Sun: Roadtrip!

I've just come home from the longest roadtrip I've ever been on!

First it was all the driving in England (Liverpool-London-Dymchurch-Brighton-Lewes-London), and then when I came home I went for a little drove with my whole family and Maddie(Sandefjord-Kristiandsand-Stavanger-Bergen)

So Maddie and I (and my whole family) drove for about 3 hours to "Kristiansand dyrepark" (zoo) where we got to meet Kaptein Sabeltann(Captain Sabletooth) and Kasper and Jesper and Jonatan (from a Norwegian childrens book) and, well, we had a swell time! After that we stayed in a camping site with a BUNCH of tourists staying there as well:p

That's Kaptein Sabeltann's friend Langemann (Longman:p), our secret crush:p

This is Jesper and Jonatan, two out of three notorious villains in Kardemommeby:p The two guys insisted on taking their picture with us. here with Madeleine.

Nice chaps eh?

At the Amusement park.

The next day we drove for another four hours to Stavanger, where my aunt Birgit lives. It was really nice, and Maddie and I watched VH1 Old School the whole evening while babysitting.

Early the next morning my little brother (bless his soul...) woke me up by sqeezing a rubber tarantella in my face. I screamed louder than I've ever screamed at nine am! Then I saw my dad standing there with a bloody camera laughing his head of.

Ola misses you aight!

Anyway, we arrived at Raknes where my father's family comes from, later that evening, and went out in the boat. It was pouring with rain, and I got to steer the boat:D I'm really good at it now!

I'm going to jump to the next morning when Maddie and I went for a long walk up Tirevoldsfjellet. It took us about three hours more than expected, and I totally lost our way in the end, but finally we came out somewhere that I recognised:p We ended up spending an hour just picking blueberries, and then we got an angry call from dad asking where the hell we'd gone off to. But we sorted it out, and dad wasn't angry with me for too long:p

Very much in fashion.

I think it was the day after that we went to bergen and hung around with Magnus and his friends.

It was really nice, and we were aquainted with an old man who calls himself The King, and is really in to Rock 'n Roll, and claims he knew John Lennon, and that Lennon himself played with him in Berlin in his confirmation suit. I was on the verge of believing him, until he started talking about God and Jesus and asked us to name one of the big Rock 'n Roll stars that didn't belive in the Lord... I suggested John Lennon, whom he claimed to know so well, but he just ignored me.

Another thing he told us is that he once threw Keith Richards in the showers... I wouldn't blame him if it was true, I think he'd need one.

One of the next days I took the boat with Maddie and my ten-year-old cousin Mathias, and we drove(?) over to Hosanger to collect my jeans and shoes at Steph's place (thank you by the way). we also popped by Magnus' place.

After that I lost my Ray Bans in the water, but managed to get them up again later that evening:p.

we went home to prepare for the big "Løefest"(Barn party...yes...) witch was quite nice. We had a great time, and Magnus brought his friend Sigbjørn and his brother Åsmund.

On our way to the beach;) And Steph, you're familiar with the games:p

Don't ask...

I swear this was part of the games!

See, this was really nice, except Magnus (who's supposed to be the guitar genius in my life) could hardly play any of the songs I could sing!

"I only know the songs of my own band!" he kept saying... what a hunk, huh?

Anyway, we got to slightly hum our way through Cream's "White Room", and sing "With a Little Help From My Friends", "House of the Rising Sun" and a couple of other songs.

I'll make a song book with guitar chords 'till next time!

I'll make a big leap in time, about a week, to the big mountain walk I went on yesterday.

Once again we drove for a while to Sogn og Fjordane, where my stepmother's family comes from.

Here are some pictures from the trip:

"Jesus sees all" -Well, why doesn't he do something about it then?

My brothers posing for the camera...

so I'm exhausted today, wondering if I should go out in the boiling-like weather (27 degrees celsius, and yes, I know it might not be much for the rest of the world, but for little Norway it's a lot), or just stay in... I think I'll stay in...wait 'till I get some answers from my friends, and maybe watch a video with someone... We'll see.

Toodles for now, and I'll be back with some more interesting things to talk about next time;)

<3

Steph: On Tour

I am sitting in a internet cafe in Croatia on the little beutifull island Hvar.. but before Hvar we was first in Berlin and then Split..

Berlin was great! we properly whent t every museum in town:s! it felt like that!! But we also got some time for shopping!! witch was my favorite!!

We met some musicians/rapers and afther bumping into them on the street a several times, they ended up inviting us to a consert/club.. and that was the strangest club i'v ever been to.. the club was called Yam and and it was a BIG Jamaica bar/club.. (tell you more about this next timme we talk..;))

Afther a few days in Berlin we whent to Split wher we rented car for two days and just drove around and we also whent rafting and got invited out by the guy who whent with us in the bout..

And now i am finaly on Hvar!! the weather was not so good the first two days, but now it is sweet!! in the days we just hang out at the sea side, but the nights is the best;)

its alot of Scandinavians her, but also tooooons of Italian guys who don't speak english and dance like animales! Speaking of animales! we met the wildest Irish gang..(not so pretty) we hang out with them all night and sang The Wombats songs!! i'v never met guys like them before!! they were crazy!!

But i miss you Sun and locking farword to visit you in Oslo!!

have to go now!!

;)

Steph: Croatia!

Rain, rain, rain!!! the last week it's been raining every day!!
Friday i was at the cinema with David, Christine, Gisle, Frøya and Simen. we watch the new Narnia prins Caspian movie.. it was okey, but not great. befor i saw Narnia at the cinema me and David saw the first and oldest episodes at his place.. they wore so funny and the animales were so fake!!

Since it has been raining this week i have been working at the factory and earnd some money..

Yeasterday mom had some frends over from Stavanger and their daugther.. she was 13, so it was a little dificult to talk to her..

i just cant wait to go to Croatia!! i'm leaving on wensday.. First to Berlin, Split and then Hvar!! i just cant wait!!!

I don't have much to say today.. But i miss you Sunniva!!!

Sun: Brighton,Brighton, Brighton!

So, I'm in Brighton now:D It's really nice!

Wait, I'm not in Brighton, right now I'm in Lewes right next to Brighton.

I'm at my mother's friend's little brother's house, and now me and my sister are watching Family Guy:p

I love Family Guy! It's soo funny!

I have quite a lot of pictures witch I can't find right now, but I'll post them when I get back to Oslo.

Sun: MMT, London and Dymchurch

Well Steph, you are very lucky to be going to Croatia in not long!
I love England, I really do, but it's been raining and raining and raining! There have been a few glimpses of the sun now and again, but other than that...bluuurgh!

Anyway, We went on the Magical Mystery Tour(bloody tourists we are!) on the 6th. I felt really stupid once we got on the bus, but after a while, I was so carried away, that I didn't mind running up in front of everyone just to take pictures of george Harrison's house:p

Here are some pictures:

This is outside of George Harrison's first home...

The Magical Mystery Tour bus:) Is it bad that I don't feel imbarrased by saying that?

yes... Figure this one out for yourself;)

John Lennon's house where he lived with his aunt.

A really bad picture of where Paul McCartney lived.

Again, speaks for itself;)

Somewhere down this road is the house where Ringo Starr grew up.

These were outside the Hard Days Night Hotel in Liverpool.

The Cavern Club!

My brother brought a little souvenir from Strawberry Field (the leaf).

the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Kinks and the Arctic Monkeys! Now THAT'S a concert I'd die for!

And exactly 32 years later Anje was born! Just a little fun-fact:p

I bought me a Beatles poster:D:D

So I realise this is kind of tacky, I mean, going for long busrides just to look at the house where someone you've never met once lived?

What can I say, first of all my mother booked us for this trip, and it wasn't all that special, but it was nice going to the cavern club and stuff though:)

I'm really happy I went after all.

So after spending some time in the cavern club etc. we drove our car towards London.

It took us about six hours, and the landscape was beautiful!

Then we arrived at my auntie Chris' house in Custom House not too far from Westham, on the east side of London. My auntie is really nice! Of course she had prepared a huge dinner for us, which I couldn't eat, 'cause I was so tired.

We took the tube down to London city centre and spent some time there... Not too much to talk about, so we'll just jump over to this morning, when we drove off to Dymchurch, where my great grandmother, great grandfather and my aother auntie Yvonne lie buryed.

We're staying at an old inn called "the Ship inn". This used to be a stopover for smugglers and pirates about 200-300 years ago, and I'm positive it's haunted!

I'm actually lying in our hotel room all alone. When I think about it, I'm shit scared right now!
There are so many noises in the house, and you can litterly hear your neighbour fart. Or worse…

Anyway:p

Tomorrow we'll be going to Brighton! I can't wait!

I'm working on your gift Steph!! Already done with the Beatles part, although I'm not sure I'm that happy with it, but I'm working on it;)

So I'll update tomorrow when we arrive in Brighton:)

Kisses!