thank you for all of the information. you really are an exceptional person, lisa.
yes, i made a typing error. meant to write chicken, not chicked. the cafe we frequently visit, if the weather is fine, is situated in 'sunnmøre museum'. local people call it 'borgundgavle'. there are probably youtube videos about it. it's just a collection of old houses taken from all over norway. you can go inside them, old shops, school houses, churches, cottages, you name it - all in a big area of natural beauty, if you like that sort of thing, with ducks and swans on a lake. a lot of viking boats there as well. it's ok if you are interested in the ancient past, doesn't do much for me though. my friends and i usually have coffee and snacks in the cafe first, and then just walk to one of the benches in the sunshine and talk about anything that comes into our heads. it's usually me that leads the conversation.
the cafe is actually part of a large entrance area inside a multi-storied building where one can buy tickets. we never do that, though, we just buy refreshments from the cafe and sit on the balcony or near one of the windows. i did buy a ticket once and explored all the rooms, but it wasn't very interesting. one room was an exhibition of mannequins wearing clothes from bygone eras, another was filled with old tools, another with an old printing press, old cameras, newspapers, even a projector screen showing vintage black and white cine films. lots of other dull items.
i like it best when we meet in the shopping centre called 'moa amfi', that's where i shine, never get bored. it's a wonderful place, fantastic. even when i'm driving there, as i get closer i feel the energy already beginning to trickle into my soul. i park outside if the weather's dry, but if it's wet i park beneath the centre. there are three massive parking areas underneath the shops, and there are lifts or long moving staircases that carry people up to the first floor. that's where you see all the lights and the happy people, that is where hours of pleasure begins, and my body at once is filled with a crescendo of intense joy and excitement. it's just so wonderful, there is no place in the world that can equal such a delightful experience. there is no comparison. that's why i like it better than going to the museum looking at old stuff.
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