Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to Oslo I go

Probably the last time I'll reliably have access to the internet for a while, so I thought I'd do a quick update. That, and I'm trying to kill time before a meeting at noon. You'd be surprised how much 'down time' the doctors, residents, and students have here. The David surgeon guy (from yesterday) made a really good point about Danish values. Not being stressed out, and having lots of family time is chief among them. Can understand why he's sticking around.

Anyhow, I booked my flights and hostels for the next two days, which puts me in Gdansk, Poland. For the end of my trip, I have a flight out of Budapest to London, then from London to Ottawa the next day. In between these times (almost 3 weeks), I've got nothing concrete planned. Figure I'll get around to reading the Lonely Planet book on the ferry ride to Oslo. Despite the Lonely Planet series letting me down in the past, I was too lazy to look for another guide book. Last chance Lonely Planet.

I've also decided on an esoteric goal: no use of ATM cards while in Scandinavia. I've actually managed so far with the small amount of cash I brought, VISA, and the substantial cash allowment for meals that was given the other day. The fact that I realized my OSAP won't be coming in for a while and that I'm quickly depleting whatever funds I had left for this trip have nothing to do with this. Only two days left to go.