Final Oslo

CJ finally gets to Akershus Fortress. It was his one must visit place on the last stay that never happened. He never accepted trading Mauch for Akershus legitimate value. Art lovers will disagree.

There are good views of Oslo and its harbour from fortress hill. While there he visited the resistance museum. He has no pictures because they are on the phone he lost. If he gets it back from Uber (now that he knows they have it), he'll update this blog.

Retrieving Carol, we visit the Peace Museum, home to all that is Nobel Peace Prize. The award occurs across the street at City Hall.

One room is always dedicated to the winner from the current year. This year's winner is Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado. This painting of her is not in her special room, but at the far end of the gift shop.

The final stop of our free and day of relaxation in Oslo is dinner at a Japanese restaurant, Omakase. The restaurant has only one seating and only 10 seats. All 18 courses are prepared before you by the master sushi chef.

Each couple, immediately upon being seated, is greeted by Chef and shown the fresh cuts of fish that he'll be using for the meal.

The meal is paired with sake for CJ and wine for Carol.

The meal is prepared with the precision expected of a sushi master.

The dishes look superb on presentation, and taste even better. The meal begins with sashimi dishes.

Tuna tartare topped with a very generous serving of an excellent caviar.

The sushi section of the menu begins.

The service is excellent, the drinks very good, and the food marvelous. 

A late night is followed by a short night is followed by an early morning ride to the airport. A six-hour flight, four-hour layover, and another 12-hour flight deprived of Q-suites and we're back in Adelaide to begin the recovery process.