Oct 13, 2010

COLD COLD COLD too SOON SOON SOON!

Many things have occurred within the last month. So therefore I shall go directly into each one.
A few weeks ago the girls had a whole week off because of the autumn holidays, so for 4 of those days we went to a place called Mjølfjell, east of Voss, which is about 2.5 hours from Bergen by car and 2 by train. We stayed in a cabin that Robert's work had rented out for its employees and families to use. We were 7 kids, and 6 adults. We went hiking everyday. Now for those who know me, know that I am not too fond of hiking, but that has changed this last year. Not having my own car anymore I have been forced to use public transportation and my own two feet, and I have gotten quite used to it. So walking isn't a problem anymore and therefore hiking is something I quite enjoy now. I even go hiking up Fløyen, one of Bergen's 7 mountains, on the weekend. But anyways, Mjøllfjell was simply beautiful!



On one of our hikes, we went to this placed called Slondalen. It lies at the foot of a mountain and in front of a lake. There were some small old cabins in the area built on top of rocks. We had lunch there and played different versions of hide and seek! the place was so cute. I could never imagine living in a place so isolated and far from civilization.





I had a great time with everyone, with Anna, Robert, Alva, Ulrikke and Kaisa and the other 2 families that came with us!
Onto the next subject! The other week we had snow! Yes! Snow in October! Which, for those who are not from Norway or any northern European countries, snow in October is rare.
I was not ready for it, and neither was my body which endured some pretty funny slips and falls!

I also went on a student trip to Flåm, pronounced "Flohm", which was simply amazing!!!! Flåm is a small village at the inner end of the Aurlandsfjord, an arm of the infamous Sognefjord which is the longest fjord in Norway and second in the world.
I went with my friends Quetzalcoatl, and Andrea, two students from Mexico working on their Doctorate degree. Total we were near 100 students.
We took the 7:50am train towards Myrdal, the mountain station, and from there we took another train on the Flåm railway.
"The train journey provides some of Norway's wildest and most magnificent scenery. On the 20 km-long train ride you can see rivers that cut through deep ravines, waterfalls cascade down the side of steep, snow-capped mountains and mountain farms cling dizzily to sheer slopes.

The Flåm Railway is one of the worlds steepest railway lines on normal gauge. The gradient is 55/1000 on almost 80% of the line, i.e. a gradient of one in eighteen. The twisting tunnels that spiral in and out of the mountain are manifestations of the most daring and skilful engineering in Norwegian railway history" (http://www.flaamsbana.no/eng/).










Apart from our Flåm adventures, Andrea, Quetzacoatl, another friend named Remi, and I took part in a student food competition!!! We got 2nd place!!! Of course I cannot forget to thank Aleksander my awesome boyfriend who also helped us out, and without him it would have been near impossible!



So that is the sum of my October adventures! Hopefully November will be full of a lot more!! Until next time!!! Hadet bra!