You can't get tap water at a restaurant as far as we could tell. If you ask for it, you get mineral water. If you insist, they will give you non-bubbly mineral water. If you insist you want just tap water, they look at you as if you said something very crazy, and bring you mineral water. Amazing that they don't all have hypertension with all that salt.
Cash is king. Many places don't accept credit cards, because of the charges the companies put onto the merchants. So we needed more cash than we thought we would. And, when they did accept cards, they preferred MasterCard over VISA, again the opposite of what we would expect.
I forgot that European countries don't have washcloths. So there was none to be found....do they not wash their faces? if so, how?
The rooms have no irons or ironing boards in them (standard equipment in Canada). I was counting on this for keeping my shirts looking good. But, oh well.
Windows in hotels actually open. Any modern hotel in Canada worth it's salt has hermetically sealed windows with overactive heating or air conditioning. Here you get to hear the birds sing. Remarkable!
Breakfast seems to be a big meal. In Germany, you got the usual cereals and eggs, bacon, etc. But also cold cuts, cheeses, fruits, breads (four different varieties), salads, cucumbers. You could fill up for the day, just at breakfast.
When the sun is out, you are out. On the sunny days, there were lots of people out in cafés. Even though the temperature was cool, they were there, with blankets provided by the café.
Asparagus is always white. You can't get (I was told) the kind we have in Canada. And it's an important crop, at least in Germany.
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Location:Vestre Strømkaien,Bergen,Norway
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