I resisted as long as I could, honest. Here is my Best of 2012 post, although I’ve tried to make it a little more interesting by focusing on the places I visited – both in Norway and elsewhere. Afterwards, I’m super excited to reveal the places I shall be visiting in 2013. Lillehammer, Norway Jan [...]
An Afternoon in Røros
It’s well into October and I’m still writing about my summer vacation around Norway! Faced with a mammoth seven hour plus train journey from Trondheim to Oslo with only me for company, my mum seemed a little glum at breakfast time. So I tried to cheer her up: That didn’t work, so instead I told [...]
A Picture Tour of Drøbak
Recently Gerry and I took advantage of a rare sunny day, packed a picnic and headed for the beach… ROAD TRIIIPPP! Well sort of. Neither of us own a car, so we took the bus! 70 kroner and 50 minutues later and we found ourselves in the lovely seaside town of Drøbak. We got off [...]
The Breathtaking Beauty of Fjord Norway
Have you ever been so overwhelmed by your surroundings that you shed a tear? Something so awe-inspiring you just had to let go of your emotions? Introducing the highlight of my summer vacation, the boat trip from Flåm to Gudvangen on the Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord: Several boats a day make the 2-hour journey between Flåm [...]
Photo of the Week: Fornebu
Taking a break from the day job, at the beach right outside my office
Best of the Blogs – June 2012
We’ve just enjoyed the lightest month of the year so there’s a positive mood around the expat blogosphere right now. Firstly here on Life in Norway, we published: Run to the Hills – I write about my move from the city centre to the hills of Oslo Usain Bolt – The Jamaican sprinter lit up [...]
The Big July Shutdown
Having worked for a number of engineering and manufacturing companies back in the UK, I am used to the concept of a 2-week summer shutdown. Employees are required to take two specific weeks off, during which the factory closes its doors. This saves the potential inefficiencies of having only 50-75% of the workforce in place [...]
People Watching and Ice Cream on Aker Brygge
Undoubtedly one of the more love it/hate it parts of Oslo is the pier-style harbourside development of bars, restaurants, shops and offices called Aker Brygge. It’s put down by many as a tourist trap, pricey (even by Norwegian standards) and often busy. All that is true of course, but on a hot sunny day, there are [...]
Oslo by Day, Oslo by Night, No Eurovision in Sight
Saturday was a cultural explosion! The sun was out again so I decided to head on down into the city and see what more delights I could find. I started off looking for a cheap barbers in the immigrant area as my hair was starting to resemble a rather badly overgrown bush. 150kr later, a [...]
Shopping And Sunshine
I finished up early at work today and took the t-bane into central Oslo, so I could spend a couple of hours walking around. Yes, my foot is feeling better! I’m still hobbling a little, but it’s more the calf muscles hurting now rather than the foot itself, as I’ve been walking so differently all [...]
