Middle of February - winter again

But that is something really sad and annoying. There was a party in the basement of our student appartment. Probably someone was drunk and slitted the front tyre of my bike. That was the one with the good and expensive spikes for about 50€ and this cut is too long to be repaired... :-(


Smiling or not - not sure what you prefer to see. So added both. ;-)

And that is something for the ones who wonder how I am looking like. Yes, in some respect I am teachable. After having had one red, thick hurting ear for some days, I now sometimes wear a hat. ;-)

The picture should show how hilly it is, with possibilities for skiing and tobogganing nearly everywhere - a paradise for winter (sport) lovers.

And this is back in Trondheim - evening atmosphere.

With a fireplace

That was also a very nice cabin during the trip.

The sparse vegetation has its own charm...



And again, it is quite hilly everywhere. So no "real" cross country skiing.

There are always cabins around where it is possible to take a break.

On Saturday, the 20th, a Dutch-Australian student, one from Singapore and me went to Bymarka for cross country skiing. I thought it was great that the one from Singapore stood up again and again after each fall when we went downhill. He did never complain and always stayed in a good mood. He also told me a lot about his country, which was really interesting. :-)



In the evening of the 19th of February, I went for a walk and met the first elks I ever saw! We looked at and understodd each other without words...

In front of the church, countless marmelade glasses painted by children and filled with candles were arrainged in a star-like pattern. That looked really impressive. Here, one of these glasses. Due to the light, the painting looks like a face...

In the week of the 15th of February, there was a festival (IsFit) in Trondheim. Within this event, there were different concerts, workshops, discussion rounds, exhibitions, etc.
One evening, I went to the city. I liked how the cathedral lookked like - even if the picture taken is rather dark...

In the cabin, there was also a nice and cosy fireplace where we rested and warmed up a bit.

And then uphill to Estenstadhytta, a cabin from which you have a nice view over the city.


Here, Rune, a Norwegian friend of mine, and me were skiing in the same area - across a deeply frozen lake.


The picture after this shows the view from the hill left from the house.

Even if you call it cross country skiing, it is quite hilly. So, a good chance for beginners to train the skills in walking uphill with skis (fishbone shape of the skis) and going down without falling.

The following for pictures were taken in the area behind Dragvoll, one campus of NTNU. It is very close and as beautiful as the images show. Especially when the sun is shining.