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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 04:31 AM
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Hello from beautiful, prosperous Norway
We'll have to have a gathering so you all can see my pictures, but several of the people we've encountered assciate Minnesota with the Mall of America. Having seen what prices are like here, I can understand why: for a Norwegian, shopping in the US is like an American shopping in Mexico.

I'm on a southbound Hurtigruten coastal ship a couple hours out of Bergen. The day after tomorrow we're going on a fjord tour, and on Friday I'm taking a bus to the mountain cabin of an American friend who was smart enough to move here 35 years ago.

I'll be back in August, but let me tell you, it feels REALLY good to be out of the country and away from most of the political news!
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 09:26 AM
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1. Hello!
Glad you got to take a vacation. It sound wonderful! Looking forward to seeing the pictures.
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 12:23 PM
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2. Envy U. If I were you I would try to stay there. IMHO.
Edited on Tue Jul-19-11 12:23 PM by glinda
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 03:28 PM
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3. Easier said than done
Unfortunately.
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 08:12 PM
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4. It should also feel really good to be away from our weather
I never knew how hot cloth seats in a car could get.

Can't wait to see your pictures.
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Bjorn Against Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-11 10:31 PM
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5. I hope everything is OK with you out there Lydia
Sorry to hear that it appears we are unable to escape the right wing extremists no matter where we travel, we all have been thinking a lot about the people of Norway. What a tragedy.

If you have time to send a report I am sure many on DU would be interested in what you have to say about the situation over there right now.
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hermetic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-11 05:26 AM
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6. Was thinking the same
as Bjorn Against. Hope you are okay and if it's at all possible you could just pop in and say you are safely in the mountain cabin.

:hi:
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-11 08:34 PM
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7. LL has posted on Facebook and she is okay
She was at a friend's cabin in the mountains when this happened and they did not hear about it right away.

Last I heard she is in Oslo and she posted an incredible picture on her Facebook pabe of the flowers & candles that have been left at the cathederal in Oslo.
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pengillian101 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-11 08:57 PM
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8. Thanks for updating us on her wellbeing. n/t
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hermetic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-11 04:55 AM
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9. Thanks
:toast:
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