Author Archives: Kiki

Bergen: The Never-Ending Bowl of Soup

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Kiki

Olive Garden has nothing on these people. I was wandering around looking for a place for lunch and saw a Mexican restaurant. Whaaat? But I saw camarones al mojo de ajo and that sounded so good. So did a margarita, … Continue reading →

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Norway: Bergen’s Magic Hotel is Craaazy

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Kiki

OK, so I had to move hotels due to the complicated juggling we had to do in the wake of my hospitalization. I came to the Magic Hotel (K..K something…Magic Hotel Kierkegaard? Kunterhurst?) to drop my bags and they said … Continue reading →

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Norway: Welcome to Bergen Hotel Oleana

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Kiki

OK so I arrived in Bergen and checked in at Hotel Oleana. Like many buildings that have added bathrooms, this one was weird. I had an amazing, tender steak from room service, but they had really heavy clay plates so … Continue reading →

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Oslo: Munch Museum: Munch is One Emo F*cker

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Kiki

So many paintings! It was so overwhelming we had to take a break. A guard told me the museum inherited 1300 paintings and over 27,000 other artworks. There were the classics, and Vampire, which I was so excited to finally … Continue reading →

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Oslo: Munch Museum 3rd Floor

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Kiki

I have loved Edvard Munch since I randomly bought a book of his art in my early 20s because I liked the cover. I’m not a big fan of The Scream. Like Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman” it seems like the … Continue reading →

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Norway: Den Glade Gris

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Kiki

We are fans of nose to tail dining. Den Glade Gris was just a block from our hotel, and specialized in slow-cooked Grilled pork knuckle (at least 5 hours on the grill), with house mashed potatoes, rustic vegetables and mustard sauce. … Continue reading →

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Oslo: The Nobel Peace Prize Museum

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Kiki

The museum was pretty boring, like a fifth-grade history book — lots of official seals and timelines. I had been excited to see Yoko’s exhibit. I do like her wish trees I get that Yoko Ono’s thing is this kind … Continue reading →

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Oslo: National Museum

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Kiki

Then the National Museum was right there in the harbor! We got little sandwiches in their cafe. The shrimp was so full of dill I couldn’t t eat it and my other sandwich was just cream cheese and apricot jam. Bob’s … Continue reading →

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Oslo: Fjord

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Kiki

Today I was trying to get a cruise on this sailing ship But I ended up on one of these. I think the fancy sailing ships are only for sunset wine cruises. Well, make the best of it. There were … Continue reading →

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Oslo: Here we Are!

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Kiki

What a crazy few days of jetlag. We arrived around 5pm yesterday and I was knocked out. I had taken a back pain pill to sleep on the plane. Bob’s mom arrived around midnight and they went and hung out. … Continue reading →

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Mosswood Meltdown: Brenda’s Oakland

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Kiki

Brenda, chef/proprietress of Brenda’s. Brenda’s Meat and Three and Brenda’s Oakland, comes from a long line of French and Filipino inhabitants of New Orleans, which explains the ube beignet. Besides ube, they also serve crawfish, Ghirardelli chocolate, and apple beignets. … Continue reading →

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Mosswood Meltdown: Redd Kross and the B-52s

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Kiki

So they have these things called Space Bars. They are legal in SF, especially if you join a church. Well, someone I know joined the Church of Joe. But of course, I would never, because someday someone looking to hire … Continue reading →

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Mosswood Meltdown: Pansy Division

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Kiki

The park for Mosswood was much bigger than I expected. There was a row of food booths, but we had been stuffing ourselves before hitting the event. there were shops, lots of records and band T-shirts. We met the guy … Continue reading →

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Mosswood Meltdown: Exciting Breakfast and Lunch Saturday

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Kiki

There are so many amazing international restaurants in Oakland now. We got takeout for breakfast from the Koffee Pot. It was a little hole in the wall that could be easily overlooked. It is owned by a nice Vietnamese family … Continue reading →

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Mosswood Meltdown San Francisco: Horn’s BBQ

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Kiki

If you ask around for the best BBQ in Oakland, the answer is inevitably Horn’s. Recipient of a well-deserved Michelin Bib Gourmand award, what started as a pop-up has found a new home. The interior is very simple but very … Continue reading →

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