American in Norway

So as y'all know we are planning a camping trip this summer... let me just say we are NOT campers .... Both Bjørn & I camped as children with our families.... but that doesn't make us campers.... But this summer we feel like we are ready to become a family of REAL campers... (although we are not...) which means buying all of the camping gear..... I noticed a sale at a local sporting goods store.. & suggested Bjørn go ahead & buy the tent for our trip.... I picked it out... took pictures of it... he just needed to pick it up..... Do you think he picked the tent up?... NOOOOO.... darling husband came home with a FREAKING.... HUGE...TIPI ... or Teeeee Peeeee as I like to call it.... (the whole southern accent going on there) Bjørn... "its not a teeee peeee... its a LAVVO ..." Me ... "teeee peeee" Bjørn .."LAVVO" You get the picture..... But hubby promised me that LAVVO's are the best thing going... totally cool.. & we won...

So, as I already mentioned ROME was fabulous... just what we needed. The sun... the sites, the food.. the GELATO... (despite walking about 50 miles in 4 days..i didn't lose a single pound thanks to the COCONUT GELATO...) Having said Rome was fabulous... the old Travel agent in me... thought I would compile list of the good & the not so good... ( I can't say BAD... it was ROME after all..) One of the benefits to living in one of the worlds most EXPENSIVE countries (Norway) anytime you travel out of the country, you can count on getting a good deal.... it is always cheaper to go out & eat & drink & shop... hotels....looks like Rome is the exception... I have to say I did very NO planning for this trip. (Normally I am a FREAK when it comes to planning... I think it is FUN... to learn everything about the place I am going... & have everything planned out... with backup plans.... have I told you I used to be a KICK BUTT travel agent?) But, ...