Happy new year 2013 to all!
This winter holiday, we spent Christmas with Ben's family (first time for me!).
In fact, under this climate, the snow melted and frozen during the night so it was quite difficult to walk around in the city.
It was so great to visit them and enjoy a proper winter so much!
This winter holiday, we spent Christmas with Ben's family (first time for me!).
Then we flied to Oslo where our good friend family lives and whom we had promised to visit for a good few years.
Luckily, during our stay in this north country, the temperature was not too bad, most of the days around zero degree.
Next day of our arrival, we went up to Lillehammer where 1994 Winter Olympics took place for 2 day ski trip.
It was my first time to do cross country.
It was Ben's first time to do ski in his life!
We fell over a few times but it was really fun and good exercise.
On the mountain, it was not too cold (-7).
On the mountain, it was not too cold (-7).
The snow fell the day before our arrival so it was really fresh and soft.
We dropped by the ski jump hill where the Olympic games happened.
We climbed up to the top of the hill on stairs.
The landscape was beautiful!
The landscape was beautiful!
The bottom seems very far down though.
On 31st Dec, we enjoyed Japanese hot pot at the friends' place.
In Norway, people set off fireworks by themselves to celebrate a new year so from 6 in the evening, we started hearing them everywhere.
At the moment of the new year, we went out and enjoyed handy ones.
On the first of Jan, we had O-Zoni (Japanese traditional new year soup meal) in the style of my friend's hometown area with white (sweet) miso.（so delicious☆）:different from the one my mum makes.
It was so great to visit them and enjoy a proper winter so much!
Vigeland Sculpture park in Oslo with so many and unique sculptures
Oslo from the top of a mountain
We walked around so much everyday.
In the architectural sense, famous ski jump hill in Oslo without any support at the top (Holmenkollen)
It was really fun to play Trivial Pursuit the first three nights of this year :)
We tried different Norwegian food (This chicken cooked with beer was amazing!)
Thank you so much for taking care of us for a week!
I wish you all another year with health, love and peace!
