Oslo - Grand Café on Karl Johans Gate

27 July 2017
We met up with Keith and Heather, our friends from Sydney, who arrived from Stockholm after a tour of Sweden. The four of us had dinner at the Grand Café on Karl Johans Gate (pedestrian walkway from SentralStasjon to Royal Palace). The Grand Café was first opened in 1874, when Oslo was called Kristiania. It was an artist hangout. Henrik Ibsen ate his lunch here daily, Evard Munch once offered to swap the painting "Sick Girl" in return for 100 steak dinners, and Gustav Vigelands also was a regular (see blog post regarding Vigelandsparken). Ned and I shared a most excellent waffle with golden caviar, sour cream and pickled onions - topped with house-made crisps (see food porn photo below).

As it was a balmy evening, we sat at a table outside so we could people watch. While dining, we had a spectacular rain storm. (We are learning that one can experience all four seasons on a single day here in Norway.)