The geese are heading south.........

..... so must I.
Kalvaag was just where we left it. Saturday was a dreary, wet day and I heard and saw 3 flocks of geese heading south. Time for me to go home too.
P had a good day in the shop and, in torrential rain, we caught the 21.10 night bus to Oslo. A ten hour journey east and south over the mountain range to Norway's capital city.
We arrived bang on time at 06.50 and were met by a good friend of J's who very kindly took us to his and his wife's beautiful home. We had a sleep for a couple of hours, a lovely home cooked breakfast and then H and V drove us to the Munch Museum and its Summer 2012 Exhibition.
I've always wanted to see one of the four versions of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' - painted in 1893.
When he died in 1944, at the end of a life filled with dark times, he left his collection of over 1,100 paintings and sketches to the City of Oslo.
Before we were allowed into the galleries we watched a 50 minute film detailing his life and some of his most important pictures. His 'Puberty' painted in 1894 is now on display again after an extensive restoration process and is intensely moving.
We walked through the city on another beautiful late summer's day right up to the Royal Palace and were lucky enough to see (we think) the Crown Princess whose birthday it was today, and also the Changing of the Guard. You can walk straight up to the Palace - it's completely open - such a difference to the security at Buck House.
The other place I really wanted to see was the new Opera House on the waterside. An amazing white and glass angular modern building with an beautiful wood interior. Please check it out on Google.
We took a tram back to H & V's house and had a super meal with them before H drove us out to the Airport. And we saw 2 Moose high stepping it across a field of corn on the way - I was so excited :-) I'm so lucky to have seen so much wildlife.
It's now 11pm and I'm fading fast - in the Scandic Hotel at Gardermoen ready for my flight back to Dublin tomorrow morning. P has already taken the night bus from the Airport back to the west coast.
It's been a great trip. I've enjoyed every day of it - seen so much and met so many interesting and friendly people.
Thanks for keeping me company.
Until the next time xxx