Thursday morning offered some blue sky views, a promising change from the forecast of rain all day long. We took a tour of Oslo City Hall and pretended we were laureates as we stood in the grand hall where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded each December 10 at 1:00 pm. Then we were off…

I got up just after 5:00 am to take a run before a day on the bus. I’m not a great runner, and only recently have I started to feel anything other than dread at the thought of running, but the anticipation of being stuck sitting for 5 hours on the bus spurred me out…

(Disclaimer: This was Jess' favorite day, FULL of fun. This is the Sparknotes version, I assure you. Buckle up.) tl;dr Jess had a really, really good day. Poor Julie. She is a trooper. Jessica's choice to resign from her job the day before leaving on an international trip, getting jetlagged, and missing some meals has…