Christmas started here at the first sunday of Advent with lighting the lights in the tree in the city center and gl
øgg (kind of gluhwein) for everyone in the office. At the 4th of december we had our Julebord (christmasdinner) from Statoil. It was great fun, with nice traditional norwegian christmasfood, a pepperkake hus, a lot of dancing and a small afterparty in town.
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| Afterparty in the Metzo! |
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| To get even more in the Christmas mood Claartje joined the 'Juledekorasjonskurs' of Statoil and made a nice christmas decoration. I only made one of these three actually, but it was fun! |
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| Our sledges have arrived and fit into our car perfectly. We have found a nice long path going down, where we can sledge really fast! We just have to look out for all the cross-country skiers (langlaufers) on the same path... |
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| The mørketid has started a couple of weeks ago, so the sun does not show above the horizon At the start there as not much difference at all, but by now it is really dark most time of the day.There is however a very special light for a long time each day, where dawn and dusk flow into each other. The snow does help to make it all more light in general. This picture is taken at about 1 in the afternoon. |
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At the 13th of December Santa Lucia (girl with the crown of candles) is celebrated here in Norway. Children from the local kindergarten came to the office to perform a song for us...very cute! |
Love Claartje & Douglas
