Fascinating view of the Iraq War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUp1zzYL5co
Views of the landscape from my recent ski trip
Some photos showing the beautiful landscape from my recent ski trip.
Keeping warm by the fire
We started an awesome little fire at the hytta during my ski trip with Live, Ingvild and Irene.
View from my office for today
Cross-country skiing cherry popped
I had my first cross country skiing trip recently. Ingvild, Live, Irene and myself headed to a small hytta (cabin) near Oslo. The weather was great and despite my being a bit slow and having to run down the occasional hill due to my meagre skiing skills, I made it to the end! Big thanks […]
Holmenkollen restaurant
I headed with Boban and Ivelina to the restaurant on Holmenkollen between sledding runs. It’s a great place to warm up between exciting sled rides down Korketrekkeren.
Comment Errors
I have a minor problem. The Comment Errors plugin I wrote a while back is broken. I’m not sure why it’s broken, but I suspect it is related to a change in WordPress core, so I’m going to discontinue it until I come up with a better solution. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/comment-errors/ My current plan Remove all the […]
Oslo spring
Ivelina and Boban at Korketrekkeren
More photos from my trip with Ivelina and Boban to Korketrekkeren for sledding.
Ciabatta bread
I wondered why some of the bread tasted so nasty when I moved to Norway. It turns out it was only half baked! I didn’t realise this was the problem until looking at the side of a packet today and reading “halvstekt” which means “half cooked”!
Few more Rikugi-en gardens pictures
Some more pictures from my trip to the Rikugi-en gardens.
More photos from the Rikugi-en gardens
Some more photos from my trip to the Rikugi-en gardens in Tokyo.
Lekser for norskurrs
I had to write a 125+ word letter to a friend in Norwegian for my language class. Here is the result … Hei! Jeg håper at du hadde en bra helgen! Jeg gikk til Sognsvann for løpt i helgen. Jeg realisert etter jeg reiste bort fra hjemme at min nøkler var i leiglighet! Jeg sendte […]
Meija Shrine inner garden
I visited the Meija Shrine inner garden. It is a very large traditional Japanese garden in the heart of Tokyo.
Kakuun-Tei
I visited the Kakuun-Tei (tea house) in Tokyo. The original building was destroyed during World War 2. The current house is a reconstruction built in 1958.
Tokyo Tower
The Tokyo Tower is an ugly looking beast by day. The hideous orange monstrosity becomes a beautiful golden structure later in the evening.
Meija shrine girls
It is common to see girls dressed in traditional Japanese dresses at the Meija shrine in Tokyo. These nice girls let me take their photo.
Running in Oslo snow
Jeg løpt 6.7 km i Oslo snø i dag.
Medal for traffic
I was awarded a medal at work for sending traffic to our company website. The medal tasted pretty good 🙂
Virgin pilot
Ever wondered how bad someone looks the first time they fly a plane, and without any instruction? Well here’s my rather pitiful attempt. I crashed it again about an hour after this clip was taken and am about to go buy some replacement parts this afternoon to repair the damage! Fingers crossed my flying improves […]
Rainbow Bridge
View of the Tokyo Rainbow bridge. I took the photo from the Tokyo Tower.
Hjelp fra Jan
I had Jan check over some sentences I wrote which I knew were incorrect. Here are the results. My version … Jeg har blitt veldig opptatt hele uke. Jeg skal ikke blir så opptatt nå. Jan’s improved version 🙂 Jeg har vært veldig opptatt hele uken. Nå fremover blir jeg ikke så opptatt At least […]
Tokyo city at night
Some more photos from my trip up the Tokyo Tower.
Rikugi-en lions
I watched a traditional Japanese lion dance thingy at the Rikugi-en gardens in Tokyo. The lions seem to enjoy biting the heads of small children who promptly started screaming.
Norskkurs lekser fra helgen
Jeg dro på skitur til Skjennungen i skogen nær Oslo. Det var første skitur for meg. Jeg gikk veldig sakte. Det vær veldig flotte jenter med meg. De hjap meg med å gå på ski. Jeg brukte lang tid på ski turen. Neste gang skal jeg ikke gå så sakte. Vi bodde i en søt […]
Først skitur
Jeg hadde min først skitur i helgen. Jeg var litt dårlig på ski, men jeg skal bli bedre neste gang 🙂
Hytta i skogen
Jeg gikk på skitur til hytta i skogen.
Tokyo city after sunset
I had one heck of a good view from the Tokyo Tower just after sunset.
Meija shrine
I saw a massive swathe of people walking along a pathway in Tokyo. After a slow 30 min walk, I ended up at the Meija shrine.
Tokyo city at dusk
I went to the Tokyo Tower to catch a glimpse of a Japanese sunset from up high. Here are the first batch of photos right at sunset. I’ll post some photos from later in the evening soon.
Shanghai
I had a brief stopover in Shanghai enroute to Japan. They had some of the best airport food I’ve ever tried!
Auckland via plane
Some snaps from the plane taken whilst flying into Auckland during my trip to Japan.
Mount Taranaki
There was a great view of Mount Taranaki from onboard the plane during my trip to Japan.
Arrowtown Chinese settlement
I visited the historic Chinese settlement in Arrowtown. The settlement consists of old huts built by Chinese immigrants.
Mountain biking with Melissa
Melissa and I went mountain biking along the Clutha river from Albert Town to Wanaka. We had an awesome time cruising along a sweet little dirt path.
Camping at Albert Town with Melissa
Melissa and I went camping at Albert Town at my friend Krissi’s camp site in Albert Town.
Don’t give a shit teddy
Korketrekkeren with Boban and Ivelina
I had an absolute blast hooning down Korketrekkeren today with Boban and Ivelina.
Lake Pukaki
Some nice views of Lake Pukaki near Mount Cook.
My first plane (crash)
I bought my first radio controlled air plane today, a Parkzone Mini-Vapor. Having never flew a plane in my life, and not being much into reading instructions, I promptly flew it, then crashed it! Thankfully it is a hardy little machine and seems to handle the knocks quite well and should live to fly another […]
The Crown Range
After escaping the people overflow in Wanaka, Melissa and I headed over the Crown Range enroute to the equally overflowing Queenstown.
Benmore dam
I stopped off at Benmore hydro dam enroute to visiting Melissa in Oamaru.
Rafting down the Hawea river
Melissa, myself and Ashley went rafting down the Hawea river on an airbed. Lots of fun had by all as we negotiated the mighty rapids of the Hawea.
Mount Cook
I headed north to Mount Cook for the afternoon. Unfortunately the weather started to pack in badly as I arrived.
Home baked bread
Jeg vil baker en veldig bra hjemme lagt brød for meg.
Penguins in Oamaru
Melissa and I went to see some Baby Blue penguins at the Oamaru colony. Unfortunately it was nearly impossible to get a good photo due to the crappy lighting but below is the best I managed.
Conference in Transylvania
An email I sent to the lovely Corina from Romania. Hallo, Jeg skal til konferanse i Cluj i Romania. Jeg har venner fra Cluj. De er ekspert på WordPress programvare for websider. Hvor kommer du fra? Kansje er du fra nær Cluj? Jeg vil spise mye mat i Transylvania 🙂 Jeg elsker Romansk mat! Jeg […]
Ski purchase
I bought my first pair of skis this evening. I’ve never tried cross-country skiing before, so hopefully I don’t kill myself in the process of using them.
Southern Alps from the sky
I had a spectacular view of the New Zealand Southern Alps whilst flying towards Christchurch.
WordCamp Norway
WordCamp Norway happened last weekend. Lots of cool people, lots of cool conversations and great to finally meet some awesome people in the real world who I’ve known in the online world for a long time.