Month: October 2019
Ready for Ireland
Tomorrow I am getting on a plane (in fact it will be two) and will go over to Ireland for a week of visiting family and friends. I am very much looking forward to going as I really enjoy the emerald isle. I don’t have many plans except for visits and the like, and I… Continue reading Ready for Ireland
Care weekend
This weekend in Norway we have something called the TV action. Every year a charity is chosen to receive money in this nationwide charity event. This year the receiver of the money is an organisation called Care. This has been an event since 1974 and is held every October. And it is all televised today.… Continue reading Care weekend
Weekend of food and films
This weekend I had quite a lot of chores to do at home. But I did get to enjoy in between being sensible. Friday we stayed at home just relaxing and getting an early night. Saturday started with doing stuff around the house before I took a little stroll in to town to have a… Continue reading Weekend of food and films
Trip to Tromsø 2
When I was in Tromsø, I went to see the sight of The Arctic Cathedral across the water, as it would have been dark if I had gotten to the Cathedral across the bridge. The Arctic Cathedral is really called Tromsdalen church and is build mostly out of concrete. As I was walking… Continue reading Trip to Tromsø 2
Trip to Tromsø
Earlier this week I was lucky enough to be sent to Tromsø in the north of Norway. Tromsø is the town in the north that has most people living and working there. It is located 69 degrees north and often go by the nick name “Paris of the north”. MS Polarstjerna built in 1949, one… Continue reading Trip to Tromsø
Winter lights are lit
This week it is Autumn break for the schools in my home town of Stavanger. In earlier days this was called potato break and was a break from school to help get the potatoes in before winter. I did not have a break from work, but there are a few things going on in town… Continue reading Winter lights are lit
The thoughts and life of me 