A video found by TBBE on YouTube. Amazing results I must say...
If you do not have time to watch the whole movie, go to 3:40..
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Monday 31 January 2011
Sunday 30 January 2011
cross-country skiing - first try
Finally!!! Two hours of cross-country skiing in Kvamskogen!!!
Pretty short, I know, but considering the fact that it was the first time and that we went to bed at 4am on the day before and had 6 hours of sleep only - not too bad in the end.
The day was sunny, the area - beautiful and going up was much easier that we imagined.
TBBE is snowboarding so having two pieces of wood tied to his feet was a completely new experience for him. And, as usually, he did very well :-) In fact he was much better in going down then I was!!! It was pretty icy and we did not have too much control over the speed. I gained a couple of new blue spots but I do not want Spring to come soon anymore :-)
Pretty short, I know, but considering the fact that it was the first time and that we went to bed at 4am on the day before and had 6 hours of sleep only - not too bad in the end.
The day was sunny, the area - beautiful and going up was much easier that we imagined.
TBBE is snowboarding so having two pieces of wood tied to his feet was a completely new experience for him. And, as usually, he did very well :-) In fact he was much better in going down then I was!!! It was pretty icy and we did not have too much control over the speed. I gained a couple of new blue spots but I do not want Spring to come soon anymore :-)
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Monday 24 January 2011
short trial of fishing...
The weather forecast for Sunday said: "sunny with clouds".
I guess that expression "sunny behind the clouds" would have been more accurate:
After more or less two hours of waiting for fishes to bite our lures (even once!) and for the sunny weather to come we decided that we are not that patient in the end! I want Spring to come!!!!
I guess that expression "sunny behind the clouds" would have been more accurate:
After more or less two hours of waiting for fishes to bite our lures (even once!) and for the sunny weather to come we decided that we are not that patient in the end! I want Spring to come!!!!
Sunday 23 January 2011
Saturday 22 January 2011
Do you already have the XBox ?
Another lazy Saturday :-) After yesterday's Flammkuchen dinner with quite some amount of alcohol writing isn't easy. So I will better stop now :-)
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Sunday 16 January 2011
the best investment for 100NOK
The thaw has arrived and everything is covered with melting ice and water.
The best investment of 100NOK:
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The best investment of 100NOK:
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Saturday 15 January 2011
buying cross-country beginner's ski pack in Norway
The big plan for today was to try cross-country skiing for the first time in our life.
Unfortunately we did not make it... and here is the story:
Introduction
There are big chains of sport shops in the Bergen area. After short market check (strangely, the choice of skis is pretty limited here) we decided to go for a standard beginner's kit from one of the sport shops.
Chapter 1.
Thursday afternoon, Shop A - no boots in my size (36). We are sent us to Shop B (20km far away) with a promise that my boots should be there
Chapter 2.
Thursday evening, Shop B. My boots are available (from the baby's shoes department), but unfortunately they do not have skis in our size. We buy the boots and 'reserve' the right skis in Shop C (city centre) to be picked up on Saturday.
Chapter 3.
Saturday morning, Shop C. We are there with the right boots, the skis are there waiting for us but unfortunately they run out of bindings fitting our set. (AAA!!!%^!!!$^$ Wrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!) The bindings are available in Shop D (15km far away + 15minutes queuing to park the car!).
Chapter 4.
Saturday afternoon, Shop D. We are there with the right shoes, with the right skis and the bindings are there. We have them mounted and ask about the right ski poles. Unfortunately they do not have the right ones for me... AAAA!!!!! Wrrrrr!!%%$!!!!
Epilogue
The missing ski poles for me do not matter anymore because it is already 2p.m. and it will get dark very soon...
From the author:
Most of the sport shops in Bergen lack the ski bindings because of the delivery problems. The same is valid for the wood (for wood stoves). My guess is that the bindings and the wood are on their way here in one truck that is stuck somewhere on the icy roads right in front of the truck that brings salt (also difficult to buy) to our lovely city!
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Unfortunately we did not make it... and here is the story:
Introduction
There are big chains of sport shops in the Bergen area. After short market check (strangely, the choice of skis is pretty limited here) we decided to go for a standard beginner's kit from one of the sport shops.
Chapter 1.
Thursday afternoon, Shop A - no boots in my size (36). We are sent us to Shop B (20km far away) with a promise that my boots should be there
Chapter 2.
Thursday evening, Shop B. My boots are available (from the baby's shoes department), but unfortunately they do not have skis in our size. We buy the boots and 'reserve' the right skis in Shop C (city centre) to be picked up on Saturday.
Chapter 3.
Saturday morning, Shop C. We are there with the right boots, the skis are there waiting for us but unfortunately they run out of bindings fitting our set. (AAA!!!%^!!!$^$ Wrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!) The bindings are available in Shop D (15km far away + 15minutes queuing to park the car!).
Chapter 4.
Saturday afternoon, Shop D. We are there with the right shoes, with the right skis and the bindings are there. We have them mounted and ask about the right ski poles. Unfortunately they do not have the right ones for me... AAAA!!!!! Wrrrrr!!%%$!!!!
Epilogue
The missing ski poles for me do not matter anymore because it is already 2p.m. and it will get dark very soon...
From the author:
Most of the sport shops in Bergen lack the ski bindings because of the delivery problems. The same is valid for the wood (for wood stoves). My guess is that the bindings and the wood are on their way here in one truck that is stuck somewhere on the icy roads right in front of the truck that brings salt (also difficult to buy) to our lovely city!
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Saturday 8 January 2011
lazy... very lazy...
It is so difficult to go back to the 'working mode' again after all the after-Christmass laziness...
But fortunately we have weekend and some time to relax again!!!
If you want laugh a bit, have a look at the video below - I was almost crying :-D
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But fortunately we have weekend and some time to relax again!!!
If you want laugh a bit, have a look at the video below - I was almost crying :-D
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Sunday 2 January 2011
All the best in 2011!!!
After very busy Christmas period we had a couple of lazy, slow and peaceful days back in Bergen :-)
Exactly what I needed: some time just for myself and TBdrBE :-) Books, movies, walks, no plans, no meetings or deadlines :-D
Batteries are charged again!!!
Almost dancing at the New Year's Eve:
My favourite Christmas gift already installed in our kitchen window :-)
Exactly what I needed: some time just for myself and TBdrBE :-) Books, movies, walks, no plans, no meetings or deadlines :-D
Batteries are charged again!!!
Almost dancing at the New Year's Eve:
My favourite Christmas gift already installed in our kitchen window :-)
All the best in 2011!!!
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