Dear Kristin,

I can't believe I'm going to be visiting you in only three weeks! Since you moved away, you've already come back to Vancouver to visit. It's about time I repaid the favour. I can't wait to see Norway at last. Although I know you recently moved to an apartment in Oslo, I'd love to visit your parents' farm that you've told me so much about, especially since I'll be there in spring. The pictures you showed me of the flowers blooming in the hills were incredible.

As we discussed before, I'm still up for traveling around Europe for a week after you show me around Norway. I agree with you that buying a train pass and stopping off at various cities would be fun, and also the least expensive way of getting around. I looked into my budget and I've been able to save a lot more than I expected, so we could even travel in the Comfort class rather than the Economy class which we had originally intended. For a 3-hour train ride, Comfort class tickets are around $90, and Economy tickets are $60. I don't mind either way, but wider seats sound a lot more luxurious. It is up to you. Just let me know what you decide.

I propose we fly to Amsterdam to start off and then take the train from there. I'd like to spend at least a few days exploring Amsterdam. My mother attended a business conference there last year and she said I'd love it. I'm interested in visiting the museum of Van Gogh, as he's always been my favourite artist. The museum has the biggest collection in the world of Van Gogh's art, with some 200 paintings and over 550 sketches. That would be amazing to see.

After Amsterdam, I'm not picky where we go with the train pass. I'd love to visit Paris and Brussels, but we could also just not plan anything and decide in the moment. As long as I'm back in Oslo on Aug 27th for my flight back to Vancouver, I'm up for anything.

I'll call you in a few days to give you my flight details. I'm so excited to see you!

Alex