Hyggen and Beyond

Hyggen and beyond.

                So Lille guy came for a visit. The next day I had to leave.  I had to get up early as every one but me and Oivin had to go to work.  So woke up to rain as forcast. Don’t you hate it when the weather man is right about a not nice day! Oivin drove me to the station and helped me with the big bag. Used the machine at the top of the ramp to buy the ticket to Lillehammer direct. Standing on the platform waiting patiently. Oivin has left. I look at the notice board ten minutes before the train arrives. As I’m looking around I notice all the other passengers are looking a little worried. I look at the notice board again… Train cancelled no further information. OH %$#$% now what? I ask a pretty girl what now? “We have to catch another train,The one over there, pointing three tracks over! So lift all my stuff and huff and puff up the ramp across the bridge down the ramp,,,,,,,,,,Catch my breath, No the heart’s Ok I can feel it  banging against the inside of my breast bone! See the conductor, ask if this train is going to Lillehammer? Get blank look, Ask again Nope says he it’s the local all stop to Lillestrom. Well not so bad it’s on my way. “Can I change trains somewhere” “Ya” says he. “Where” says Jeg. “At Gardemon” So  I get on board find an empty seat and collapse onto it. The door hisses shut and Mournfull whistle we’re on our way.

                We arrive at Gardemon 15 minutes late so not so bad I figured I had missed my train anyway and would have time to figure out how I was going to notify Knut that I wasn’t’ on the train I was supposed to be. I don’t think any of my cousins really worry about me,they just figure I’ll screwup, get lost or arrive someplace I shouldn’t and they would just deal with it and chalk it up to a North American. Haa, I understand just enough Norsk  to be happy I’m not from other little bit of the continent just to the South of us!

 Back to the train trip Jeg get off at Gardemon. Not so bad there is a free cart right by the door, I grab it just before a little old lady. I need it more and it’s survival of the fittest. Load my stuff and notice another train 3 tracks over. (every *(&^%$(train is 3 tracks over ) I just don’t understand it? I ask one of the railway girls where it’s going? You guessed it Lillehammer and it’s leaving now! No it aint that’s my train and it’s not going without me! Good thing I’ve got a cart , Race to the moving up ramp get jammed up the big bag is too big rethink run up the regular ramp. Survive that, Just barely! Rush through the going to work crowd hit the down ramp totally out of control (remember the big bag is BIG and heavy) Ha the train is still here! Get sent towards the last car. I can barely see it way off in the distance. Marathon runners have nothing on me. I get up to 5^th gear find the right car jump a board the door hisses shut the train lurches foreward I don’t fall down throw the bag up onto a rack(should have just thrown it out the door but it had the duty free in it!) find a seat I think is front wards (it isn’t) collapse into it get medical attention for a heart attack. Enjoy the ride to Lillehammer.