Consept Hotel Gamla Vaerket Sandnes

I went to Stavanger in june to attend the beach volleyball world tour, but when I got there I 
fund so much else to do that I didnt find the time to watch the volleyball. Its was insane, and 
the best part is that everything is so close that you can do alot in one day. I spendt 10 days there 
and it is without doubt the best vacation I have ever been on.

I live in Amsterdam and ...

Another couple mad train rides from Bergen to Oslo and then over to Stavanger took us to small oil town, from where we would make our way to the beautiful lyseford. The fjord is quite deep, and we came to take the hike up to the Preikestolen, high above the fjord. The hike was great, and though we were soaked by rain upon arriving in Stavanger, it wasn't too bad during the 2 hour trek up.

... jeg et prisforslag over mail som faktisk gjorde meg svimmel..Så det trengtes et alternativ! Klarer meg vel uten å se Mongolias ørkenliv fra togvinduet.. Turen går heller transibirsk til Vladivostok i øst-russland og videre med båt til Japan derfra. Jeg skipper dermed Beijing men der har jeg jo vært før. Litt ekstra tid i Japan kan jo ikke skade heller, ser du bort ifra lommeboken. Reiseruten er herved oppdatert og det er eeeeen uke til jeg reiser!

... I haven't even been upstairs to the cardio machines in probably three months. The selection just won't be the same when I am back in Calgary! At first it was strange having all the instructions and cues in Norwegian, but now I am so used to them that I could probably teach some of the classes (fire, tre, to, en...kom igjen!) Once I do find a gym in Calgary it will be strange to be able to understand every word that the instructor says.

... out in Stavanger...started at Timbuktu and then went to Cementen. The Sola Airshow was on this weekend, so Melissa and I checked it out on Sunday. Neither of us had been to an airshow and it was really interesting to see. The best part of the airshow were the six F-5 Swiss Fighter Jets. After the airshow we went to a BBQ, stopped by the swords for a few photos, and then finished the evening off by watching Top Gun!

The SAS flight to Europe was actually pretty nice. I used some soon-to-expire frequent flier miles to upgrade to Economy Flex and enjoyed the better service and only half full flight with no annoying passengers anywhere to be found. My kinda flight. Doyle is stuck at work for another two weeks but will meet me in Copenhagen in a couple weeks for our flight to Barcelona. As always, my dad generously offered me a room in his downtown Sandnes ...

... was really great and also tonight there was a cake. the tour started really god. there was a cake everynight beside the first show. and is so cool it doesnt happen so often to eat so many good cakes in so few days!!! the show started with a punk rock all female band called killing butterflyes and it was nice to see some different kind of music from time to time. then played gather and they made a really good show. the sound was incredible. everything sounded like a huge show with ...

... around a bit and admired the view. On Tuesday, Hans older brother Kjell hosted a family barbeque. Kjell was grilling what looked like pork chops and this HUGE piece of meat. I asked what it was, and he said it was "flint steak" - as in the Flintsones, Fred and Wilma. (I thought he was joking with me, but I saw it later in the grocery stores after that - sure enough, "Flint stek"). The barbeque was a lot of fun - nearly all the ...

... in Sweden. With more than a 2 hour layover, I really tried to find something to buy in the huge duty-free mall at the Copenhagen airport. But you know, it's not often I need to stock up furs, purses, perfumes, cigarettes or booze. Eventually, it was time to get on board; the flight was smooth and uneventful. Ten hours later we were walking in the door and greeted by a certain pudgy ******-off pussycat. Yes, the holiday with family was great, but it's good to be home.

... time. It was quite beautiful and touching to look across the graveyard, tombstones lightly covered with snow, scattered candles flickering as other families walked their way to and from their relatives' burial sites. We were in Ålgard ten minutes later, where it is a little bit higher; more snow on the ground and more coming down from the clouds. Bodil greeted us with warm gløgg (spiced red wine with almonds and raisins). We sat and chatted ...