Sunday in Oslo feels like a lazy day. It takes until 10.30 for me to make it to breakfast, and all I want to do afterwards is go back to bed. By 1pm, I decide […]
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The Royal Palace, Oslo
Today seems to be a good day to visit the Royal Palace, Oslo. Getting a ticket to the English-speaking tour is a bit of a shambles. Only ‘left-over’ tickets are sold at the Palace gates, and […]
Oslo, Norway
It’s been 10 years since I was last in Oslo. My last visit was in winter, for a two week stint on the Hurtigruten ship Nordkapp, traveling from Bergen to Kirkenes and back again. I […]
Au Revoir, Paris
It’s time to pack up my Paris apartment, which I’ve happily settled into, even with it’s quirky decor and bid au revoir to Paris. The bedside lamps are truly bizarre – Greco Roman statues of […]
Around Paris and Promenade Plantee
There’s always something to discover in Paris. Is this a scene from an Egyptian antiquities exhibit? No, it’s a window display in a Christian Loubutin boutique! Nearby, the forecourt of the Paris City Hall has […]
The case of the abseiling plumber…
The case of the abseiling plumber. Plumbers are clearly a different breed in Paris. The apartment manager had emailed me to expect the plumber at 8am this morning to check the water leak in the […]
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