Erik's Apartment

The message from Erik said that his apartment was an easy ten minute walk from the Hurtigruten terminal. For us it was more than ten minutes and it was not easy.

At first, we showed a taxi driver the address and he didn't know where it was. He consulted another driver who also did not know. We decided to walk.

Using instructions from Google Maps, we soon found ourselves a little lost and a little winded. Deb lost sight of me. She thought I was behind her, so she was waiting. Meanwhile I was half a block ahead of her before I noticed. A taxi stopped and the driver was obviously concerned about Debby. He recognized the address so we hopped in.

When we arrived at our destination, it was easier to understand why the location might be a little hard to find. It is on a very narrow, very short, cobblestone street (or laneway) which is off of another narrow cobblestone street (or laneway), which twists on an angle as it leaves a main road.

When we arrived, we decided that we had done very well. We have a lovely little apartment on the ground floor with all of the conveniences which we might need. Four rooms go in a straight line from front to back. We have a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom. The dining room is actually set up as an extra bedroom which we have decided to use to store our bags. They can sit open and accessible on the bed so that everything is easy to find. The entire place is white and it looks like it has recently been decorated by Ikea.

The Dining Room (with the extra bed in the foreground) 

The Living Room (with a good selection of English TV stations)

Kitchen (look, a Nespresso coffee maker - with pods)

The Bathroom (regular fixtures plus a brand new washer and dryer)

Looking around, we found the drawers and cupboards full of everything we might need, including dish soap, laundry detergent, coffee pods, salt and pepper, coffee, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, pasta, some spices. etc., etc., etc.

Deb settled down for an immediate nap and I went to find a grocery store (less than a block). I came back with a basic set of groceries to get us through a few breakfasts, lunches, and at least one dinner. I only made one error. What I thought was a tube mayonnaise turned out to be a squeeze tube of ham goop. Oops.

We lounged for a while and then crashed. Deb thinks this is the most comfortable bed she has slept in this trip. She is still there.

She was awake for a little while early this morning. Then she fell asleep again.