Mostly about life in Norway. Also about bikes, beer, typography, and drums.
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Sunnmøre Jul, Oslow temperatures
14.02.2010
It's been a while since I put some photos up and a lot has happened in the last couple of months too. Probably the most important development is that I actually have a proper job now. It was good to start working with some more purpose during what has been a dark, cold, though certainly not unpleasant winter. Ages ago (back in December) Fez and Jim came and visited from Australia as a 'wind down' stopover on their seemingly annual international post/math/shoegazer rock festival juggernaut. That was right as Oslo started to get cold—the first weekend below -10 degrees C. Straight after that we...
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Oslo life: an update
31.10.2009
It's been a while since I put some photos up of life in Oslo. There hasn't been a lot going on actually, except for a kick-arse autumn that refuses to descend into rainy crap weather and instead gives day after day of clear, sunny skies (even if it's only 3 degrees outside). Back in August we went on a cabin trip...
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Munich adventure
27.10.2009
Making good use of the proximity of Norway to mainland Europe (in comparison to Australia, for example), we decided we'd take a quick trip down to Munich and catch up with Davo and Lauzie—friends from Australia who have lived in Munich around six years studying contemporary jewellery and getting into the Bavarian...
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Miscellaneous beer makings
16.10.2009
Well we have finally found our local brew supplier. He's not that local, but he's in Norway which is a start. First batch was a Belgian-style Wheat Beer and the second was a dry-hopped India Pale Ale. The dry hopping was a good experience. We used Fuggles pellets, which we got through our Norwegian supplier. Fuggles...
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Scapin decals
08.10.2009
So after much searching for new old stock decal replacements for the Scapin—including contacting Scapin directly with less than helpful results—I eventually gave up and realised the only way to do these decals made up was to get them done custom. Although it was a 'restoration' job, apparently a lot of places don't...
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Our Neighbourhood
24.08.2009
The area where we're living is just up from a fairly well known part of Oslo, Grunerløkka. Yesterday we went for a quick walk through the area and I took some photos for some visual documentation....
Our house
23.08.2009
Finding a place to live proved harder than we thought, mainly because of our job situation. "Oh great so you're both engineers? Oh and you're both working?.. No? Ah.. right. Bye." So after two and a...
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Two months in Sykkylven
27.07.2009
After a couple of weeks in Olso when we first arrived, we travelled back to Sunny Sunnmøre and the town of Sykkylven. This is the town where Rannveig grew up. The region of Sunnmøre is known in...
Scouting brewery locations
25.07.2009
So one day we'll get a brewery happening. It's all part of the grand plan and this country is in dire need of it. All the beers are boring and not particularly good. There's one good brewery from...
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Climbing Slogen
17.07.2009
Reidar and Angela, who the Australian crew would know or have most likely met, came to visit us during our time in Sykkylven. So we decided to climb a mountain. There are so many in the area and so...
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Scapin re-re-re-build
13.07.2009
Well the Scapin has been rebuilt. Again. For the fourth time in its life. Although since its original build in 2005 it's now been converted to a 12 speed road bike, circa 1985 vintage. All Campagnolo...
Grimstad cabin and Risør
25.06.2009
After the midsummer festivities, we spent a couple of days at Reidar's family's cabin, about 40 minutes inland of Grimstad. It was extremely quiet there.. except for the thrice daily trains that flew...
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Sankthansaften in Grimstad
23.06.2009
Grimstad is about four hours south of Oslo down the west coast of the Oslo fjord, and it's the home town of Reidar. It's also the hometown of Thor Hushovd—2009 Tour de France green jersey winner, for...