Day 5

Today, I followed the tourists again, without a single clue, where they were going. Only know that, it seems somewhere much further. To this museum, which supposedly display old Norwegian heritages replicas. (which, 1 month later, on a road trip with chase and thomas, I found authentic real, old Norwegian farm house life.)


Pretty ice flowers :)


Old houses replicas



Erik always trying to look into them.

Inside the old houses replicas, replicas of life inside them





Inside this house, I climbed this wobbly stairs to the dark unknown.

After the steps, I entered into a completely black room. Unable to see, and no one else went in, I used my camera flash to help me form a mental image of what is around me. I saw this ladder going up. I thought of whether to go up, because it is completely dark and even now, I feel shivers up my spine. I think if something happen to me, like if there's a ghost, no one can save me.

I seriously need to kick this habit of always venturing the unknown and letting curiosity get the better of me.

yes, I climbed the ladder. And trying to see with my camera flash. Im really scared that the flash will show me a ghost head instead. Its like in the scary movies.

Thankfull, there was nothing, except for a few pieces of wood.

No ghost faces. To my relie


As usual, I am forever trying to climb into places that they chained up. I need to stop this bad habit. One of the places that I climbed into looks suspicious. But I couldnt go further nor see more. Hence, I used my camera flash to try to see what's there. And to my surprise, there's a door, with some drawing and inscriptions. Looks quite occult (below).




Replica of the famous stave church



Inside the Stave Church. We were not allowed in. And no one can see what's inside. Thank God for modern technology like camera. Erik's SLR did a splendid job in showing what the eyes cant see.

Next stop, I dont know where they are going again, but just follow. So here I was, at some habour.




And then, we went to the Fram Museum, which we tried to sneak w/o paying. Its not bcos we have no money. Its bcos they didnt want to sell us tickets as they were closing. We were caught. Nothing happened. So we decided to go back to the habour and to the fjord :).

My Polar Bear is real. Its dead and preserved.

The Fram. We'll be back another day to see more of it. Now to some nature :)

Outside, the Fram, we saw this weird looking self-made boat structure.



To the Fjord :)

Sunset, water, and a kid. I heart. What a simple, innocent picture :)))


I walk on ice.

The first time I see this, I remember a good friend. Who loves rocks. You know who you are.

Did your family dump you here by the sea to die in the cold? Neh. Apparently, Norwegians arent afraid of cold at all. Even the small kids, dont seem troubled by it at all.

This swan tried to attack the kid or at least frighten it by opening its wings in an intimidating manner. I kid not. The kid ran away.



Of sunsets, swans, ducks, and the lake. Can we bask in this for eternity for forget about the city life? Of what riches and glory cant buy.

Day 2

Morning. The girls arranged to meet 9am at the stairs. Guess what. I went down at 9am and no one was there.
Was quite cool. I woke up, saw this german girl at my floor toilet and introduced herself as farridus. She and her spanish friend ask me to join them for breakfast. But since I was meeting the girls, I politely declined.
I sat at the steps for 30 mins! Even went up to take my bible to read, sat at the steps and I kept pressing level 3's bell and non of the 2 girls answered!!!. Fed up. I went back up, saw the german who was getting ready to go out.
I said "finished breakfast that fast?!"
They said "Wanna join us for breakfast?"
Me: Sure. But when?
Far: 10 mins, we're going out to buy some food then come back
Me: 10 mins? Isnt the supermarked like 1 km away?
Far: No, there's on right below.
Me: Really?
Far: Yes, I can show you.
Me: Ok give me a sec.

And that's when I discovered Rema 1000, the convenient store 50 metres away. And it has stuff that's much cheaper than the supermarked, 1km away at the football stadium.

Had breakfast with them, and 1 other german couple. Means 3 german and 1 spanish (she lives in Barcelona! cool). Apparently, they used to be flatmates in germany. The spanish lived and studied in germany for 3 years, thus she could speak german. And for my sake, they spoke english. But sometimes, they revert back to german which im ok with.

I had such a filling and full breakfast with them, that I need lunch no more! Its amazing. The spanish whose name is roser (pronounced as hosea) brought spanish pork. And they bought this norwegian meat. Which actually says "sheep/cow/goat heart. 3- in - 1" Germans are funny people. They call it the "animal farm, except elephant, meat"

I took the chance to ask far about cable buying. She said "99 kr for 1 metres is way too expensive. I can show u much cheaper ones" Evening, we by pass Oslo City, and she brought me to that shop. She found a lan cable 79 kr for 3 metres. Not bad. But I went to the telephone section, found a 5 metres cable for 39 kr!, but wasnt sure if it works. It looks exactly the same to me really. The way the wires are connected. So I asked this german fren for his opinion. He said "I'll take a look" confidently. And mumbled lots of deep terms (wire is cross-linked, red, yellow and brown). Little did I realise later, that he was a PHD electrical engineer. And he said "im absolutey sure this 5 metres cable works for internet" I took a gamble, bought it and it works!! AMAZING.

However, sadly, I realised that I forgot to bring my passport photos (must have left it on my table in sg!) And had to take new ones there. It costs twice as much. 60 kr, ie 12 sing for 4 photos. Sigh. but I manage to make my student pass with the help of far.

Day 4

Day 4. I woke up and followed the tourists the same.

Have no idea where they are walking to. They werent going to the train station.


In for a nature ride I guess.


Erik said the more rims of lines, the older the wood.

Along the way, there was a farm with horses.


After walking for like 1hr +, we came to this. I will find out soon, it was actually a frozen lake.

Frozen lake.

Underneath the thin layer of snow, is ice.

They skate on the lake, with a baby tramp.

The german couple.

My snow angel.






Goodbye lake, they are going higher up the mountain.

Stalactites (or mites)



The hair strand that's sticking out of her hair, is frozen.

Going to the cabin for a coffee. The Europeans are coffee addicts always.


Fireplace to warm my hands.

The journey to the cabin took us past this area. Now back, I had to walk past this huge area again. I thought I was going to die. The germans walk really really fast. Today, I realised, army boots are thoroughly bad for snow. I fell a few times. My hiking shoes are much better.


This picture of the frozen lake is glorious. Go on, click on it. You'll see the moon at 4pm, the polar star, and a pack of birds blending well in the sky.


Some people started a fire near the lake.