Magic light

It was on friday (3.9.) evening at about 9:30 pm, when I went a bit by bike, that I saw these two newly-built football courts + gym. In Norway, these sports facilities seem to be everywhere - even if the population density is so low.
So, four or five small boys were playing in the moody atmosphere of the slow nightfall.


a restaurant which rotates slowly and where you can enjoy a beautiful view


view from the fortress over the fjord and a part of the city



Trondheim - Kristiansten fortress

view from the student village

Some houses behind the student village

How architects manage to use the daylight

Introductory week

Funny people...
I haven't been to all that rector's speech stuff.
But, what is more important: I walked around with these spring-suspended stilts. Just great!
No, in fact, I was working at home. But when I came to the campus, I was lucky to find this interesting way of walking and as I also tried: jumping. ;-)


And, of course, I have to try what is offered.
And immediately, there came a man who wanted to take a picture of us(all the pictures originate from the NTNU university website).

Again, a concert. ;-)
... in front of the "Harry Potter building".

Biking to the ocean

It was a nice, sunshiny day. :-)

After the swimming, I knew why nearly nobody was in the water...
And I really came to appreciate the nice "warm" lakes.



Climbing is possible - directly next to the ocean. And on the top, there were raspberries. :-)



This was the second trip to the ocean (16th of August) - to Kosvika. Two boys and a girl (from Norway and Sweden) that I met on the lake where I often went for a swim showed me that nice place.

And the always present joking around.
These pictures can be found on the box on the toilet where you get the paper for drying your hands from.

What I want to emphasize here is the rock and the forces related in their formation.

You can't hear the man's radio...
And there are people, who live next to the sea - just in a distance of about 30 meters.

That's my Italian friend. He reminds me of Thomas B. :-)

Third Week

Nobody laughed at him.
I think the people here are very individualistic. Everyone just does as he/ she wants - without harming others.

Just as this funny man.

- Even the age does not play a role. I could just smile when I saw the energy, self-confidence and enthusiasm the singer radiated.
He joked and walked around, people of all age laughed and let the rhythm move their bodies,...

And in the evening again a concert in the city center. This is really common here. They have a lot of festivals.
What you can't see is how relaxed the people deal with the music:
- The man, who works with the cement bags in the foreground is moving in the rhythm of the music.

Here the Norwegian "Moltebeere". When it is ripe it turns yellow and is very soft. I think it tastes a bit like apple sauce.



oSome impressions from the top.

That's how the peaks of the mountains are marked: with a heap of stones.
Thank you, Micha, for the bag for the bike! It's really enjoyable not to sweat on the back all the time.

In the middle of nowhere: a house.
That's how it is here. Every family has enough space and distance from the next neighbor.
I know, who would like that...

The region is known for its lakes, mountais, hiking paths and beautiful views.

This was on sunday. An Italian friend and me discovered the region (Bymarka) west of Trondheim by bike.
Without gears this is not possible...



After this exciting trip, I needed some movement. Sio, I decided to go swimming.
This is my favorite swimming lake. I go there very very often. Because one can never know how long the weather will be so sunny and warm.
It is not far from my home - maybe 20 minutes by bike. A little bit up in the mountains, in the forest. Very calm.

Coming back from the mountains to the valley.

And in between the musk oxes whith the proper way of clothing.
In some trees, I even found a piece of their wool - very soft. It is said to be one of the most expensive wools.



And especially because of this, it is even more amazing how some plants can grow here.


This picture illustrates how rough, barren and forlon the landscape can be here.

Here, we were on a "musk ox safari" (saturday, 7th of August). Sounds exciting. In fact, there wasn't so much about safari... It seemed more like a rather gentle "promenade".

And in the evening, everything looks most wonderful.

In general, the clouds fascinate me.
Weather can change so fast. As this strong rainfall which approaches here.

The picture was taken on the Dragvoll campus.
In fact, it's a quite normal sculpture, but to me the constellation with the clouds had something impressive.