Two

I slept in late today while Ski and the kids went to an art exhibit on the outskirts of the city. I stayed in bed and just chilled. I purchased the high-speed broadband connection for the hotel service so that I could surf and download comics and music. The connection speed was so bad that I should have bitched and got my money back. Oh well, live and learn. I will pass on the Continue reading “Copenhagen: Day Two”

Copenhagen: Day One

Jonas and I at the Guiness Exhibit in DenmarkAfter getting settled in our hotel room the kids dragged us out to go see the city. We walked for awhile around downtown Copenhagen and did some shopping. I was determined not to go crazy shopping since the exchange rate of the dollar was so piss poor at this time. But I had to buy a new shaver because I forgot to switch the voltage adapter Continue reading “Copenhagen: Day One”

Straight outta Oslo!!

I am leaving on a short trip with the family today. Ski and I are taking a four day boat cruise with the kids to Copenhagen. DFDS, the company that sponsors these trips, usually offers decent packages for short getaways. We are going to sail down from Oslo to Copenhagen on the “Pearl of Scandinavia”. We had taken this trip a few times in the past by ourselves but this was only the second time that we had taken the kids. We debated on whether or not to Continue reading “Straight outta Oslo!!”