ski vm, part 2

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just to prove my point about two-year-old skiers, less than 10 minutes after writing my last post I found a little promotional ski area set up by telenor outside the Nobel peace centre: they even set up a little hill (to mimic a ski-jump?)–and all the kids were lining up to try it: I then spent part of the afternoon … Read More

ski vm 2011

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today is the last day of what is probably the event of the year in Oslo: the Nordic World Ski Championships. the mania on the streets is only understandable once you know that most Norwegians begin cross-country skiing at the age of 2 (and I’m not exaggerating here). only because Norwegians talk about it all the time did I discover … Read More

landskampen billboard

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one last battle for the nation’s honour! LANDSKAMPEN premieres Thursday the most important is to beat the swedes! (tv3.no)

mega transit sign in Oslo!

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Today I happened to pass by just as Trafikanten was installing a brand new transit sign at Oslo’s busiest interchange, Jernbanetorget. This totally made my day! Since every single bus/tram/subway/train in Oslo passes through this station, all their different platforms are spread over a few blocks, both above and underground. Which can be annoying when, like last week, I was … Read More

advertising toronto

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It’s shopping season on Oslo’s most famous street (Karl Johan), and the stores are filled with images of Christmas and… Toronto? I did a double take when I first walked past this display window: I’m not sure what the aim of this ad is, other than to thoroughly confuse any Canadians that happen to be walking by… but what do … Read More

electric car parking

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Not far from where I live is Aker Brygge, a fancy, ultra-touristy area by the harbour. It’s kinda lame. However, I noticed the other day that they have a parking lot for electric cars! Most electric cars here are tiny and kinda flimsy-looking. But there is one that appears sturdy enough (akin to a smart car), made by the Norwegian … Read More

high prices = more pak khom

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Oslo is known to be one of the most expensive cities in the world (but was recently surpassed by Copenhagen according to ECA International–a link that was sent to me by a friend in Geneva, btw). There are many reasons for this (which I still need to figure out), but for one thing the wages in Norway are much more … Read More

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