On thursday I jumped on a plane to go up to Bergen to participate in the Norwegian Brass Band Championship. First off I went to meet up with a good friend of mine who lives in Bergen and her two lovely daughters. We had a great time catching up on eachothers lives. After this I… Continue reading And the winner is….
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Weekend in Bergen
Last weekend in Bergen I had a very good time. I got to see a lot of good people and I participated in the Norwegian Brass Band Championship. We did not manage to do our best preformance on stage, but in the end we got 5th place out of 15 in our section. I even… Continue reading Weekend in Bergen
Let the busy times come!
I’m going in to a very busy time of year. Garantert it has been quite busy for some time, but we’re are re-organising at work. And in a little more than a week I’m going to Bergen to play at the National Brass Band Championship. Both are things I’m looking forward to quite a lot,… Continue reading Let the busy times come!
Ulriken, Bergen
The day after our first tour around Bergen we decided to go up another of Bergen’s seven mountains, Ulriken. This is a taller mountain with it’s 643 meters above sea level. To get up we took the cable carts that are called Perle and Bruse. The weather was a little cloudy, but quite good. When… Continue reading Ulriken, Bergen
Fløyen, Bergen
Bergen is known for being the city between 7 Mountains. On our trip we went up to the two most famous ones. One of them is Fløyen. It has a funicular railway going up to the top. It’s an easy hike, but we didn’t have too much time and it’s quite nice to take get… Continue reading Fløyen, Bergen
Touring in Bergen
I decided to spend some of my vacation on going on a road-trip to Bergen. The second largest city in Norway, where I went to university. I stayed with good friends and seeing as I had a first timer with me there we we’re being tourists. Bergen is quite known for their rain and we… Continue reading Touring in Bergen
Weekend in Bergen
Those of you that has read my previous posts will know that I spent last weekend in the lovely city of Bergen. I went up with my band to participate in the Norwegian National Brass Band Championship. We got on a bus up thursday evening and arrived late. Friday was spent rehearsing and the spare… Continue reading Weekend in Bergen
The Day Has Arrived
The day is finally here. After over a month of much rehersing and a lot of time spent with the band it’s finally the day of the Norwegian National Brass Band Championship. I hope we play our best and get to show the adjudicators that we know our piece very well. I also have a… Continue reading The Day Has Arrived
Bergen
This weekend I`ve been visiting the town where I spent 5 years at University, Bergen. The reason I was there was that my band was participating in the Norwegian National Brass Band Championship. The weekend was very enjoyable. We played well and I got to see many of my friends and acquaintances that plays in… Continue reading Bergen
Stress, illness and National Championship
It’s been a while since I wrote anything here. This is mostly due to the fact that I’ve been very busy lately. And since Murphy’s law seem to apply I also got quite sick when I was at my busiest at work and with preparing for the National Brass Band competition. This was actually the… Continue reading Stress, illness and National Championship
The thoughts and life of me 