The Summer of Jon
I am a George. There are Kramers, Jerrys, and a few Elaines out there, but I am a George. Now, I don’t mean that I act like George Costanza or want to be George Costanza, I simply mean that I enjoy...
View ArticleLet The Summer of Jon Begin: Top Ten
Top Ten things I am looking forward to during The Summer of Jon 10. Eating three hotdogs each day while in Iceland at Bæjarins beztu pylsur. 9. A full day at the Blue Lagoon. (Slippers and...
View ArticleTSOJ: How I got a sunburn in Oslo.
When I got up this morning I wasn’t sure what I was going to do. I knew I wanted to see Vigland Park if the weather was nice and then I might go to the National Portrait Museum and see the special...
View ArticleTSOJ: Final Thoughts on Norway
Norwegians have a great deal to be proud of. Before traveling to Norway, I thought of Norway as that cold place where people cross-country ski. It is that place, but it is also a country that has much...
View ArticleTSOJ: An Interview with Myself
I sat down with myself, as I often do, in a chair in front of my computer and asked myself a few of the questions people have asked me since returning from TSOJ. This will be my final blog entry for a...
View ArticleAn Inaccurate Guide to European Manhole Cover Art: Oslo
Manhole covers say a lot about a city, or at least they say something about a city. Most manhole covers are boring utilitarian objects placed over holes to prevent the general public from falling into...
View ArticleTSOJ: Sometimes Stupidity Pays Off–Norway in a Nutshell
The summer my family spent in Hamburg finally put me at ease when traveling by train. German rail is efficient, organized, and wonderfully easy to use once you understand the charts, tracks, cars, and...
View ArticleA Day in Oslo: You do the words
Filed under: The Irresponsible Adult Trip Tagged: Fram Museum, Nobel Museum, Norwegian Folk Museum, Norwegian National Gallery, Oslo, Vigland, Viking Museum
View ArticleOslo Observations
There may be no greater evil in the world than bus tourists. (Okay, this is a huge overstatement, but hear me out.) Bus tourists bring out the worst in mankind. This is a fact. Confine any person in a...
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