Planes, Trains and Automobiles 12/04/2024

 Our flight from Montgomery, with intermediate stops in Atlanta, Amsterdam, and Oslo went as planned.  We left Montgomery and had a two hour layover.  We went to the Delta Club, ate dinner, and bordered our flight. There was a short delay departing Atlanta.  Three passengers that were scheduled to be on our flight were "no shows".  Their baggage was located and removed from our aircraft and we then departed.  Our flight was on KLM.  I think I prefer KLM over Delta for international travel.  Our dinner meal on this flight was lobster salad and a Poblano Pepper with Cotija cheese on romesco sauce.  Dessert was vanilla mousse with salted caramel syrup.  

When we arrived in Amsterdam, we had a two hour layover.  We cleared customs and boarded another KLM flight for our last leg.  We arrived in Oslo at 4:00 PM.  Total time, including layover was 15 hours.

One thing I noticed on the two KLM flights was, from Atlanta to Amsterdam, passengers were given instructions in two languages, English and Dutch.  From AMS to Oslo, instructions were given in English only.  Weather was good, flights were smooth.  When we landed in Oslo the temperature was 20 degrees. 

We had checked two bags for the trip.  We were relieved when they both came around the carousel.  We boarded the express train for a 20 minute ride into downtown Oslo.

We were strangers in a strange land.  By now it was 5:00 PM.  It was dark and starting to snow.  You can imagine our relief when Linda said, "I see our hotel."  The Radisson Blu was about two blocks away.  There was a big sign on top of the hotel in blue letters that said "Radisson Blu". 

When we checked in, the front desk clerk told us the manager had upgraded our room from a standard king to a Executive King suite with a view of the city.  I am a Radisson Blue fan.  After unpacking, it was late, we were tired, so we went downstairs for dinner at the 26 North Restaurant. We split a Margherita Pizza for dinner.  It paired well with Chardonnay and Kronenbourg Draft.

Tomorrow we will explore Oslo.

Radisson Blu.. Our home for the next week.