Salka Posted December 5, 2011 I really, really fancy Timothy Dalton. He was the best Bond. I really want to go to Tromso now and I still really want to go to Iceland too. I'd love to take LSD and then watch the Northern Lights. Here is my stream of consciousness, I hope you like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hermie Posted December 5, 2011 Yup, Norway is hella 'spensive. Also, what brkl said, darkness for six months gets kinda oppressive. On the other hand, it's fun to go out drinking in summer, come out of the bar, and have the sun in your face. Beer in Norway is cool, but not as great as say Germany or Belgium. Fact: Tromsø is home to the northernmost brewery in the world. They have their own bar, but it closes like at like 3 in the afternoon. Though I suppose that for an Irish person that's not a big problem. Also, guess what's NASA's picture of the day? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted December 5, 2011 Wow, I just checked and actually Norway is not that much more expensive than Ireland. I was so shocked when I went back there recently and was paying £6 for a pint of Carlsberg. How do people afford to go out over there?? Yup, there we go, I just found a list of the most expensive countries and Ireland is only two places below Norway. Also I've been to Denmark and that raped me to death but I survived and got home okay, so hopefully Norway shouldn't destroy me too much. I should change the name of this thread or something...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted December 8, 2011 Wow, I had no idea that Ireland was so expensive... I finally have a decency reason for not having visited. Hurrah! Shame Denmark is, though. I really fancy going there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted December 17, 2011 Norway is really expensive yeah, but Tromsø was awesome. I enjoyed every second of my stay there. We had bad luck that the weather was kind of gray and cloudy all the time, but right after we left the sky had apparently been full of huge green Northern Lights. So sucks to be us I guess. Oh yeah and I liked the beer. We went to the brewery pub and I bought beer with me from Tromsø from that brewery and brought it all the way back to my hometown while drinking one can per location that we stopped on the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted December 19, 2011 I'm from Iceland, but live in Denmark now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moosferatu Posted December 24, 2011 The Norwegian cultural attache divulged the secret of glogg the other day on NPR. I think I'll give it a shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted December 24, 2011 Oh yes. Proper glögg (glögi In Finnish) is excellent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted December 24, 2011 Glögg is nice. Also: pepparkakor and saffron buns. Speaking of which, what am I doing sitting at this computer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hermie Posted January 11, 2012 My girlfriend spent most of Christmas chasing aurora, but it was cloudy for most of our stay, then, on one of our last days, she got to take this picture: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hermie Posted January 11, 2012 Indeed, it's in the middle of the island, looking in towards the mainland. The yellow dot up on the mountain is the cable car, where you can look out over the city. Here's another picture she took: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted January 12, 2012 Looks amazing, can't wait to visit there. Need to stop being a student... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hermie Posted January 31, 2012 Since this has turned into the "Hermie brags about his town" thread, my girlfriend wrote about going there on her Uni's blogg: http://www.swedenintouch.se/Daniela-Farias1/Blog/?entryid=4146 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted January 31, 2012 Wow, it reads like a magical place! Perhaps a little too cold and dark for my liking, but you probably get used to that. It's somewhat baffling that a location like this is inhabited in the first place, actually! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites