Arriving in Norway gave us the first feeling of winter of the year. The little snow we had those few hours in Belgium was nothing compared to the piles that were lying near and at some places even in Oslo.
Our main reason of going to the north last week was watching some biathlon races, but it would be crazy to not enjoy everything else that Oslo has to offer together with it. During the first day we visited some cultural places in the city and began to warm up our muscles by making a walk on one of the hills surrounding Norway's capital. To no avail, as the evening of the following day still turned out be a painful and bruised one. :P I had convinced Joke to go alpine skiing for once, it would be her first time and my third. Our cross country experiences gave us some steadiness on the now already, but some day I would like to have a teacher instructing us how exactly carving is done. We can get down a mountain in one piece, but some real technique at a more decent price would be welcome. :) Norway is known for it's expensive rates, ski instructors there follow that path... It was great anyway, especially after we found the green slope after having struggled on the so called baby slope which turned out to be way steeper (and shorter) than most other slopes at the area. ;)
Our main reason of going to the north last week was watching some biathlon races, but it would be crazy to not enjoy everything else that Oslo has to offer together with it. During the first day we visited some cultural places in the city and began to warm up our muscles by making a walk on one of the hills surrounding Norway's capital. To no avail, as the evening of the following day still turned out be a painful and bruised one. :P I had convinced Joke to go alpine skiing for once, it would be her first time and my third. Our cross country experiences gave us some steadiness on the now already, but some day I would like to have a teacher instructing us how exactly carving is done. We can get down a mountain in one piece, but some real technique at a more decent price would be welcome. :) Norway is known for it's expensive rates, ski instructors there follow that path... It was great anyway, especially after we found the green slope after having struggled on the so called baby slope which turned out to be way steeper (and shorter) than most other slopes at the area. ;)
Me on ski's and one of the ski lifts in the snow
The start of the track and Joke with the camera on the sledge
The next day it would be one of the last cooler days according to that days weather forecast, so we decided to go and try out the sledging track once more. In one of my earlier posts I had a video of it, but this day the snow quality was far worse due to the relative high temperatures. It became a very bumpy ride indeed, but awesome as expected. Joke even filmed the entire track, near crashes in pools of melting water included. :P
The start of the track and Joke with the camera on the sledge
So our first days in Oslo ended, the next ones would be filled with lots of cheers, sunshine, storms and royal presence.:)
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