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GCG96A

Traditional Cache The Holmenkollen Jumpoff Bug Hotel
A  cache by Mostly Moose       Hidden: 6/13/2003  
Size: Size: Regular (Regular)      Difficulty: 2 out of 5      Terrain: 2 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  []
In Oslo, Norway

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The #1 place in Oslo for serious Travel Bug exchanges.

The Jumpoff Bug Hotel welcomes travel bugs leaving or arriving in Norway. Conveniently located near one of Oslo's must-see attractions, a business visit to the hotel may be easily combined with sightseeing.

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A hotel with a world famous view and a cosmopolitan clientele.

Mickey photo courtesy of Team PPJ

Initial room facilities include unsurpassed views of the Holmenkollen ski jump, complimentary mosquito repellent, stationery, Chinese art, deluxe log, pen and standard info note.
Basic hotel space is 25x18x6 centimetres, sufficient for most bugs. Extra space can be made available for large guests. Please notifiy the management well in advance. Good parking and suburban train station available nearby. Trains marked "Frognerseteren" leave Majorstuen station several times every hour most days. Get off at Holmenkollen station.

Important notes: The hotel is located safely within the security fence. Do not attempt to climb over or crawl under the fence while looking for the hotel entrance.
Also, beware of abundant geomuggles. It is suggested that you move away from the hiding place after grabbing the cache and do your logging and trading further north.

The owner of the nearest house has been informed of possible hunting in the area and voiced no objections, as long as visitors do not open his gate. Please do not enter his property.

A final thought: Some TBs have very specific goals in life. Add a note or a mission statement to your bug if this is the case. You cannot rely on random hotel visitors to know the destination of your bug.
Likewise, visitors are asked to think twice before grabbing a bug - you don't want to take it to the North Pole if it really wants Pangandaran, Indonesia.

Warning: The hint will tell you the exact location of the hotel.


Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)

Gel gbc bs jbbqra fgnvepnfr (ybjre cneg), fbhgu fvqr. (Decrypted Hints)




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View from hotel.

The sweeping view from the hotel.
Lounge area.

The cozy lounge with some of the resident bugs.
One of our famous guests.

Mickey Mouse basking in a true Norwegian indian summer sunset on the hotel premises.

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Found it273Didn't find it4Write note126Temporarily Disable Listing1Owner Maintenance1

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Cache Logs
 September 11, 2008 by Mostly Moose (2036 found)
It appears the hotel will close for renovations. Thanks to pjacklam for acting swiftly, saving the cache.

Mostly Moose

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 September 11, 2008 by pjacklam (2795 found)
This cache is unavailable! Since I was in the area anyway, I climbed the fence to rescue the two caches "The Holmenkollen Jumpoff Bug Hotel" (GCG96A) and "Troll's view in Holmenkollen" (GCRTGD) before they were destroyed by forestry machines, bulldozers and dynamite.

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 September 9, 2008 by fränki (418 found)
Finally we found a way in without a fence,
so we still could log it.

TFTC

claudi&frank

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 September 9, 2008 by JK_ONE (435 found)
The cache is now in a Security Zone, the owner please look at it and the Trackables.

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 September 9, 2008 by strandum (834 found)
Begynte søket rundt feil installasjon i mørket.. skjønte etterhvert at det måtte være flere av denne typen...
Da ble den funnet raskt...

Inn med 2 TBer

Strandums

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Current time: 11/21/2009 7:20:08 PM
Last Updated: 3/3/2009 4:59:00 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum

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