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Category: Other bits
May 18 – Unveiling of the Statue of Christian Frederik
Pictures from May 18, when Queen Margrethe, King Harald and Queen Sonja came down to the parliament to unveil the statue of Christian Frederik. Since I had not got good pictures of the royals the day before, I got a decent enough spot at this unveiling. At least enough to photograph the arrival.
Pictures from May 17 in Oslo
I’m so incredibly late with this – but here are some pictures from my May 17 celebration in Oslo: I didn’t discover until way too late that you had to have tickets (free tickets, but still you had to apply to get them) to stand in the area just in front of the palace. That’s… Continue reading Pictures from May 17 in Oslo
Vegan Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burrito
I’m seriously into sweet potatoes at the moment. This Vegan Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burrito is super-tasty. For the leftovers, I didn’t use the burrito. It was actually better. Just cubed sweet potatoes and tomatoes/beans. Yum.
Cucumber Bites with Garlic Herb Filling
Need a quick and easy snack, or something cool to serve as appetizers, or part of a tapas meal? These Cucumber Bites with Garlic Herb Filling from Annie’s Eats could well be the thing. (Especially if you pair it with something salty on another tray – cured meat, salmon bites or…?) Mine doesn’t look as… Continue reading Cucumber Bites with Garlic Herb Filling
May 17 – stream coverage online
NRK should have the stream to follow for the day. The parade with the royals on the balcony start at 10AM Central European Time.
Salted Butter Caramel Ice Cream
It’s almost May 17 – the day when Norwegian kids get to eat as much ice cream as they’d like. I made this ice cream from David Lebovitz’ site: Salted Butter Caramel Ice cream. My changes: I didn’t make the praline for mix-in. For a while I thought I might have burnt the caramel too… Continue reading Salted Butter Caramel Ice Cream
Celebration of the Norwegian constitution
The Norwegian Royal Family joined together with the parliament today to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian constitution. It was originally announced that the King, the Queen, the Crown Princely Couple and Princess Astrid Mrs. Ferner would participate. But Hereditary Princess Ingrid Alexandra was also brought along. There will be a big celebration going… Continue reading Celebration of the Norwegian constitution
Mette-Marit cured of her fear of flying (and interview about reading habits.)
The weekend supplement to the Norwegian newspaper VG received an interview with Mette-Marit during the recent literary train ride. Snippets from the interview translated below. I find it interesting that her reading habits (not what she reads, but how she reads) mimics my own. Because I read a lot. And I read everywhere. Even before… Continue reading Mette-Marit cured of her fear of flying (and interview about reading habits.)