Wrapping up Norway

This has been an altogether lovely experience. Knowing nothing of Norway there has been much to see and learn.
The country, to all observation, appears vital and prosperous......and clean....everywhere clean; the streets, the buses and trams (and they are everywhere!), the "back corners" of places. There seems to be a real commitment to making it a good place to live.
Taxes are very high, but services are very good.
Education is not mandatory at the public or private schools, but Norwegian parents are then responsible for their children achieving the state norms for education. The completion of Grade 13 is considered the equivalent of the first two years of college. University is available - and free - as long as you maintain good grades and are regular in attendance. If there is a failure in either area the "free" tuition becomes a student loan and must be paid off.
Mothers have an automatic 8 months of paid maternity leave (100%) or one year (80%). If a family chooses parents can split the year so either parent may stay home.
We are told unemployment is very low.
Public facilities are incredibly well maintained and convenient.
The people here are THIN. Lots of walking helps, of course.
Weather is a mixed bag. In Bergen it rains on the average of 232 days a year (4 of them while we were there). In Oslo we are told it is more temperate and we have experienced more sun here.
Oddly, since we've been here we've not heard a car horn - even in downtown traffic. There are lots of places that are restricted to cars and pedestrians rule. The crossing areas are without traffic lights in most areas, and Norwegians cross even without looking as it is expected that cars will always stop and wait, no matter how many are crossing.
It is easy to underestimate a place that is rarely in the news, I suppose. I think we have acquired a real respect for at least the sections of the country we have experienced. I'm sure there's other sides to be seen, but everyone we've spoken to - and EVERYONE - speaks American-style English which they begin to learn in 1st grade and study every year (the 2nd foreign language starts in grade 4) - has been most positive, whether immigrant or native.
Today is on to Amsterdam for our transfer to Kenya where, apparently, wi-fi and electricity can be problematic. We shall see.