At the head of a 60-mile-long fjord, surrounded by forests,
one-half million people call Oslo home.
It is the cultural and business hub of Norway,
which has around five million citizens.
Norwegians thrive on outdoor activities,
reading and learning languages.
Alfred Nobel didn't want to cut Norway out of the action,
so in his will he directed that the Peace Prize be awarded in Oslo.
(the other four yearly prizes are announced in Stockholm)
A small museum honors recipients with inspiring biographical sketches.
1979 winner, Mother Theresa's motto of
"Peace begins with a smile"
is worth noting.
Norway is one of the richest and most
expensive countries in our world.
Fishing, oil and lumber are valued natural resources.A five hour parking ramp ticket cost $38.5o.
Uff Da!
A tip on what NOT TO DO follows:
Denmark, Norway and Sweden all have independent currencies,
we had euros, dollars, Danish and Swedish money in our pockets.
At the Swedish border, approaching Norway (less than a hundred feet away)
a tour bus had pulled over and
a crowd of people were at the exchange machine.
Good deal you think!
Not so fast.
Their bus is headed to Sweden, our car to Norway.
Patiently Tom waited in line.
He put euros in the machine.
First euros to Swedish SEK were computed,
then Swedish SEK were converted to Norweigan
NKK. Unfortunately we paid two transaction fees,
loosing about 20% of the value of our money.
Not to mention the earlier fee to go from dollar to euro at the base. (3%)
The machine was probably a good choice for bus folk going to Sweden, but not for us! Oh well!
one-half million people call Oslo home.
It is the cultural and business hub of Norway,
which has around five million citizens.
Norwegians thrive on outdoor activities,
reading and learning languages.
Alfred Nobel didn't want to cut Norway out of the action,
so in his will he directed that the Peace Prize be awarded in Oslo.
(the other four yearly prizes are announced in Stockholm)
A small museum honors recipients with inspiring biographical sketches.
1979 winner, Mother Theresa's motto of
"Peace begins with a smile"
is worth noting.
Norway is one of the richest and most
expensive countries in our world.
Fishing, oil and lumber are valued natural resources.A five hour parking ramp ticket cost $38.5o.
Uff Da!
A tip on what NOT TO DO follows:
Denmark, Norway and Sweden all have independent currencies,
we had euros, dollars, Danish and Swedish money in our pockets.
At the Swedish border, approaching Norway (less than a hundred feet away)
a tour bus had pulled over and
a crowd of people were at the exchange machine.
Good deal you think!
Not so fast.
Their bus is headed to Sweden, our car to Norway.
Patiently Tom waited in line.
He put euros in the machine.
First euros to Swedish SEK were computed,
then Swedish SEK were converted to Norweigan
NKK. Unfortunately we paid two transaction fees,
loosing about 20% of the value of our money.
Not to mention the earlier fee to go from dollar to euro at the base. (3%)
The machine was probably a good choice for bus folk going to Sweden, but not for us! Oh well!
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