It's been some years! And a lot of things have happened: I have been to New York, I have finished my M.Sc. in Political Science and added a little certification in project management to it. And even more joyfully, I have met Steffen. Well, "met" is maybe not the right word. Maybe "discovered" is better, cause after so many years we finally realized that we are each others best partner in crime, best travelmate and now also best roomy. Therefore, we've decided to live together, which at least initially will take place here in Oslo! And here the story begins: I have moved out of my apartment, packed my stuff and right now I live a life filled with apartment sale, apartment search, job search, network establishing etc. But we also experience a lot of stuff that is not that terrible grown-up. Like I said before, Steffen is my best travel mate. And to tell about our trips and what life here in Oslo has to offer, I've decided to resume this blog.
And this contribution to the blog will contain a little resume of what has happened so far!
So where do we live? Well, we live on Bygdøy Alle in Frogner - one of the nicest and richest neighbourhoods in the city! We have a great view over Oslo fjord from our rooftop, and it's only a short walk to the castle, Aker Brygge,
Frognerparken
Karl Johan and all the other main sights. On the other hand the apartment is only 40 square meters, and bed room, living room and kitchen are all in one room. So there is not much space for anything, and we dream and fantasize about our future home, every time we walk past a real estate broker.
And what do we eat? We have grown fond of all the wonderful seafood that Norway has to offer - especially salmon and shrimps!
Not just any kind of salmon, but Salma laks (http://www.salma.no/forside) - the world's best salmon.
We eat it steamed, raw, fried etc. and many times a week! And if we ever leave Norway again, this is seriously something that I'm going to miss! On the other hand, we barely eat meat anymore. It's my little sneaky way to turn Steffen into a vegetarian... ;)
What do we experience? There is so much to see here in Norway, and it's become our challenge to see as many beautiful places of this big and wild country as possible. A challenge that we've accepted! So far we've among others been to the bear park in Flå
seen the olympic park in Lillehammer
seen the fortress in Kongsvinger
and been on a wilderness safari in Finnskogen.
The only thing we haven't seen is a wild moose! People talk about these wild moose all the time, there are road signs everywhere, they are said to be quite aggressive and not afraid of humans (or at least roads and cars), and you see moose shit every five meters, if you walk through a forest. But we have many more trips to come, and in July we'll visit Tromsø to see the midnight sun. So there is plenty to write about, and I'll keep you updated!
And this contribution to the blog will contain a little resume of what has happened so far!
So where do we live? Well, we live on Bygdøy Alle in Frogner - one of the nicest and richest neighbourhoods in the city! We have a great view over Oslo fjord from our rooftop, and it's only a short walk to the castle, Aker Brygge,
Frognerparken
Karl Johan and all the other main sights. On the other hand the apartment is only 40 square meters, and bed room, living room and kitchen are all in one room. So there is not much space for anything, and we dream and fantasize about our future home, every time we walk past a real estate broker.
And what do we eat? We have grown fond of all the wonderful seafood that Norway has to offer - especially salmon and shrimps!
Not just any kind of salmon, but Salma laks (http://www.salma.no/forside) - the world's best salmon.
We eat it steamed, raw, fried etc. and many times a week! And if we ever leave Norway again, this is seriously something that I'm going to miss! On the other hand, we barely eat meat anymore. It's my little sneaky way to turn Steffen into a vegetarian... ;)
What do we experience? There is so much to see here in Norway, and it's become our challenge to see as many beautiful places of this big and wild country as possible. A challenge that we've accepted! So far we've among others been to the bear park in Flå
seen the olympic park in Lillehammer
seen the fortress in Kongsvinger
and been on a wilderness safari in Finnskogen.
The only thing we haven't seen is a wild moose! People talk about these wild moose all the time, there are road signs everywhere, they are said to be quite aggressive and not afraid of humans (or at least roads and cars), and you see moose shit every five meters, if you walk through a forest. But we have many more trips to come, and in July we'll visit Tromsø to see the midnight sun. So there is plenty to write about, and I'll keep you updated!
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