A green Oslo

From this year Oslo has tried to make Oslo greener. It is a big project and soon all the houses are doing it.
It’s tricky in a big city with little space and many people to find a solution that works, but I think they did a great job.

What we do, all food and all plastic are being sorted in green and blue bags and put in the trash where you put your leftovers, and it all gets sorted at the trash-place!

You get the blue and green bags for free at your local grocery store and just throw your trash where you usually do. This way Oslo don’t have to put out tens of thousands of new trashcans and everyone is happy!

I have to let you know we already sort metal and glass, paper, cardboard and drinking cartons! This is just to add to that!

Enjoy the summer while it lasts

You might have heard that Norwegians get out and enjoys the sun the minute it appears. Early April when the snow is still on the ground and the sun comes out between the clouds, we get our scarfs and our hot coffee and we sit outside. Hopefully we avoid the wind with a wall or something and we enjoy the little sun-time we have.

Well, the summer isn’t much different. This year we had a great April (at least where I live) and a crappy may (with the exceptions of a few days, and 17th of may). And now, that June is here is has started of great and all I’m thinking is “I have to tan right now, cause july. Might be crappy!”.

I’m sorry, I can’t help it. I have to take every minute I have off from work when it’s sunny to tan, drink cold beverages and eat ice cream. Cause really you can not depend on the weather. You know what the first thought was when June started of as sunny, was? “Oh damn, is July going to be rainy now? What about my wedding?!”. So that’s how it goes, I sit outside eating my breakfast, lunch, coffee, dinner and only go in when the sun is down and the mosquitos are out and worry about what day of the summer is going to be crappy and rainy because I can enjoy this day today.

And just for last, a happy, ice-eating picture of me and my husband-to-be!

Restaurant visit

Hello read readers. I know it’s a long time inbetween all my posts, but to my defence, there has been a few Youtube videos resently! But, to the point:

I went out to a restaurant a week ago, and I thought I would share some expenses with you, just so you get an overview of a few stuff. I went to Yaya’s, it’s a thai-restaurant. They have 3 restaurants, and are always very booked. This restaurant was at next to Stortinget. (59.911904,10.737737 in google.maps).

My order
Main Dish,with Scampi and chashew nuts. Rise on the side.  146,-
Dessert, fried banana with vanilla ice cream. 49,-
Black Coffe 19,-
Water to drink, free.

I usually order water at restaurants, because sodas and beer and other stuff is always way overprised.
So, total, this came to 214,-

I thouth this resturant was extreemly nice. The interior was awesome, the vaitor was really nice and best of all, the food tasted awesome. And I didnt think the price was bad, very good actually.

Happy eating!

Vigelandsparken

I have said too much when people have asked me, that I don’t think Oslo is pretty. And I’ve always thought that Oslo was an ugly city that I never wanted to live in. I never understood why people would come here to visit! Until now.

I just moved to Oslo, 2 weeks ago. (I’ve lived outside of Oslo my entire life). It’s not until now, when I take the busses and trams in Oslo that I really get to see everything and how beautiful it really is.

This Friday, our last school assignment was to go to Vigelandsparken, to look at ALL the statues. We were going to take our time, and really look at it all and see how it was all created. The park, the statues, the surroundings. I WAS STARSTRUCK. Everything was so beautiful and i simply loved it. So if you are going to Oslo, please stop by Vigelandsparken/frognerparken!

Press the picture to see more photos!

Russ

Walked passed some russ today! And thought I’d share it with you!

Russ in Norway can theoretically do what they want, where they want and how they want. When they are wearing their russ-pants ^^ nothing is unexpected!

These guys let me take their picture when they were hanging out on the floor in the main train station in Oslo! I didn’t ask them why!

Red Man Means Walk

Just thought i’d inform you on a “law” in Norway! Or actually a non-law..

It’s not illegal to walk on a red light.

Norway is the only country in Europe where this is the fact. Nothing happens if we walk on red light. And if a car hits us it’s their fault.

Weird right?
They are considering changing the law these days though.. But I don’t know what happens!

The snow is almost gone!

Some of you wanted to know how much snow was left here in Norway! I can ofcourse just talk for where I live!

This is the snow that’s left outside my door and window!

(Noen av dere ville vite hvor mye snø det var igjen i Norge! Jeg kan selvfølgelig bare snakke for hvor jeg bor!

Dette er snøen som er igjen utenfor døren min og vinduet!)

Memories in ruins

Did you know that my childhood school burned down?
(visste du at min barndomsskole brant ned?)
I went there for 6 whole years!
(jeg gikk der i 6 hele år!)
And now everything burned down, all my memories.
(og nå har alt brent ned, alle mine minner)
It was sad to see it all on the ground…
(det var trist å se alt på bakken)

How is your school(s) doing?
(Hvordan har din(e) skole(r) det?)

Norwegian “Fashion”

These past months there’s a new trend in Norway. It started a few months before christmas, and has really expanded ALOT since then.  I will just show you, it’s called a One-Piece:

They look ugly, huh? ^^
Well, it’s what everyone has, and if your living in a place with alot of tourism, you might have seen a norwegian walking around in one of these. Me personally wont walk in public with this, without a jacket (atleast now.. i might after a while.. ^^). I’ve actually seen a norwegian walkin in Oxfordstreet with a grey Onepiece with a norwegian flag on it ^^

Who: They are huge among bloggers, teenage girls, well, that was the beginning, now everyone has them. Because the Norwegian Blog Princess (Her name is Voe), she advertizes alot for this product and has alot of them. And therefore everyone wants them. Everyone wants to buy, and everyone wants to sell. So there is not only this brand, Onepiece, there are sold everywhere now, mostly online.

Price: They are expencieve. From 1000-1500 was the first once. Now cheaper stores have begun selling them for about 600… But the mostselling brand is above 1000 NOK. Thats alot, but everyone is willing to pay.

Dont I look cute tough? ^^

(Places that sell the pieces: Onepiece, heltdress, illusions, theres probably more, but these are the once that advertize well^^)

Coffee in Norway

In coffeeshops in Norway, you will have a lot of options. Its not only the regular black coffee, the latte and the cappuchino available for you. Oh no.

Like starbucks and problably many other coffeshops there are syrup available in different flavor, caramel, hazelnut and vanilla are the most common once, including mocha ofcourse.

Well, in shops in Norway you might get a lot bigger varieties of syrups, in a lot of different flavour, which you can add to your preferably latte, but also cappuchino. On this picture you see Coconut, Irish Cream, Orange, Cinnamon among others. You may pick one, or you may mix them together to make a rather interessting type of latte.

There are also sauses, which are used in the same way.

Try a “Jamaica” and mic cinnamon and vanilla, or a Bounty (coconut & Chocolat)? Or my personal favourite, Caramel, Irish Cream, Chocolate and Hazelnut? ^^ Does it get to sweet for you, ask for another shot of espresso!

Regular prices of lattes with syrups, from 35-50 NOK! Enjoy!

edit: After comments, I wanted to show you how the lattes with syrup is made and served. So i made little picture-strip!

1. Add the selected syrup (In this case: caramel, white and dark chocolat)
2. Add espresso.
3. Up to here (double shot).
4. Add milk.
5. Voíla!