An interesting aspect of shopping in Norway is shopping carts--they are not free for use as in the US. All shopping carts have a small "box" on the handle and there is a "key" attached to a chain on the box. When the carts are stacked together, the key from one cart fits into the box on the next and can only be released by inserting 10 kroner (Nkr)--about $1.50 in a slot on the box. This releases the key and you can then take the cart. At the larger shopping centers, the carts are gathered from the parking lots and put on a trailer, hauled by a rather large tractor. Photos attached. You also pay for shopping bags to load your groceries in--no "paper or plastic?"--everything is plastic.
So do you need us to send you some reusable bags so you don't have to pay for bags every time you go grocery shopping? Lucas loved the big tractor and prayed for you to be safe on the airplane yesterday. :)
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