Wild blueberries found in Østmarka --- went hiking with my friend Marit yesterday. I love walking in the forest and the smell of the trees, the lakes, and ... the blueberries (?)
This picture is for my friends Silje and Natasha!!! In Østmarka yesterday, Marit and I met a lady who had found a basket full of mushrooms and other interesting species. (Don't know what these are called in Norwegian, English, or any other language for that sake....)
We had lunch by this water. Quite stunning!
The lunch. Home made pasta salad.
Veggie burritos at Mucho Más (Grünerløkka). They were lovely, but very different from my veggie burritos. I got some ideas that I'll try out next time I make burritos in Spain.
Quesdillas con gambas at Mucho Más. Natasha said they were lovely!
Lunch in the park at my friend Gina's hen party last weekend.
Wine in my friend's garden out in Suburbia.
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And finally, the good old Gudbrandsdalsost, brunost, cheese that is brown:
I know I've made some of my friends in Spain addicted to this cheese, and I'll seriously try to find that shop in Fuengirola where we can buy the Gudbrandsdalsost. For the time being, however, you can read about the cheese on this interesting blog: http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/chiocciola/2008/02/brunost_cheese_that_is_brown.html That's also where the picture above is stolen from.
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So life in Norway is good. It's nice to be here and spend time with friends, family, books, films etc. It's nice to hear Norwegian all the time, and sometimes a bit strange too. I miss hearing Spanish, and I'm so happy every time I can speak English to Bradley, Kelly, or other English-speaking friends!
Everything is very expensive here. The wine, for instance. In Norway you can't buy wine in the super markets. They sell it in so called Wine Monopolies. And ... you have to show your ID card if you're under 25 years old. The first time I went to the local Wine Monopoly the sales assistant actually asked me to show him my ID card. I said "You must be joking" .... but no. He thought I was under 25. Haha! We all had a good laugh after that:)
Saturday is The Big Day. Gina and Bjørn Trygve are getting married! They're having a big party with 86 guests. Her hen party last weekend was much fun, and she accepted all the challenges we gave her, inclduing some water sports activities on Mjøsa. Here's a picture of the bride getting ready for vann-pølsa, aka "the water saucage"...
Gina
That's it for now. Going shopping now with crazy shopping friends, but first: lunch at a Turkish place. I love it! The weather is crap, but I'm happy, and then it doesn't really matter! :)
