July 4: Oslo then home

We awake and enjoy a wonderful breakfast at the hotel. We wander through the city, following Rick's advice and end up at the harbor. We decide on another water tour and this time take a longer one through the Oslo archipelago. It is interesting to see all the modern buildings at the harbor as the Oslo harbor was devoted to shipping with large-scale, industrial buildings now being replaced with modern housing, shopping and offices. Back on land we take the trolley to Frogner Park, a park decorated by the sculptures of Gustav Vigeland. He cut a deal with the city that if they would give him a stipend and a studio, he would decorate the park. We spend a bit too long at the park and need to hurry back on the trolley to the hotel to gather our bags, back on the trolley to the train station and back on the airport express train to the airport. We make it in time for our flight. Once back in Stockholm, there has been an accident on the train track so the tourist information booth puts us on the right bus that drops us near our hotel. We spend the night at the Stockholm Courtyard Marriott and the next morning take a cab to the airport. We board our flight change planes in Amsterdam and make it to Minneapolis. Unfortunately there are thunderstorms in Minneapolis (we missed them throughout our entire cruise but they catch up with us in the USA!). After hours of delay we make it back home to SFO at 1:30 AM July 5. Painfully, and sadly, our great adventure comes to an end.