Update 20 - Part 1

John visits Oslo

The week after Mum had left we had a new visitor in town...JOHNNO!John is living in Edinburgh and doesn't get to see this kind of thing over there :)Walking through the sculpture parkWe stopped to check out a band that was playing whilst a dog show was on..???Catch the baby!Ooo the waffle stand is back!Mmm waffleWe decided to go to Sognsvann for a bbq dinnerSurprisingly we found a portable bbq in a corner of a shop behind a sign!It must've been old because the coals didn't want to burn properlyBut not to worry...John and Dan are on the case!Just the 3 of us...So boys...any luck yet?I'll just take some more photos then...Do we have a fire?Yes!!So after half an hour Dan was able to start cooking the hotdogsIt was awesum seeing John over hereHe enjoyed a hotdog with lompe breadThen some donuts for dessertThe next day we veged out like old times...playing GTA :)On John's last night in Oslo we went out for Vietnamese mealAutumn was about 5 degrees warmer on average than usualThen it snowed in early November (before warming back up and not snowing again!!!)For our 6th anniversary we went out to a restaurant recommended to us by Grant.It was expensive but absolutely delicious food and wine!It was called Kokopelli :)After trying the mouth watering scallop at Kokopelli, we decided to try cooking some ourselves!Doing our Norwegian homework by the fire. Vi går på norskkurs!Frost on a leafMmm gyoza (japanese dumplings). We love making these here because we're yet to find a japanese restaurant that serves them!Going out for drinks one Friday night after workFrom left: Dan, Jo, James, Markus and EnnoThe mist is coming!We'd put our bikes away for the winter but one weekend we walked outside and thought, wow it's warm again!So we went up to Sognsvann for a bbq (our favourite thing to do in Oslo)The sun was warm on our facesRiding through the forest to find a good picnic spotWow! Check out the patterns on the frozen lake!This looks like a great spot for a bbqDan and I threw rocks into the ice to make that boing sound (it happens when the ice layer isn't too thick)Tshirt weather!As the sun started disappearing behind the trees it became much colderWe had just enough time to scoff down some hamburgersThere ya go Dan...I did something ;)Ooo snow! It's a shame it was too warm to hang around.The frost we have now looks whiter than this!Chasing the sun one weekend afternoon...We found it! This was about 2.30pm.

Work Christmas Party

We had a buffet style dinner at our work christmas partyIt only took 5 minutes to stuff our faces full of it :)AwwMorten, Ingvild, Will and GavinDid I bump my head?Wa-hey!Morten is too cool for this photoOh no! Frode has shrunk Øyvind!Rich and MarenStrike a poseWobble those cheeksThe best photo of the nightOr maybe it's this one?Heidi gets her 'groove thing' onDJ snarlMe and IngvildJeff just gets in the photoEvery photo needs a MarkusDancing with style!Yep, we've got styleNow Øyvind is back to his original sizeMats enjoyed the nightWalking to the train station...Marianne, me, Dan, Markus and MikeTrain station group photo!And on that note...we headed home :)