DAY 5: IT'S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE

7:30: The alarm goes off, I think. There is no snooze. Just an off. I realize this as I wake up at 9:00!!!!!! AAHH! How are we going to fit in all the last minute sights of Oslo?

I felt anxious about getting packed so I started working on it and by the time I finished I looked at the clock and do you know what time it was? 10:00. The same time The Carolina Breakfast Room closes! Our last morning...the last chance...Gone! Honestly it's painful to even recount this so I will go on, but know that I have felt somewhat incomplete this entire day from missing it.

Clearly not enough time to do most things. We took a walk down by the harbor and went into a souvenir shop. My sister and I now have Norwegian socks. We stopped and grabbed something to eat and walked quickly back to the hotel where we spent our last moments on our balcony. We did get two chocolate croissants in memory of our usual Norwegian breakfasts. I can't talk about that though.

Chris checked out of our hotel of paradise and out into the rain we went. It was so sad to think about leaving Oslo. With few words spoken, we got on the train to the airport and took in our last sights of this wonderful city.

The airports themselves in Oslo and in Reykjavik were both very pleasant. Our flight to Iceland was good and the pilot even seemed to fly a little lower than usual during the descent allowing us to take in some amazing scenery of Iceland. By the way...Iceland is now officially on our list of places we need to spend more time in. I am so intrigued.

I am typing this on the plane and I think we are starting the decent.

Oslo, Norway, Iceland, Scandinavia; we're not through with you yet!

We will definitely be back for more!

Thank you so much to the people at Innovation Norway and VisitOSLO.com who gave Chris and I this incredible opportunity to experience Oslo and even run the Oslo Glitner Marathon! This trip has exceeded my expectations. Thanks visitoslo. The flight on Icelandair, Hotel Continental, the two entries into the marathon, Oslo passes...we are so grateful and blessed to have experienced all that we did! Thank you so much!

This has been an AMAZING vacation!