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Ancient chain bridge in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Every 15 minutes, two men turn the bridge getting it back in place allowing foot traffic to pass. The arms on these dudes were massive. Why bother with the word coffee when you’re really jonesing for caffeine? Lithuanian women are tall as are the men. That helps a relatively small country have a significant representation in the NBA. The Curonian Spit. 98 miles of sand dunes on the Baltic Sea stretching from Lithuania to Russia. Klaipeda is a frost-free port with a strong economy. Everywhere you looked there was a Mercedes, a BMW, or an Audi. I saw one Mazda. Must have belonged to the hired help.
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Smoked herring at Allinge Rogeri on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. The round church of Osterlars built around 1150 A.D. on the island. This was a church and a place of refuge from marauding pirates. Since the bible was in Latin, the church services were in Latin, and only the priests spoke and understood Latin, there were pictures drawn inside the church to tell the biblical stories to the laypeople.
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1. Yes, Oslo’s ghetto is not like a ghetto in the US. Our 18 yr. old waitress at The Hungry Pig has lived there for several years and she’ll go out at night by herself with no worries about being mugged/murdered/robbed/raped. 2. Copenhagen has a substantial number of EV’s….more than any American city I’ve been in….but nothing like Oslo. 3. There were beautiful women in Oslo without blue eyes and blonde hair, but the preponderance I saw had those features. Our waitress (who had blonde hair and blue eyes) mentioned the owner of The Hungry Pig helped wait tables one day with six blue-eyed, blonde-haired waitresses and all the customers were asking him if those were his daughters. I was at the site of Hitler’s bunker for less than 10 minutes and, in that time, saw between 75-100 people there. Mos def, the interest is still there.
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Lunch in downtown Berlin at Erdinger am Gendarmenmarket. I had the best non-alcoholic beer I've ever tasted. Erdinger Alkohol Frei. Been on the wagon since August 25th and staying the course. The site where once was Hitler’s bunker. Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Gray slabs with no names on a slope that pulls you in. I had thought I wanted to see a concentration camp, but this was about all I could take.
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Had an outstanding meal at Park 29 near Downtown Oslo. The halibut and all the veggies had lots of flavor. Not a mediocre bite on the plate. Park 29 is a popular place and you’ll probably need reservations unless you go at an off time (which we did). Oslo is full of lots of people using e-scooters while Copenhagen is full of lots of people riding bicycles. In both places, too many go like bats out of hell.
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UUUU back above $6 for the first time in 2025. +.42 to 6.17. Energy Fuels exceeded production estimates mining 638,700 pounds of uranium from its Pinyon Plain mine in Arizona during the 2nd quarter of 2025, cementing its place as one of the top new uranium mines in the world. EOSE got its second loan advance from the DOE for $22.7 million. EOSE +.17 to 5.04.
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Mrs. Stafford is with me on this trip and I do not want to see her evil twin.
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More Oslo tidbits……..East Oslo is referred to as ‘The Ghetto” as immigrants and poorer Norwegians live there. West Oslo is where the upper crust resides. Oslo has the most EVS I’ve seen in one place. Many more EVS and hybrids than gas powered vehicles including EV public buses. You can be in the center of downtown Oslo (called the Sentrum) and there’s so little noise because of the EV’s. The majority are Teslas, including full sized Teslas, not just the smaller versions that are so prevalent in the US. Have seen EV’s by Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Polestar, Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Toyota, Citroen, VW, Jaguar, and this one brand called Build Your Dreams. I had to look that one up. It’s a Chinese company that sells less expensive EV’s than Tesla. Have only seen two of those as I think most consumers aren’t going to buy a Chinese product as China is not exactly known for quality control. The only American car I’ve seen is the Ford Mustang EV and there are a lot of of them. In fact, the Mustang was the best selling car in Norway during May. Who knew? Full sized Tesla sedan Build Your Dreams……with a Chinese car company. The Ford Mustang EV…..kicking butt in Norway. I’m aware this isn’t a car thread, but I found the EV presence in Oslo fascinating and thought I’d share. Finally, the young women in Oslo are stunning. Drop dead gorgeous everywhere you look. It’s like they cloned a blue eyed blonde haired Nordic woman between 5’6” and 6 ft tall and replicated that all over the city. If I was a MUCH younger man and had just graduated from UT, I would make an effort to find a job in Oslo utilizing my major and see where life would take me. I’ve never seen so many beautiful women in one place in my life. They. Are. Everywhere.
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In Oslo for a few days before cruising the Baltic Sea. Had dinner at The Hungry Pig…Den Glade Gris…which has pork dishes on 80% of the menu. The restaurant is family owned, and everything on the menu is Norwegian except some wines. All the beer, both alcoholic and nonalcoholic, is Norwegian. In fact they had a ton of nonalcoholic offerings as Norwegian women drink a lot of beer including when they are pregnant. The hat on the pig is in deference to Pride Week in Oslo. City buses, government buildings, and every place imaginable is flying LGBTQ+ pride flags and colors including the Nobel Peace Center.
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First saw Bad Company and Mick at Memorial Stadium in 1974. The music was amazing. The facilities not so much. We need to take a break from musicians leaving this mortal coil.
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American first……….Israel firstest.
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