1 Year? Year?!

Something magnificent

I realized this morning that I would have to publish a spectacular post today because this notification ticked into my phone:

Ett år har gått siden denne bloggen ble opprettet. Litt mimring hører med!

Can you believe it? A year! Can one picture say it all? I don’ believe it can, this has been such an incredible year. I have decided that some reminiscing is in order.

Seen at Science Center NEMO – about a year ago – Amsterdam

This blog was born in Amsterdam where I was studying International Journalism. Oh, Amsterdam, I miss you so – crazy, beautiful city. One day I will return!

angry birds

Illuminations

Lights

a sky of ballons, no need for a christmas tree

Amsterdam

Bikes and graffiti in Amsterdam

Then there was Christmas in Lille…

Road

Afternoon Lille

Christmas in Lille

Not the statue, the wheel

Making fireworks

My birthday…

And before I knew it, I was back in Oslo.

so here I am…

someone’s in a hurry, others are not.

But not for long, since I had to go abroad to write a feature story for my exam. I ended up in the most amazing and extraordinary place: Haiti.

Communication is the key!

Happy cow

May I interview you?

Jalouzi in new colors! Jealous?

(Stopping in Cuba on the way home…)

feeling above the sun

* TIME FOR FINAL EXAM *

*dread*

*more dread*

😀 😀 😀 😀        A         😀 😀 😀 😀

And USA  >>>>>>

Escambia Bay – Pensacola

NY in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Magic Kingdom Fireworks Show

notice anything special with the lady mannequin? typical sight in Ocean Drive :-p

ocean drive snap

Miami Downtown

Also, somewhere between writing my exam paper and planning my journey to USA, I managed to move to Drammen, the most cozy town. It rests by a river in a mountain valley and I have a view from my balcony, need I say more? My furry BFF likes her new place of residence very much too!

Find Milli!

the bridge between

mirror balls separated by river… :*o

mirror ball 1

What more pictures?

Drammen

I’m still settling in, really, Drammen needs exploring! And I will be taking my camera and you with me. But that’s in the future, while this post is all about the year that has gone. And there one last important journey that needs to be mentioned – The Annual Russian Trip.

And thus a WordPress Year has passed. I’ve been a little depressed lately because I’m unemployed, bored and broke, but looking back at the amazing times I’ve had quite recently has helped me remember what a fortunate person I am. I will just sit tight, enjoy my freedom and wait to shine again. Thank you for staying with me!

Entering Year 2!

Baby Fisheye in Amsterdam

Grainy or not – I love each and every one.

But maybe I should save the Baby for things close enough to touch. I’ll find out next time I develop films, which unfortunately will be a while…

Baby Fisheye 110

More lomography >>

Red Light Birds

angry birds

Everything was white and bright today. I’m not sure whether the birds, they happen to be very visible citizens in Amsterdam too, appreciated the crisp weather. They were everywhere today, but most gathered in the Red Light District, fighting each other – probably because they were cold and grumpy.

joining the party

a swan that wants something

2012 in pictures

Some colourful memories:

First days of 2012

Winter activities

Masked b-day

17th May

Stars

Moscow memory

Best view

Great games

Concert summer

New bikes

Amazing Amterdam

Then there was…

Making fireworks

Have a lovely 2013!

*hugs and best wishes ;-*

Some Amsterdam

Lights

Amsterdammed

9 streets

Illuminations

Ready for a bright Christmas

First of all, a big thanks to all on WordPress for being super awesome!  Well, “all” on WP didn’t actually visit my blog the last two days, but those who did are officially in my Sweetest book. No wonder I got better really fast this time, lots of water and good wishes are great for recovery! My nose might look like I’ve been polishing it with sandpaper, but I’m ready for Christmas holidays!

I’ve even packed all the presents and printed out photos to send along with postcards. Christmas, Christmas, it’s time! Just take a look at the boats in Amsterdam…

Santa is cruising the canals

Boat parade – Amsterdam Light Festival

No, not really, not like Amsterdam. Every little venture to town has been a surprise this month. Last week I happened to need to cross an overly crowded bridge, people were simply glued to the railing, waiting for a boat parade… Another day I walked into Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” while I was stumbling to the night bus at Rembrandtplein. There is also this huge egg outside of Hermitage and the fishing net that looks like red smoke in the night, and so many other wonders. I wish I had more pictures.

Just wait 😉

Traveling used to be cool

Bye bye Holland

Norway Hello

I don’t like flying all that much anymore. To fly was a small adventure when I was little, while now it’s just a lot of stress. Getting there is the best part about flight journeys; especially because I’m always slightly worried something will go wrong on the way. Luckily, I always manage to sleep on the plane, and this time was no exception – except that I kept waking up with spasms, wildly confused, sure that I was still on the train to the airport and had forgotten to go off. That was kind of horrible. People started sending me weird looks, but what can you expect on a plane from Amsterdam?

Colorful Mini Holland

I decided to try to discover new places in Holland again, since my journey on Saturday wasn’t all that nice. I couldn’t see much because of the fog, and there were some problems with the train.

This time, I was cleverer. I saw the sun shining outside the window before I jumped on a train to Den Haag to see Madurodam – a park that’s a miniature version of the Netherlands. Ho-ho. Guess who have seen all there is to see in Holland now? (Or the miniature version of it anyway)

I think I must say that I really like parks like this; it’s like walking around in a world of toys. But at the same time, in the end, everything is small, and it doesn’t really look all that real up close. It was still worth a visit, and the real Den Haag still waited to be explored as I left the park :-)))

More info about Madurodam for those interested HERE.