Saturday - Just a day in the town

Haven't done too much today. It's been raining off and on, so I have stayed fairly close to town.

The wind from the storms has brought out the sailboats in the main harbor area.


I stopped in the National Petroleum Museum. This is the drill control room from an offshore drilling rig. They had a lot of interactive displays. I could control some of the drilling rig parts from these panels.


I also went in some of the local shops. This is a photo from a gourmet food store. All of the bottles on the wall are various types of olive oils. Prices range from around $25 to $250 a bottle.

So here's what money can buy you in Norway . . .

Ride the local bus one direction - $4.00
1/2 liter Pepsi - $4.50
Movie Ticket - $18.70
Burger King Meal - $16.00
Average sit down lunch in a pub (Burger, fries, etc.) - $25.50
Pint of beer to go with lunch - $13.50
A pound of bacon in the store - $22.87
Reindeer fur - $119.00
Dale of Norway sweater - $238.00
Solid brass oil lantern for a boat - $408.00

Wage for a college student washing dishes part time - 120 kroner/hour = $20.40/hour

Not a cheap place to visit, but I guess if you work here it all evens out in the end.