What I Ate in Norway
Well folks, it’s true what they say about Oslo being expensive. It’s really darn spendy. And this is coming from a New Yorker. Luckily I was there to visit my good friend Kristina, so we prepared most of our meals at her apartment. Here’s the home cooked dinner we had on my first nite: spaghetti with chicken, white wine, and Smils for dessert. Smils are my new favorite candy (think Rolos with a more gooey caramel center). It was so nice to go back to sharing meals with a friend, and one sporting Minnesota gear nonetheless!
My Oslo dining strategy went something like this: a bowl of cereal at Kristina’s for breakfast, a snacky lunch of treats or a sandwich (yes, I did eat cake, waffles, and pain au chocolats for lunch), and our dinners were split between eating out and eating in.
Wayne’s Coffee near Kristina’s office became one of my favorite little places. I was bummed to find out it was a Swedish chain, but it was still fantastic. One day lunch was a Greek chicken wrap and a split brownie. By the way, brownie with a slice of lime on it? Amazing!
Kristina was kind enough to bring me Norwegian waffles with jam from her cafeteria. How cute?
And yes, chocolate cake. This was my lunch/reward after our intense day hike in the Marka/Holmenkollen region outside of Oslo.
Here’s the pic from one of our two dinners out. It was at Fru Hagen, this great cafe/bar in Kristina’s neighborhood, Grunerlokka (Oslo’s Greenwich Village). Loved the restaurant and the neighborhood. This was my chicken and wok veggie in sweet chili sauce sandwich.
