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[Flight attendant speaking Norwegian]
So this is a new country for me.
It’s my first time in Norway and it’s going to be exciting.
Switching sneakers into boots, because of the weather.
It’s going to be a rainy day unfortunately in Oslo.
So it’s much much colder than Atlanta.
Got my jacket out and I’m going to be ready to explore the city.
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I can’t believe I’m in Norway.
I’ve been wanting to come to Norway.
It’s on my bucket list.
And I’m finally here.
I’m looking forward now to explore the city.
And we’re going to start right now.
So from the airport there are two ways to get to the city center.
One is using the express train and it’s going to cost 190 kroner.
Or if you want to just get a little bit slower but cheaper it’s actually 101 kroner.
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As easy as that, I got a train to go to the central station in central Oslo.
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So this is the fancy way to go to the city center.
And I’m just waiting for my train still.
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I’m right at the Oslo central station.
The train ride was really, really efficient, and good.
It took me about 23 minutes to get here and the train is actually cool.
You get the power outlet to charge your electronics during the ride.
And you get like a jacket holder.
But just don’t forget to purchase your ticket prior to riding the train.
My ride wasn’t checked.
If you get caught without a ticket on board, you can get fined pretty hefty.
Since I’ll be in Norway for a little bit, I just purchased my Sim card.
And just for your information, a Sim card with 3 gigs of data cost 198 kroner.
You know, I find it hilarious that, as rich as Norway is, a lot of things are free.
Free education, free healthcare.
But one thing that’s not free?
Public toilets.
It actually costs 20 kroner to use the public toilets here at the central station.
And they accept credit cards.
Ahhh, these Norwegians are crazy.
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So, riding a bus and, you know, they have a USB port to charge your phone or whatever
charging that you need to do.
Bjorn: you know because the younger generation nowadays always need electricity.
It’s a necessity.
So I’m about to charge my battery.
In the USB port.
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We are currently in Radhuset, which is the City Hall.
I’m sure I pronounced it completely wrong.
But this is where the Oslo marathon expo is happening right now.
So we’re going to go in and pick up our numbers.
And check out a few things while we are in it.
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Bjorn: so soft, you won’t feel them.
You're flying.
He’s selling the socks here. Oh look.
It’s like Norwegian socks.
The Oslo marathon is sponsored by BMW, which is kind of cool.
But the expo is not too big.
In a way, we’re actually enjoying it.
Comparing prices mostly.
And everything is expensive here.
Each pair of the socks costs 150 kroner.
That’s about US$18.
Or if you want to get three of them you can get it for about 400 kroner.
Which is about $48.
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Looking at the route, I’m a bit nervous because it’s a long way to go.
So I’m going to do the full marathon.
It’s going to be 42 km - which is 26 miles.
Yeah!
It’s a long way to go.
Bjorn: Exactly!
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Just picked up my number for the Oslo marathon.
Yep!
I’m going to die tomorrow.
They are expecting about 18,000 runners tomorrow for the Oslo marathon, Half marathon, and
also the 10K.
But the full marathon is going to be about 3000 people.
The majority of the people are going to run the half.
So that’s going to be where the biggest runners are going to be.
Another thing is that the 10K is called the “10 K for Grete.“
Greta is one of the famous Norwegian athletes that ran the New York marathon mini mini times,
and is in the Hall of Fame.
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It’s a Mr. scuba diver!
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This is cool.
There’s a food truck here.
So this is a Japanese food truck, and the prices are actually not bad.
It’s about 110 kroner, so it’s about US$12.
If your hungry.
Just visited the post office and did my usual stamp stuff for my journals.
And they actually have a lot of pretty lighthouse stamps.
So I’m set to go.
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Taste like a glue stick.
This is something where US customers are more spoiled I think because we have a lot of options.
This is just like putting a glue stick on your lips.
All the same value and I just look blue.
I’m just picking up our shirt.
Bjorn: You don’t get a shirt.
Halef: You don't? Yes you do!
I forgot.
You don’t get the shirt unless you preorder it.
Oh well, I don’t need a shirt.