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Extreme Weather Warning

Posted on May 22, 2012 by michelle

This is the weather forecast for Bergen (and rest of Norway) for the next ten days. We are about to experience temperatures consistently above 10C, and relentless sunshine.  For a city proudly referred to as the wettest in Europe, and with … Continue reading →

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Syttende Mai

Posted on May 17, 2012 by michelle

Norway has recorded civilisations older than Jesus, god and all that other stuff.  However, as a nation, Norway is still a baby, only marginally older than New Zealand (although New Zealand’s independence is of some debate. It officially became a … Continue reading →

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Sola drugs

Posted on April 30, 2012 by michelle

Bergen is affectionately known as the wettest city in Europe, with only a small village in northern Scotland being able to claim more rain.  Still, it’s a trait that is a little unfair if you look at the global distribution … Continue reading →

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Cultural Differences

Posted on April 29, 2012 by michelle

We were at the professor’s birthday dinner.  As the evening progressed, it came to Brian to make a speech.  This is what Europeans (or maybe just extroverts) do, it seems. So, Brian stood up, and began his speech.  He decided … Continue reading →

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Spring Break

Posted on April 23, 2012 by michelle

The following day we take a bus to Stavanger, hanging out for another couple of days before taking the 25 minute flight back home. The rest of the trip was awesome. Haugesund is a very pretty and authentic town. I … Continue reading →

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Penny

Posted on April 16, 2012 by michelle

Norway is an extremely geographically challenging country.  Situated partly in the Arctic Circle, the mainland has an alpine mountain range running through the length of it, rising near vertically out of the sea and carved up by massive 200km long … Continue reading →

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Back in time

Posted on April 16, 2012 by michelle

I spotted this photo in the dark murky depths of the Internet.

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