Oslo has some stunningly good weather sometimes. Beautiful blue skies during the middle of winter.
Sunset near Ingierstrand
My lovely friend Ingvild invited me to Ingierstrand just outside of Oslo to hang out with her and her friends for the weekend. We had a terrific time and witnessed a spectacular sunset across the fiord just after dinner.
Taken from near the cabin. Irene and Hilde standing on the jetty.
Irene walking along the shoreline
Øyungen lake
Photos of Øyungen lake during my recent cycling trip.
Øyungen
I went on a cycling trip to Øyungen, a small lake near Oslo. Round trip was about 37 km, which considering my total lack of fitness and excessive flab, was no mean feat! Here’s some photos en-route to the lake, photos of the lake itself coming up soon 🙂
My bike before leaving Oslo
View over Maridalsvannet to where I road to (FDR shot)
I tried to take a short cut, unfortunately my shortcut became almost vertical so I had to turn back!
The road after heading past Maridalsvannet (FDR shot)
WordCamp Romania
Geir Ellefsen, Kaspars Dambis, Ryan Hellyer (me), Frederick Townes and Joost de Valk at WordCamp Romania
WordCamp Romania crew at laser tag
Geir Ellefsen and Kaspars Dambis
Kaspars Dambis and Geir Ellefsen having a few beers
Cristi Burcă (Scribu) and Joost de Valk at laser tag.
Cristi Burcă (Scribu), Joost de Valk and Ryan Hellyer (me) having a few beers
Kaspars Dambis, Geir Ellefsen, Joost de Valk and Ryan Hellyer (me) in Bucharest, Romania
From left: Auras, Geir, Turcu, Scribu, me and Kaspars. Thanks to Joost for the photo.
Waipara Hills
I always told you could buy this stuff all over the world, but I assumed that meant that a few boutique wine stores dotted around the globe would stock the occasional bottle. But I walked into the local Vinmonopolet (Norwegian for “Wine Monopoly”) and smack bang in the middle of one of the shelves was a bottle of Waiapara Hills Pinot Gris. 150 NOK later and Anita and I opened it to celebrate … um, can’t remember what, but it tasted good 🙂
