Oslo #3

I've found some pics, so here goes:


This is me, Anna, Serra, Dipali, Alex and Jonathan on Aker brygga (Christian is taking the pic)


This is me tired in the sun on the grass in front of the castle watching the parade.


This is me posing on Aker brygga


HUNGRY SWEDES STEAL FOOD!!!


A fine example of a good old fashioned lompeslap! (This was our new won friend Magnus!)


A neat sign we found on a tattoo parlour.

Oslo #2

People always say that you get to know people on a different level when you travel and live with them. Our trip to Norway tough us that this was very true, in more ways than we could imagine!

Here's some of the stuff we learnt:

• Lompeslap
• Hannah is always on top
• We like rocks
• Christian loves trains (and Jonathan)
• Sharing all is mostly good
• Don't talk about the sheets (some of us haven't quite learnt this one)
• Apple pie is best served in a thermos
• TIDEN GÅR
• "Sugar Rush" is the wrong rush
• Anyplace can feel like home if you've had enough to drink
• Två säten räcker långt
• Braces are dangerous

We also have some quotes:

• "There's a time for fuck fuck, but now is not the time"
• "De händer bara i 25% av fallen!"
• "In this case that's a good thing"
  

17 may in Oslo!

This weekend I'm in Oslo with my friends Anna and Christian to celebrate the Norwegian national day.

On yesterday at 14:30 we got on a train from the Stockholm central station to Oslo and at 21:00 we arrived. The Norwegian railway is so crap they can't go faster than 80 km/hour after the border! When we got to Oslo we meet Christians boyfriend at the buss station, he came on a buss from Gothenburg. Then we dragged our very heavy bags (more shoes than days!) to Anna's apartment which is totally lovely and very central! Since central Oslo is pretty small nowhere we've gone to has been very far. Central station to Anna's house is about like walking from Slussen to Skanstull.

Today we went and sat in the VIP area in front of the castle (Anna's mum got tickets of the Swedish ambassador) and watched the parade where all the schools in Oslo and their brass bands participate. They had some very cool "stick twirling" girls. Then we say the Russ parade. Russ is the Norwegian graduating students. They have these cool overalls that they write all over and sew loads of patches on! Then we walked round Oslo and took loads of crazy pics. Now we are getting ready to go out and barbecue.

I'll post some pics when I get home and load them over! See you soon. Love Hannah