Hermaning: verb (Nor.): the action of dwelling at Café Herman in Leikanger, involving intense enjoyment of high-quality food and/or beverages
Thursday, December 4
Hermaning
Hermaning: verb (Nor.): the action of dwelling at Café Herman in Leikanger, involving intense enjoyment of high-quality food and/or beverages
Saturday, August 2
Wednesday, July 23
And the blog is back!
What a pitiful excuse for a summer it is! The blog has decided to return to provide entertainment to all those who suffer from gray summer day depressions. Stay put.
Monday, April 28
Life is good
How could a day at work possibly get any more fascinating than afterski beer-drinking in the sunshine with a furry wolf, nice colleagues and tai chi entertainment?
Velkommen, Olve!
Krudle har laga ein heilt perfekt, liten beibi som heiter Olve.
Alt som 0-åring bestemte han seg for å vere med på Kjeringi Open på Leikanger. Det lovar godt for friluftskarrieren!
Trude frå Tripoli
Denne dama hadde definitivt trent før dei knipsa ho til dologoen. Det kan òg hende ho hadde opparbeidd seg eit skikkeleg raserianfall etter at nokon tukla med den nedste delen av kroppen hennar. Fy skam!
Wednesday, April 2
Sudanese Wedding
What wedding? Where? If you are wondering what this is all about...
....read everything about the mysteries of Easter here
....read everything about the mysteries of Easter here
Tuesday, February 26
The weather is no excuse not to go to Oslo
Urban weekends come at a high price in peripheral Norway. Meet a national specialty: "kolonnekøyring".
It was clearly not meant to be. As time drew closer to Friday, the weather forecasts grew grimmer. "Stay at home on Friday"! "You should have a good reason to try and cross the mountain on Friday". Simone's stubborn insistence on driving there herself, come what may, was transformed into preparedness planning, to the point where the car trunk filled up with sleeping bags, blankets, woolen sweaters, digging equipment and hot drinks. Then - wisely - we decided to go for the bus, and made it accross the closed mountain pass road while a couple of hundred cars were held back. For the first time, a 7-hour bus ride seemed immensely comfortable.
Super-efficient Simone decides to work.
Idle Idi decides to interrupt.
So does Gard, on his way to a weekend of psycho drama workshops.
Our struggles to get there were rewarded with endless amounts of winter sunshine along Akerselva.
Former factory building at Sagene, now featuring sun shades
Possibly someone with a cold bum.
Simone, that is illegal!
Quick rest at the leather repair man's...
...on an inflated spotted cow's hide!
Mirror basket Sunniva
Candle me
It was clearly not meant to be. As time drew closer to Friday, the weather forecasts grew grimmer. "Stay at home on Friday"! "You should have a good reason to try and cross the mountain on Friday". Simone's stubborn insistence on driving there herself, come what may, was transformed into preparedness planning, to the point where the car trunk filled up with sleeping bags, blankets, woolen sweaters, digging equipment and hot drinks. Then - wisely - we decided to go for the bus, and made it accross the closed mountain pass road while a couple of hundred cars were held back. For the first time, a 7-hour bus ride seemed immensely comfortable.
Super-efficient Simone decides to work.
Idle Idi decides to interrupt.
So does Gard, on his way to a weekend of psycho drama workshops.
Our struggles to get there were rewarded with endless amounts of winter sunshine along Akerselva.
Former factory building at Sagene, now featuring sun shades
Possibly someone with a cold bum.
Simone, that is illegal!
Quick rest at the leather repair man's...
...on an inflated spotted cow's hide!
Mirror basket Sunniva
Candle me
Monday, February 18
Slik fekk eg villsauparykk
Eg har hatt hobbyar i eit vidt spekter, frå unemnelege betalte aktivitetar til musikkskule. No også alderssamansett dans i trollkostyme ved isbasseng, ein del av det interessante påfunnet mange kanskje vil kalle verdsleikane i vinterbading - for første gong arrangert utanfor det deilig bisarre landet Finland.
Våre mannlege vener Bernt og Terje luftar svansen etter eit isbad med tidtaking - før halen og villsauparykken kom på
Andrea frå Slovenia tok ein pause frå tre ekte barnetroll for å heie på oss
Simone og Super-Marit (med ambassaden sitt flagg som kappe)
Kva for ein nasjonalisme?
Troll-Hilde tek ein pause før strabasane
Troll-Idun på veg til å flørte med eldre russarar i strutteskjørt
Tooting Turtle tek seg òg ein pause før opptredenen som hovudperson i Water Performance
Trollteamet girar seg opp i kulissane før avspark
Troll like før den revolusjonerande trolldansen med tittelen The Hall of the Mountain King (Dovregubbens hall) and the Tooting Turtle (dvs. skilpadda frå Tooting Bec Lido, VM-bassenget). Ved ein mystisk feil vann vi ikkje konkurransen. Det merka vi ikkje, då vi var opptekne med å ta bilete av oss sjølve.
Perkele
So far in my life, Fins have never fallen short in terms of craziness. Again, our brave eastern neighbours failed to disappoint by way of hairy bum display and other side branches to winter swimming.
In Finland, I am told people commonly cut holes in frozen lakes in winter in order to jump in and "cool down", as some would have it. I call it suicide, but I am fascinated by the spirit of their hobby, which was clearly stated by the no-comment poster placed outside the sauna at Tooting Bec Lido. Hairy bums go ice-dipping across a sheet of snow. And?
Below: Lovely Finnish competitors for the Water Performance at the 2008 World Winter Swimming Championships in London.
In Finland, I am told people commonly cut holes in frozen lakes in winter in order to jump in and "cool down", as some would have it. I call it suicide, but I am fascinated by the spirit of their hobby, which was clearly stated by the no-comment poster placed outside the sauna at Tooting Bec Lido. Hairy bums go ice-dipping across a sheet of snow. And?
Below: Lovely Finnish competitors for the Water Performance at the 2008 World Winter Swimming Championships in London.
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