Driving and oh my goodness…
Monday, January 2nd, 2006
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Brrrr…It was so cold this morning I think I heard a bird cuss. I don’t know the exact temperature but it was cold. We had a great time last night. I hope all your New Years Eve’s were grand. Godt NytÃ…r! That is Happy New Year in Norwegian. So, we head out on the road at 9:15am to Kristiansand. Kristiansand is located on the lower east coast of Norway. It is about 185 miles away. Our first stop was a Shell gas station. We stop there for some bread and coffee. Quick note about coffee. Coffee has to be one of the most consumed liquid substance in Norway. Everywhere you go, would you like some coffee. Breakfast, coffee. Lunch, coffee. Dinner, coffee. They love the stuff. I was in a public restroom the other day and after I flushed the toilet I heard a cup drop and it started filling up with coffee. Where was I? Shell, breakfast, coffee, oh yeah. I noticed that at the Shell station they advertised a Coke and a hot dog for 39 Kroner. The wheels in my head started turning. I had to get one of those to represent the Wienershnitzel lunch crew. I won’t name the guys that I go with because Beth and Erin would kill me. Anyhow, on to the road we go. I fall asleep and every time I wake up we are pulling into a Shell station, each time this hot dog sign taunting me. Tejre tells me that the hot dog is wrapped in bacon. Hold the phone. The challenge had been made and the stakes were high. My wife offered to grab me one so I agreed. Let me tell you the mass of this dog. First of all it is not an ordinary hot dog. This thing was about 14 inches long and extended well beyond the bun. The bacon was like a cozy jacket on my soon to be eaten dog. My wife had loaded it up with all the trimmings. And bite. Magnifico! This dog was great! It was far superior to most of the dogs at Wienershnitzel. On par with even the mighty Pastrami Dog. Don’t worry guys I will bring you one back.
And the Coke. Strange thing about Norway is that they do not use one of their most abundant natural resources. Ice. Ice is so good in Coke, and other fine beverages. Please start using ice. We arrived in Kristiansand about 1:30pm. We spent some time at Ann Ki and Terje’s home. About 3pm we left to go to an evening church service. Service starts today at 4:00pm and goes until a little after 6. I don’t think this is a normal time for the service but due to the holiday that is the time they had the service. We then went to Jon Henry’s home for some legendary Peppes Pizza. A note on Norwegians and Pizza. Norwegians claim that they are the largest consumer of frozen pizza and I believe it. It is not uncommon to have frozen pizza multiple times a week. Anyhow, Peppes Pizza is the favorite pizza of Norwegians. The price on these pies is about $35 each. They are very good pizzas. Did some driving, ate some food, did some Bible and hit the hay. Like me and Dre, I’d have to say it was a good day. |