WEEKEND IN SCOTLAND
Edinburg
This weekend I visited my dad in Linlithgow, not far from Edinburgh. I landed at Edinburgh airport and my dad picked me up.
Saturday we went to the local driving range and hit some balls before we took the train to Edinburgh. We strolled around in the old town, and along the Royal Mile. There we saw a great street artist, a hilarious magician who really impressed us.
We had a couple of beer (both ale) at The Filling station before we returned to Linlithgow. There we went out for dinner at a praised fish restaurant, but it wasn't very impressive. The food "never" arrived, and when it did, it wasn't up to par. We were both quite disappointed. The manager excused himself and invited my dad back another time to make up for the bad impression they'd made.
We then had a beer at The four Marys, a great local pub. Great atmosphere!
Sunday, we played a round of golf at the Linlithgow golf course, a really scenic course, which made our mediocre golf a secondary thing :)
The weekend ended all too fast and I returned to Oslo late Sunday night.
A narrow alley in Edinburgh, just next to The royal Mile
Waiting for the train to Linlithgow
SUNDAY DINNER
I've had a really relaxing weekend and today I've made myself a good dinner and cookies! A good way to recharge the batteries from 96 to 100 percent.
The cookies turned into one, but thanks to some persuasion, "the cookie" got back to being many!
The cookies!
The cookie
The cookies are back!
The main course
TRIP TO THE MOUNTAIN
Last weekend I borrowed my grandma's car and drove to our cabin, about an hour north of Lillehammer. My parents came up Saturday afternoon with my uncle. We celebrated my dad's 54th birthday with buns, cake and good wine!
I went for a hike on Saturday and went for a swim in one of the mountain lakes. It was cold, but really refreshing! My left knee isn't great these days, after I hurt it during beach volleyball practice, so both the Saturday trip and the trip on Sunday were quite short. But enjoyable!
Before my parents arrived at the cabin, they sent my younger sister of to Germany for a year as an AFS student. You can read about her experiences on her blog (in Norwegian)!
LIFE AS A WORKER
It's been a long, long, long time since I updated the blog. As quite a few times before, I've been very lucky, in the sense that a lot has happened and I've experienced so many cool things. The most exotic thing is my trip to South Africa, but I'll have to save it for another time.
The other thing is maybe not as exotic, but it's definitely a life changer - I've started working! It's a brand new world, with lots and lots to learn, but I'm liking it a lot so far! (Good thing, since it's something I'll do for quite a few more years).