Sunday morning

That's me on sunday morning. My head is going crazy.

I can see you

Lofoten

Geography
Lofoten is the archipelago to the west in the ocean, north of the Arctic Circle, at the 67th and 68th degree parallels. The principal islands are Austvågöy, Gimsöy, Vestvågöy, Flakstadöy, Moskenesöy, Vaeröy and Röst.
The southernmost part of Norway´s largest island, Hinnöy, is also in Lofoten.
The total land area amounts to 1,227 sq. km. About 24,500 people live there. The road distance is almost 170 km from Fiskeboel near Vesteraalen in the north to Å in the south, where the E10 ends. From Lofotodden, at the south end of Moskenesöy Island, the air distance is more than 60 km to Skomvaer, the southernmost point in Lofoten.
Lofoten stretches like a wall of mountains to the southwest in the sea. Between the mainland and the "Lofoten Wall" lies the Vestfjord. Lofoten consists of mountains and peaks, wide open ocean, sheltered inlets, stretches of seashore and large virgin areas.
Transportation
Lofoten has airfields in Svolvaer, at Leknes and at Röst. There are daily departures for Bodö. A helicopter service has been opened between Vaeröy Island and Bodö. The Coastal Express calls at Stamsund and Svolvaer, both on the way north and on the way south every day.
Vesterålen and Bodö are served by express boats from Svolvaer. There are also bus and express boat services to Narvik. From there it is possible to travel further by train to Sweden. The ferry between Svolvaer and Skutvik is the connection to the E6. When heading towards Vesteraalen, people take the ferry from Fiskeböl to Melbu. A project has been started to provide a ferry-free connection to the mainland. There are ferries from Moskenes to Bodö and routes in the south to Vaeröy and Röst, which also have daily ferry service to Bodö.Bridges and tunnels have replaced the ferries between the largest islands in Lofoten
History
The first people came to Lofoten about 6,000 years ago. Lofoten´s Stone Age inhabitants survived on fishing and hunting in an area which provided good living. All of Lofoten was covered by large pine and birch woods at that time. There were deer, bear, wild reindeer, lynx and beaver, and the sea was full of fish, seals and whales. Agriculture developed early, and grain was harvested in Lofoten as early as 4,000 years ago.The Viking Era saw the emergence of several large chieftain seats. Tofts from a Viking chieftain seat have been found at Borg on Vestvågøy Island, containing the largest Viking banquet hall ever found in any country. The building was 8.5 metres wide and as much as 83 metres long. A reconstruction of the building has been raised, and the Viking Museum, LOFOTR, at Borg opened in June 1995.The Lofot Fisheries early gained importance. King Øystein considered these fisheries to be of such significance that he, as early as 1103, built a church in Vaagan, which at that time was the base of the Lofot fisheries. In about 1120, he also built the first fishermen´s huts ever mentioned in the Saga.
Stockfish, produced from spawning cod, was the staple good, and it was sold to almost all of Europe. Italy is still the most important market for high-quality stockfish from Lofoten. Near Kabelvåg is the location of Vågar, the only medieval town of the North Calotte.From the 14th century on, Lofoten had to pay taxes to Bergen. This was the beginning of an economic dominance which lasted for 600 years, first executed by the German Hansa tradesmen, and then by their Norwegian heirs. Changing times with bad years and poverty were succeeded by periods of good years and wealth. Following the 1860s came the large herring migrations which were the basis of growth, prosperity and immigration. The foundation of today´s settlement was laid.
Income
The winter fisheries for cod are still crucial for the settlement in Lofoten. Fishermen from all over North Norway take part in the Lofot Fisheries, which are based on the Norwegian Arctic cod´s spawning in the Vestfjord between January and April. The Lofot Fisheries have been strictly regulated for many years, and the stocks are recovering. This has led to optimism for the fisheries in Lofoten. The aquaculture industry has also recovered after a few difficult years. Agriculture is still significant to some of the areas in Lofoten, even though the number of farms has been greatly reduced in the past 30 years. Lofoten exports dairy products and meat.
The industry is largely connected to the fisheries, but there is also other industrial activity in the region. The tourist industry is becoming increasingly important, now counting approximately 200,000 visitors per year. Public and private services as well as commercial and cultural activities are well-developed.


Climate
Due to the warm Gulf Stream, Lofoten has a much milder climate than other parts of the world at the same latitude, such as Alaska and Greenland.The coastal climate in Lofoten makes the winters mild and the summers relatively cool. January and February are the coldest months, with an average temperature of -1°C. July and August are warmest with an average temperature of 12°C. May and June are the driest months, with an average 40 mm of rainfall.
The Midnight Sun
In the areas to the west and the north of the Lofoten islands the midnight sun is visible from 27 May till 17 July. At Væröy and Röst this period is a little shorter.
Life in the Sea
The Gulf Stream brings many fish species from the south, and Arctic species migrate from the north. Fishing has always been the very foundation of life in Lofoten. This is due to the close proximity to the fishing grounds. "Skrei" (spawning cod), which is caught during the winter fisheries, is the most important for the industry. In addition comes other importantspecies such as haddock, saithe, red-fish, catfish, herring, tusk, ling, plaice, halibut and squid. Seals and killer-whales are regularly observed offshore Lofoten

Troll from Dombaas

U2 concert

U2 concert drew rave reviews
Every major Oslo newspaper gave top marks to a concert Wednesday night by Irish band U2. The sold-out event drew 40,000 screaming fans, after lead singer Bono first paid a courtesy call to Norway's prime minister.
Bono has become as well-known for his political activism and social involvement as he is for music. He said he was "honoured and overwhelmed" to be in Norway, which he claimed is at the forefront in advancing world peace and social justice and battling poverty.
The rock star said that while he usually has to do a lot of arm-twisting with politicians, he only wanted to thank Norway's leaders for their stand on issues "that I care about."
His meeting with Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, coming just three hours before the concert was to begin, was scheduled to last just 20 minutes. It went on for well over a half-hour, touching on aid to developing countries, debt relief and how the recent G8 meeting should be followed up.
After that Bono headed for the Valle Hovin outdoor stadium in Oslo, where he yelled "hello, hello," and launched a performance that critics said was so good it left them dizzy.
Fans came from all over Norway, from Sweden and Finland and Scotland. "U2 is without a doubt the best band in the world," Kristian Macaulay told newspaper Aftenposten. "I've travelled all the way from EdiU2 traveled on to Gothenburg,
Sweden for their next live performance, and from there they head for Copenhagen. Their European tour started June 10 in Brussels.
Kilde:Aftenposten

Breakfast

Breakfast early in the morning on the summer house .

My daugther with her national suit called "bunad"

The piano player

Did I play the piano good?

Tired

Little boy on the beach

Cold

Vikersundbakken

Vikersundbakken stort bilde-bigger picture

Liverpool F.C. supporter

Almost sleeping Liverpool supporter

King of the road.

King of the road!
Big picture

Tur på Tyrifjorden

Dangerous

Dangerous

Snowboard

Mats Myhre

Uvdal skisenter

Uvdal in Buskerud last winter.
Mats Myhre on his way to the top.

Call me

Call me-anytime. I'm on vacation!!

Wanted Man

Wanted Man- reward- I give you 1 euro.

A working man

A working man-angry?(this is not me he... he...)

The Polar Tour

The Polar Tour" - See Lofoten and cross the Arctic Circle on this amazing tour
The tour begins by night train on the Northern Railway Line from Trondheim to Fauske. Your journey will have a pleasant start in the train's comfortable, pleasant club car and excellent sleeping cars if you travel by night. The coach will be waiting for you when you arrive in Fauske and will take you through the Nordland countryside to Skutvik. (where I comes from)On the way you will see Hamaroy, the beautiful kingdom of Knut Hamsun. From Skutvik, you take the ferry over the fjord Vestfjorden to Svolvaer, in the heart of Lofoten. During the ferry journey you can gaze at the spectacular mountain formations, that are so typical in this part of the country. If you are lucky, you may also see whales at play and hunting herring.
Lofoten
When you go ashore in Lofoten, wonderful adventures await you. The whole archipelago is like a living museum dominated by enormous mountains and fishing boats. We strongly recommend that you stop overnight to ecperience more of this unique island world. The distances are small and it is quite possible to visit the two characteristic island villages of Henningsvaer and Kabelvag. These small, weather-beaten fishing communities are known for their genuine hospitality and warm atmosphere. There are also several very good restaurants and lovely art galleries here.
The Norwegian Coastal Voyage
You leave Lofoten in the evening on one of the coastal express service, Hurtigruten, and set sail for the sea. If you undertake such a journey outside the peak season, there is a peaceful, relaxed atmosphere on board and you have plenty of time to mull over your reflections about Lofoten. You cross the Arctic Circle on the journey south and the ship takes you along the coast of Helgeland and back to Trondheim. We would like to welcome you on our Arctic Circle experience!

Book due on Mette-Marit's life

Book due on Mette-Marit's life
She was a relatively obscure, hard-partying young woman who ended up as a single mother and then became Norway's crown princess. The first authorized biography of Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby's unlikely rise to royalty will be out in 2006.
It's the stuff of fairy tales, and fledgling publisher Font Forlag hopes the new book on Mette-Marit's life will be a big-seller both in Norway and abroad.
There's no question that public interest abounds in the young blonde who became Crown Princess Mette-Marit when she married Norway's Crown Prince Haakon in August 2001. It seemed an unlikely match: The highly educated and reflective Haakon who grew up in royal surroundings fell for the single mother who shared his interest in music but otherwise had a decidedly different background.
Moreover, she had little formal education and a record of wild partying in Oslo's drug-infested "house party" circles of the early- to mid-1990s. Her admittedly debauched past also sparked concern within the Oslo police, who investigated security challenges posed by some of her former acquaintances.
But with Haakon reportedly threatening to abdicate if he wasn't allowed to marry her, King Harald went along with the match. Mette-Marit tearfully apologized for her past in a pre-wedding press conference and then set about learning how to be a princess.
She's now chosen author Halfdan Freihow to write her biography, although Freihow insists he'll have freedom to write as he sees fit. He also says he's been promised necessary access to both the crown princess "and other necessary sources."
Freihow admits he doesn't yet know how open Mette-Marit will be about her controversial past. "I don't have any ambitions about getting a scoop," he told newspaper Aftenposten on Monday.
"I want to draw a comprehensvie picture of the person Mette-Marit, who has many roles, and who, in the space of a short time, saw her life changed," he said
Kilde:Aftenposten

Nidarosdomen Chatedral

The Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim's most dominant landmark, is Norway's national treasure and Scandinavia's largest medieval building. The construction of Kristkirken (the Christchurch) began in 1070 on the site of the grave of St. Olav, the Viking King who replaced the Nordic pagan religion with Christianity (the oldest still existing parts can be dated back to around 1140). The church was ravaged by fire several times, but reconstructed each time. It is mainly in the Gothic style, but the oldest parts around the nave are in the Romanesque style. The restoration work began in 1869 and was completed 100 years later in 1969. In accordance with the Constitution, Norwegian kings are crowned and blessed in the Nidaros Cathedral.

Big Cat

Big Cat

Oslo-North Cape

North Cape


At least 10 days required for this tour.
You will for example visit Oslo, Norway's
capital, the mighty and picturesque Gudbrandsdal and Dovrefjell (1026 m. a. s.l.) which is the highest point on the tour.
Trondheim and its lovely cathedral; Namdalen's vast forests and well-stocked rivers; Vefsndalen with the superb Laksfoss falls; Saltfjell, where you cross the Arctic Circle at an altitude of 692 m. a.s.l. the rugged fjord scenery between Fauske and Narvik; the ironore town of Narvik with its wartime memories; Bardu and Målselv with their cascading falls and snow-fields; the fjords of Troms encircled by majestic peaks.

A possible detour is to go to Andenes from the E6 in Andselv in Troms to Gryllefjord 86 and from Gryllefjord with ferry (runs in June, July and August) to Andenes where whale safaris are possible. Finnmark, land of the Samis with their reindeer grazing on the mountain moors; and finally North Cape, Europe's outpost fronting the Arctic Ocean. Detours: Bodø with the Saltstraumen Eddy; Vesterålen and the Lofoten islands Troms, "Capital of the Arctic"; Hammerfest, the world's northernmost town.On this tour, you travel through six national parks: Jotunheimen, Rondane, Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella, Saltfjellet-Svartisen, Reisa and Stabbursdalen.

Svalbard

Landscape
The name Svalbard means “cold coasts” and was first mention in Icelandic texts in the 12th century. The Svalbard Islands offer great, wild nature, old mines and polar bears. The Svalbard Islands are located between between 74° - 81° N and 10° - 35° E. They constitute 63 000 sq.km, and close to 65% of the surface of Svalbard consists of protected areas, including 3 nature reserves, 6 national parks, 15 bird sanctuaries and 1 geotopical protected area. The largest islands are Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, Barentsøya, Edgeøya and Prins Karls Forland.
Norway is given sovereignty over Svalbard
Cities on Svalbard
Longyearbyen (Norwegian administrative centre) 1 700 inhabitants. the seat of local government and Norway’s main administrative centre on Svalbard. The small colourful community of approx. 1700 inhabitants has developed from being a typical mining company town into a modern community with different kinds of business and industry and with a wide range of cultural activities and opportunities.
Barentsburg (Russian mining community) 900 inhabitants.
Ny-Ålesund (Norw. international research centre) 40 inhabitants
Sveagruva (Norwegian mining community) 210 commuters.
Hornsund (Polish research station) 8 inhabitants

Infrastructure
There is no regular boat transportation between the mainland of Norway and Svalbard. The easiest way to get to Spitsbergen is by plane. Most of the year, there are daily flights from Oslo directly to Longyearbyen or through Tromsø. The airport is Svalbard Lufthavn, Longyear. There are no roads between the settlements.

Ferie/Vacation

Nå er det endelig ferie.
Fra og med idag fredag den 22.juli til 14.august har jeg ferie.
Vacation from July 22th to August 14th.

Man married his mother

Man married his mother
An Iraqi refugee with residence permission in Norway married his own mother, in a desperate attempt to bring the rest of his family to the country. It worked, inititally, but now both he and his mother face two years in prison.The bizarre story, reported in newspaper Romerikes Blad, started to unfold last winter when local police began investigating the case, several years after the man first came to Norway as an asylum seeker.
The man in question initially had been granted permanent residence permission in Norway for humanitarian reasons.He settled in Lillestroem, northeast of Oslo, and then quickly filed an application with the immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) to bring the rest of his family to Norway under terms of the country's family reunification policy.
He told the authorities that he had a wife in Iraq, and that she had two children from an earlier marriage.
Suspicions aroseThe authorities accepted the man's claims and the documentation he provided, and granted all three permanent residence permission as well. They came to Norway, and all four lived in a flat in Lillestroem for several years before local police began to be suspicious, mostly because of the apparent age difference between the man and woman.
"It just didn't seem right," inspector Jan Eirik Thomassen of the Romerike Police District told Romerikes Blad. The man had said he was 33, and his wife was 44. Police went to court to get permission for DNA testing.
Results showed that the couple actually were mother and son. Her two other children were the man's siblings.
The man ended up making a full confession when confronted with the DNA results. Both he and his mother have now been charged with giving false information to the authorities, which can result in two years in prison and deportation.
Kilde:Aftenposten

Crack found on new bridge

Crack found on new bridge.

The brand new bridge connecting Norway and Sweden at Svinesund is already showing cracks, and highway authorities still haven't formally approved it for takeover

Politicians played at shooting Muslims

Politicians played at shooting Muslims
Politicians from one of Norway's small parties played at shooting Muslims when they gathered for a summer meeting on the Hurum Peninsula. The event has drawn fire from anti-racists.
It all started when members of The Democrats (Demokratene), along with some of their supporters, held a paintball competition at what they called an "informal" summer meeting. The politicians divided themselves into two groups, one of them dressed up like Muslim terrorists.
"This was both fun and useful, and we hope to have more competitions like this in the future," John Arntsen, leader of the Hurum chapter of the Democrats, told Aftenposten.no.
When asked what he meant by "useful," Arntsen said that "if the world keeps developing like it is now, with terrorism especially in Muslim circles, people can quickly have a need for knowledge about self-defense."
He claims it wasn't planned in advance that one of the teams in the paintball competition would be Muslim. "It just happened that the one team dressed up like terrorists," he said. "This was innocent stuff." The Hurum chapter of the party, however, continues to have a note on its web site that it's a "Muslim-free zone." And when asked why he thinks The Democrats of Hurum chose to let their terrorist team be Muslims, Nilsen said: "Most terrorists are Muslims today."
Reaction was swift to news of the paintball shooting against Muslims. "When it becomes sport to shoot Muslims, it's going way too far," said Tor Bach of the anti-fascist magazine Monitor.
Nadeem Butt, leader of Oslo's Anti-racist Center, said he was "shocked" by The Democrats' paintball war. He thinks Norway's national security police should keep an eye on party members.
"They call themselves politicians, but this case shows just what kind of party we're dealing with," he said.
The party, which is represented in the Norwegian parliament, says it builds its program around "Christian values... based on Norwegian culture and tradition."
Kilde: Aftenposten

Sex-ed urged for 5-years-olds

Sex-ed urged for 5-year-olds
A clinic that specializes in sex education and offers free birth control for youth in Oslo thinks sex education should begin while small children are still in local kindergartens."I think that the last year of kindergarten is absolutely the time to start providing simple information and answers to the many questions children have," Siv Gamnes, head of the clinic (KSO, Klinikk for seksuell opplysning) told radio station P4 on Tuesday."There's a lot of things they're wondering about, and we can answer why boys and girls are different, and how a baby is created," Gamnes added.Most Norwegian children start attending kindergartens, or day-care centers, as toddlers and continue until formal schooling begins at the age of six. Gamnes doesn't think age five is too early to start talking about sex.That's because she's experienced a lot of misinformation among the youth who seek help at KSO."By the 10th grade, when many start getting sex education, many of the students are already sitting with information that's wrong," she said. "We have to 'un-teach' them before we can start teaching them."Starting early with sex education can help prevent children from getting wrong information that they can go around believing for a long time, Gamnes said
Kilde:Aftenposten

Gas prices shock tourists

Gas prices shock tourists
Gasoline prices are high all over the world, and motorists are complaining, but few countries are demanding such high prices as Norway. It's worst up north, where both Norwegian and foreign tourists alike are stunned by the price at the pump"This is crazy," exclaimed one Norwegian tourist after being charged NOK 12.14 per liter at a gas station in Kjøllefjord in Finnmark. That amounts to about USD 7.40 per gallon."This is even more expensive than at home," German tourist Tobias Humle told newspaper VG over the weekend. "We hadn't expected that it would be like this in a country that produces so much oil as Norway."The explanation lies mostly in the punitive taxes Norway puts on gasoline, to discourage consumption. That, coming on top of the generally high oil prices worldwide, has sent local pump prices up all over the country.Humle and his traveling companion Kristin Hesse had planned to spend three weeks driving around Norway. Now they're not so sure. "We'll see whether we have enough in our travel budget to pay for the gas," Hesse said.The high pump prices mean it can cost around USD 70 to fill the average tank. With few multiple-lane highways in Norway, where steady-speed driving is most gas-efficient, motorists face filling up the tank fairly often when traveling long-distance.Prices around the Oslo area are often lower than elsewhere in the country, currently between NOK 10 and 11. Analysts, however, have said gas prices in Norway could exceed NOK 13 by the end of the summer.
Kilde:Aftenposten

Web-log

Metallica

One of the greatest Heavy Metal Band

12.July 2005
I dag er det den høyeste temperatur som jeg
har målt på mange år 33,2°C.

11.July 2005
Det er fremdeles varmt i Buskerud
Max. idag 32 grader

9.july 2005
Like varmt i dag som i går!
Temperaturen kl.14.30 var 32.6° C

8.July 2005
Etter en varm og lang arbeidsuke er det endelig helg.
Temperatur kl.18.00 29,8°C

Another web-log

Breast canser

Norwegian researchers have found that highly educated women die more often from breast cancer than women with less education. This applies to both women with children and those without, but the researchers don't know why education levels make such a difference.
Why? I just ask.

Aquavit and Vodka

Production of such legendary Norwegian drinks as Linie Aquavit and Vikingfjord Vodka seems poised to fall into Swedish hands. An investment company based in Sweden said Tuesday it will buy 85 percent of Oslo-based distiller Arcus-Gruppen. Private equity firm Ratos of Stockholm said it will pay NOK 434 million (about USD 66 million) for Arcus, the entity set up in 1996 to produce, import and sell wines and spirits to the state-run alcohol retailing monopoly known as Vinmonopolet.
Co-investors with Ratos include Norwegian potato producer HOFF, with nearly 10 percent, and management with just over 5 percent. The seller is Sucra AS, a consortium formed by Jensen Invest of Denmark, Berentzen Gruppe of Germany and several small Norwegian investors who have included HOFF.
Both Norway and Sweden maintain government control over the sale of alcoholic drinks, because of political concerns over the consequences of alcohol consumption. They also heavily tax alcoholic products to discourage consumption.
Both countries, however, have been gradually forced to ease government control in order to meet more liberal market regulations set by the European Union (of which Sweden is a member) and the European economic cooperation in which Norway also participates.
Norway thus split up the retail and wholesale sides of the drinks business in 1996. Arcus was created as a result of that split and the state began selling off its stake. It had been reduced to 34 percent by 2003.
Kilde: Aftenposten

Oslo's heat wave sets a record

Oslo's heat wave sets a record
Monday was the warmest day recorded in Oslo in more than 50 years. Southern Norway continues to log temperatures much warmer than most places in Spain and the Canary Islands.For Norwegians, who live in homes largely without air-conditioning, it's been downright sweltering the past week. On Monday, official thermometers at the University of Oslo's meteorological station at Blindern soared to nearly 32C (90F).It was, by comparison, 26C in Rome, 28C in Malaga, Spain and 25F in the Canary Islands.The high temps haven't set a record nationwide, however. The highest temperature ever recorded in July in Norway was 35C in both Oslo and Trondheim on July 21 and 22, 1901. The southern coastal town of Flekkefjord also hit 35C on July 14, 1897.The warmth record for June is 35.6C, recorded in the mountain town of Nesbyen on June 20, 1970.The warm weather was continuing on Tuesday, but forecasters promised some relief towards the end of the week. That's when temperatures may drop to a more pleasant 23C (74F) and Oslo may even get some rain.That will also come as a relief to forestry officials worried about an extreme danger for forest fires in the hills surrounding the capital. A total ban has been placed on all outdoor fires in the area known as marka because of dry conditions.
Kilde:Aftenposten

My grandchild Daniel

My grandchild Daniel

My grandchild Emilie

My grandchild Emilie

My daugther

My daugther Marianne. She have to kids.

Nikelverket

Nikelverket
Norge har lovet 300 millioner i støtte til rensing av utslipp i Nikel.Denne støtten er idiotisk. Konsernet hadde 12 milliarder i overskudd i fjor.Nikkelverket ligger bare to km fra den norskrussiske grensen.Pengene går nå til russiske kapitalister. Bruk heller pengene i Norge til bl.a eldre,skoler og sykehus.Likevel mener Bellona-leder Fredric Hauge at pengestøtten ikke må trekkes tilbake.Her må det være noe riv ruskende galt.

Alpharma

Alpharma
Hva er det som skjer med norsk industri i dag. Alt legges ned.I går kom beskjeden om at Alpharmas(legemiddelindustri)legges ned innen årets slutt , hvis ikke produksjonen dobbles innen den tidBedriften har 185 ansatte på Lierskogen i Buskerud.
Bedriften ble grunnlagt i Oslo 8.juni 1903. Omsetning 2003:1,3 milliarder US dollar

Sommeren 2005 (2)

Endelig har sommeren kommet til Buskerud.Etter en kald og regntung vår,ser det ut til at sommeren er kommet.Nå er det endelig over 20 grader så det går an å sitte ute med en kald pils, eller noe sterkere.Men jeg har ikke ferie før den 27.juli,så jeg håper på en fin sommer da.

23.juni (St.Hansaften): Grilling,pent vær.Opptil 25 grader. Ingen øl i dag,skal jo på jobb i morgen!! He.. he...

25. og 26. Juni: Fint og varmt sommervær hele helgen I morgen er det på jobb igjen(uff)
Uke 26(27.juni til 1.juli) Bare arbeid...bare arbeid

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Week 26: Just working all day long.
Hi! It's a new weekend again and it's three weeks to vacation. The weather is very fine.
July the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th: Very high temp.(up to 33 degrees Celsius, 92 Fahrenheit) and very high humidity.
July 8th: Its to weeks to vacation.

July 12th: Temp.:33,2°C at 17.00 CET.

My Paradise

Sydenvarme

Sydenvarme
Hot! Varmt!! Det er varmere her i Buskerud enn i Paris, Madrid, Roma og Lisboa.Temperaturen ligger over 30 grader her. Uterestaurantene er fulle av folk som koser seg med en kald pils eller miniralvann.Og is salget går for fullt. Badestrendene er fulle av folk, men vi som ikke har ferie å må jobbe er det ganske hett for.Varmen er også plagsomt for de firbeinte og. Jeg har sett hunder som er innestengt i en varmbil med vinduet bare tre centimeter oppe. Det holder ikke. Ta dyrene ut av bilen når det er så varmt!

Grandchild

My 4th grandchild was born today at 11.00 am CET, a girl.
Weigth: 3400 g
Length: 51 cm
My son lives in Vadsö, it's almost 2500 km by car from where I live.
Photo from a mobile phone.

Mitt fjerde barnebarn ble født i dag kl.11.00 på sykehuset
i Kirkenes. Det veide 3400 gram og var 51 cm lang, og er
en jente. Det er langt fra Geithus til Kirkenes, så det blir dårlig
med besøk fra oss!!

Skottestad

Skottestad i Hamaröy
View from my sommerhouse.
Here you can go fishing every day and maybee see a moose,
a reindeer or lots of other animals.
You can also take a walk in the mountain.
My house is a very old. It's build(I think)
around 1920.

Residence

My place of residence: Geithus, Norway
About 50 km west of Oslo.
Population: About 2500
A very quiet place. 40 km to the nearest city Drammen
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