After a long hiatus I am back in Prague, and it's feeling good. Norway was a fantastic country to stay in. The countryside was, to use a ropey-old expression, drop-dead gorgeous. The people were very friendly, and I enjoyed myself a lot. Living in a hotel for so long did have its downsides, and I don't miss that at all, but I succumbed to a reward scheme and have earned myself enough points to stay somewhere lovely.

My previous impressions of Oslo were more or less accurate, but I will update them here. The most important thing is that yes, Norway is indeed an expensive place. Even compared to London. When you look at simple items such as a stick of chewing gum or a can of coke, and find that they are up to five times more expensive, you start to take notice.

• It's full of shiny new people and things
• It's very clean
• Oslo has big traffic congestion problems
• Norway has a lot of laws
• The hotel has free wi-fi access in all rooms - nice!
• It is expensive, but no more so than London
• I've not seen a fish anywhere (although I think they are just hiding out of sight)
• People get called Odd and Even
• I met an old Odd guy who says his father tried to assassinate Trotsky when he was living here in Norway

People keep telling me that Norway is a very expensive country, and that I should expect to eat a lot of fish. I suspect the first is very likely to be true, and the second may just be a cultural stereotype. I'll find out soon enough!