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Just a Quickie to Seattle: The Gits
There were two events happening Saturday to celebrate the re-release of The Gits’ 1992 debut album “Frenching the Bully” album on Sub Pop Records. There were speeches and proclamations and a mini gallery of Mia’s art. The band signing the reissued … Continue reading
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Just a Quickie to Seattle Sugar Bakery & Cafe, Serious Pies
We had awesome pastries from Sugar around the corner from our hotel both Saturday and Sunday Morning. Some stars were the Salted Caramel Croissant and Lavender Shortbread. Trying to be a little healthier, I ordered the Brie and Prosciutto Sandwich. … Continue reading
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Just a Quickie to Seattle: Hotel Sorrento
Bob’s first band was called the Sniveling Little Rat Faced Gits, further cementing our bond with our Monty Python geekiness. They formed when he was at Antioch College in 1986. Bob went back to the East coast and eventually LA, … Continue reading
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Norway: Fish Market
Bergen’s main attraction is the fish market. There is a large indoor market, then purveyors lining the bridge. there is a sit-down restaurant, and I was craving the crabs legs I had seen, but honestly they were disappointingly small and … Continue reading
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Bergen: The Never-Ending Bowl of Soup
The Olive Garden’s “Endless soup and salad” 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 … Continue reading
Norway: Bergen’s Magic Hotel is Craaazy
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 something…Magic Hotel Kierkegaard? Kunterhurst?) Ahhh, here it is. I came in … Continue reading
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Bergen Norway: You Can Check Out Any Time You Like but You Can Never Leave
The whole time we were in Oslo I had a bit of a sinus thing I attributed to the new plants and spores of a new country. But I was also unusually tired, having weird nightmares, falling out of bed … Continue reading
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Norway: Welcome to Bergen Hotel Oleana
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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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