He punished her not only once or twice last night but she loved it.
It's a sunny day in Oslo, they stayed in a four-stars hotel right in the city center where was only 50 meters walk to Royal Palace. Last time they were in Oslo was 21 years ago and they stayed in a three-stars hotel out of town. It was May when Royal Palace wasn't open, so they didn't visit it, of course, he never visited it.
Having the buffet breakfast, they walked on the street to the Palace. Actually, they were praying in their hearts that they were lucky to buy the tickets at the entrance because only the tickets left were sold there, most of the tourists bought the tickets either through travel agents or at post office in advance. Maybe because most of the tourists had already bought the tickets, there were not many people waiting in the line at the booth. They did get the tickets but they were told there were only a dozen left.
There were several guided tours in English but since she had come here several times in the past, they didn't need to join one of them, she was able to walk him through. Compared to other royal residences, this Palace was relatively moderate with 173 rooms.
When they went out of Royal Palace, it's already almost noon. They ate lunch at a small cafe nearby, then headed back to hotel parking lot to pull out the car.
"Do you still remember the hotel we stayed in 1992?" He asked.
"It was by Oslofjord close to Asker." She searched in her memory. "Let's get onto E18 and head to West. I should be able to tell the direction as soon as we get out of the freeway."
They planned to spend the entire afternoon to go back to where they had two romantic days and nights 21 years ago. After driving through a local route, they were on E-18 to Asker.
"Wow, this road was pretty flat and open. It would be a nice drive." He made the comment while stepping on the gas pedal.
"Compared to 21 years ago?"She was guessing his point.
"Yes, I remember we started in the morning in Goteborg and it was raining. It took us almost 5 hours to arrive in Asker. The road generally was fine but in some of the sections, it was narrow." He tried to recall the pictures in his memories.
"As I told you, that was the last time I drove from Goteborg to Norway but I heard the freeway was renovated several times. It should be in a very good shape now." She responded.
"Unfortunately, we won't have chance to test that route this time." They would drive from Oslo to Malaren tomorrow morning.
"We will have chance next time." Then they became silence for quite a while.
Getting out of the exit in Asker, they didn't drive to the direction of the town but to the left because the hotel they stayed for two nights 21 years ago was very close to Oslofjord. It was a sort of resort, though there weren't many facilities back then.
"It is still there!" She caught it first, then he saw it. It was by the road on the right hand side and still a three-story white building with red roof. However, behind it, there were several other similar buildings, obviously the resort was expanded. They also noticed some outdoor sports facilities being added, actually, they looked pretty new.
They happened to see a hotel staff standing by the front door, so asked her to snap a picture for them. That girl was a little bit puzzled but of course did it for them.
When the woman took the camera back, she dismissed the girl's curiosity: "We stayed here 21 years ago."
The girl nodded with smile: "I guessed so." Then, to their surprise, she asked: "Do you still remember which room did you stay?"
Wow, they did think about to visit that room again but never thought the request was appropriate: "22!" The woman definitely remembered.
The girl thought for a second: "Of course, I wasn't born when you stayed here but I know the room numbers were rearranged because of those new buildings. I am sure it must be A22 now."
It was 2:00 pm, so that room wasn't checked in but had been cleaned. The girl left them alone in the room but just reminded them to keep the door opened, she didn't want to get any trouble for herself.
The room was renovated and upgraded compared to moderate setup 21 years ago.
"Just like what we talked a couple of days ago, when you took shower at that night, I was watching Aha's performance on TV." She reminded him.
"Yes, I remember when I walked out of the bathroom, they were singing 'Take on me'. I was so impressed by that MTV." He responded.
He held her in his arm in the next several minutes as if trying to get the time back until they glanced the girl coming back and realized they should leave.
After appreciating the girl's hospitality, they kept driving to the tip of the extended land where the village of Konglungen was located.
"Twenty-One Years ago in Konglungen,
I became so crazy to please a woman.
Nine & A Half Days ago in Copenhagen,
You went so anxious to see a man.
I don't know if you are still a human,
Being an angel to fly in the idealistic universe.
You aren't sure if I am only a postman,
Dropping a mail then back to the materialistic paradise.
My love to you is always present tense,
No matter what are you thinking.
Your beauty to me is forever lively sense,
No wonder why am I applauding.
Blue water in Oslofjord is our witness,
Acknowledging our romance full of sweetness."
After listening to his citation, tears suddenly dropped out of her eyes...
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