Right now we are sitting in the British Airways Lounge at London's Heathrow Airport (not as nice as the lounge in Toronto). After a little something from the buffet we are relaxing and sipping glasses of wine. The buffet is in front of us, but we can't eat to much. They will feed us as soon as our plane takes off (about three hours). The wine bar is across the room with about a dozen options. Around the corner is the bar, There is no bartender. but instead it is self-serve. There is a pretty good selection, but again, we will have champagne and drinks in the air. There are large lounge areas with easy chairs and couches for relaxing.
Yesterday was pleasant enough. It was a day to relax. We got up fairly early in Bergen and waited for the airport bus. We met a lovely young lady who regaled us with tales of progressive Norwegian policies (free education, one year maternity leave, subsidies for continuing education, etc., etc., etc. We really are quite jealous.
Upon arriving in Oslo we went straight to our hotel. It is a very large, very new convention centre which is almost completely empty. We looked around quickly and then had a nap. We went to the restaurant for dinner, then we made sure we were packed, then we watched TV and went to bed. In the morning we were presented with perhaps the largest and best breakfast buffet that we have ever seen. The dining room could have held a couple of hundred people. There were perhaps a dozen guests. We were concerned about how much food they must throw away. I suspect that this is either their off season, or the hotel is just too new to have built up a clientele.
Anyway, we took a shuttle to the airport and caught our first flight. We are now in London. We will be home much later tonight (tomorrow morning).
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