Day 14

Um...wow. Last night and today have been absolutely crazy. A bomb went off in Oslo and 80 people were killed in a shooting at a labour party rally near Oslo. It is terrifying and incredibly sad. Our hearts go out to those who died and to those families and friends that must now deal with this tragic loss. Suzie and I are okay. We were about three or four hours (by train) from where these events transpired so we were safe. Today we were supposed to head back to Oslo and spend the night there, but fortunately we were able to chart a new course that avoids the city and takes us back to Denmark.
We are, to say the least, unsettled. The fact that we missed the bombing by only one day is frightening and has kind of thrown us off balance. Amid the confusion and frenzy of planning and replanning, the credit card we have been using disappeared. Fortunately, Suzie has an ATM card that we can use. Also, while we were trying to get our stuff together that night, a violently drunk Russian man was raising hell at the hostel we were staying in. He ended up breaking a door and yelling all night. At one point, as I (Dylan) walked past the room he was in, he started slamming the door repeatedly. I assume this is how he broke the door.
Before we left on this trip, my mom told me about the time she was robbed while traveling in Paris. The robber crept into her hotel room while she was sleeping and, well, robbed her. She said that after that happened, all she wanted to do was go home. I think Suzie and I are at a similar point as my mom. We are going to enjoy the last couple of days of our trip but it is going to be a great relief when we finally get home.
Quick recap: a bomb went off in Oslo the day before we were going to be there, a raging drunk Russian raised hell at the hostel, and I lost the credit card. But, we're okay and well..in Europe. So we are going to try to make the most of our last few days here.