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Ugly architecture

This weekend I saw the episode of the tv show Spekter. The episode was about ugly architecture

Spekter – Spekter: Det stygge Norge – Norske byer og tettsteder er sjelden vakre. Spekter ser på om det er næringsinteresser, sløve politikere eller et folk uten estetisk sans som gjør at stedene vi bor på er så stygge. Hvem bestemmer hva som er stygt eller pent?
Spekter: Det stygge Norge

Norske byer og tettsteder er sjelden vakre. Spekter ser på om det er næringsinteresser, sløve politikere eller et folk uten estetisk sans som gjør at stedene vi bor på er så stygge. Hvem bestemmer hva som er stygt eller pent?

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With that in mind I took these three pictures when passing over the bridge across E18 at Bjørvika. If good architecture makes you happy, I must admit that biking here each day does not make me happy in a degree that I myself notie…

And then off to something else, if you’re in the need of a ski, you will find one at Hjortnes, alongside E18. I guess someone driving by in a car earlier this winter now have just one Fischer ski.

Online trucking in the USA

Got this url from my colleague Leslaw. A guy working as a truck driver in the US, broadcasting his location and also the forward view as well as from inside the cabin. If just dull stuff on tv, spend some hours driving on the Americans highways http://www.oczamikierowcy.com/?page_id=20

På vegne av venner – Kristopher Schau

It has been a while since I’ve had the time to read books now, but when I one day discovered that the thin book Elin have had lying on the kitchen countertop was written by Kristopher Schau I had to read it. I’ve read about the book some time ago, back in 2008 Schau read an article in Aftenposten about funerals where no one shows up to attend it. (Maybe it was this article www.aftenposten.no/../article2787287.ece, but I don’t know). The book is called “På vegne av venner” – On Behalf of Friends. Thin, but a very good book!

From Lindesnes to Nordkapp with bicycle III

The third leg, I have reached Kvam which is to be found in Steinkjer municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county. I remember from when I was a child, that Kvam had a old diary with a very tall chimney. One of the landmarks on the veeeery looong journey from home to my great-grandparents living in Åsen. So this means that I have done more than 1000 kilometers on my bike so far this year, looking good.

On my way to work, when at Etterstad I am passing by the first apartment building that OBOS build back in 1931, Etterstad 1. Trivial knowledge which might be useful in rare occasions.

Two days in Hemsedal

Spent two days in Hemsedal together with my colleagues from Telenor. Nice weather, the snow conditions are not to good this season, but still: two very good days for skiing. Not in a position to complain since I do not get to do so much skiing anymore. Parts of the first day documented with Sportstracker

On our way to Hemsedal on Wednesday, from Hønefoss with …

Thursday, at Radiohytta

End of the day on Thursday, Stig and I on our way down from Matter, aiming at the door of our cabin.

At the top of the world, when in Hemsedal at least, almost 1500 meters above sea level.

Kjetil and I

A small video clip from Thursday, skiing in Radiobollen

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Lovely day for a bike ride

Yesterday was the best day so far this year when going to and from work. The sun was shining and temperature just below zero. First picture from the morning when I arrived at work

When going home, just before the Opera I had to stop and take a picture of a machine tearing down a building. Looking forward to see how it will look in a few days, and what will be there in a year? Btw: The boat on the picture has its own webpage http://www.msinnvik.no/

Just turning a bit to the left, the Opera.

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