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My Top 10 List of Things to Do in Norway

Sunday, 6. September 2009, 22:43:42





10. Stuff myself with different Norwegian dishes such as gravlaks, smørbrød and Reinsdyrsteik. And find out if their taste is worth the tricky pronunciations.

















9. Climb the world famous Holmenkollen Ski Jump. Now when I'm up there, descending would be a choice from ski jumping to rappelling to ziplining or...who am I kidding? I'd simply climb down the way I climbed up. I'm in beautiful Norway, no time to be suicidal.
8. Find out if trolls really do exist. And perhaps take one home with me as evidence. My mom would be so proud! Or maybe she'd freak out and kick me and little trolly out of the house? Okay, taking one home is NOT an option.



7. Pay tribute to Edvard Munch by painting my own version of "The Scream". Although, I think Munch would not appreciate my tiny revision as much as the Opera CEO.
6. BASE jump off of a fjord. Maybe this only comes after all nine have been accomplished. As I've said, I'm far from being suicidal.
5. Go to the Norwegian Wood Rock Festival. The best of Rock music all in one concert? Sounds good to me. Wait a second...am I sure squeezing into a mob of crazy rock fans isn't as dangerous as jumping off of a fjord? Rock on!



4. Receive a Nobel Peace Prize. Okay, this might sound too ambitious, but it's free to dream, right? Anyway, I'm in the very country where the said prize is given. Plus I'm your neighborhood peace lover, no less!
3. Stay up all day or even a whole month, basking in the midnight sun! Why not? This is a natural phenomenon that's truly one of a kind. And I'm not a vampire. So I won't miss it for the world.
2. Be a Viking for a day. Wear a Viking helmet and sail to work aboard one of their famous longships! Now where on earth can I get a parking space for this? Can someone tell the boss I'm going to be a little late?
1. And finally, realize my childhood dream of making my very first snowman! Since the country where I'm from is deprived of snow, I'll forget being twenty-three the moment I experience this natural wonder! Kid in a candy store, if you may. Or more accurately, a "shuddering" kid in a "frozen" candy store.

Our lovebird is expecting!16K. Can I do it?

Comments

Gyrobo 7. September 2009, 02:32

Snowmen are selfish and incapable of love.

...

Just putting that out there.

Neil Diño 7. September 2009, 10:28

Huh?

Gyrobo 7. September 2009, 13:08

I'm just saying you haven't missed much.

Neil Diño 7. September 2009, 21:15

Oh, I see. Sorry about that, man.

I thought you were just being plain weird. No offense.:D

Dimonye maureen 7. September 2009, 23:36

Nice piece.i'l favo it

Neil Diño 8. September 2009, 11:46

@Chimons Thanks! Can't wait to read yours.

JUICEDaniel 8. September 2009, 17:39

That's so cool... very funny! I enjoyed it a lot! (Maybe you'll enjoy my article, too :wink: )

Neil Diño 8. September 2009, 22:34

Thanks juiced! I'll go have a look.

JUICEDaniel 9. September 2009, 00:43

Well, you don't HAVE TO. :wink: But you have my vote anyways :smile:

Neil Diño 9. September 2009, 03:03

Too late. I already voted you. Haha

Gyrobo 9. September 2009, 15:42

And you don't have to eat that bowl of ice cream.

But it's yours.

Neil Diño 9. September 2009, 21:21

Okay, Gyrobo, I'm guessing you're speaking figuratively?:confused:

Gyrobo 9. September 2009, 22:17

Yes, I was momentarily reminded of a Dilbert strip where Catbert was dangling an ice cream cone from a fishing rod while saying "No eating in your cubicle."

Nikko 10. September 2009, 08:10

Waaa... if i were to get accepted, I want to do all of the things in your list... I'll remember this for future reference, lol... esp. the fjord jumping!

I just faved it. You can also check out mine and hopefully you are also entertained by my post!

Neil Diño 10. September 2009, 13:13

Make your own! Kidding.

Sure, I'll vote for you.:smile:

SweetLinh 10. September 2009, 14:50

Very funny writing with cool pix. I really like it :D. Vote for you :up:

Gyrobo 10. September 2009, 20:42

Jumping off a fjord is the easy part.

It's landing that's hard.

Neil Diño 11. September 2009, 04:11

Yeah, maybe.

Greg Smith 11. September 2009, 06:22

Eureka ! Nice ... great pic's, I love the Evard Munch one ...he,he

Very smart, well done and good luck !

Bordolo 11. September 2009, 19:02

very good & nice work, well done.

hermito 12. September 2009, 04:47

kuyang, i think i voted already. God bless. just tell me if something is undone.

kuya hermie

Greg Smith 12. September 2009, 05:56

I also would love to wear a viking helmet - I think they're making a fashion comeback in 2010 ...

Gyrobo 12. September 2009, 13:57

I once did a book report on the history of Iceland. The title of the book was "Viking Age Iceland".

There were no vikings in the book at all.

Neil Diño 12. September 2009, 23:13

Thanks everyone!

Ben 13. September 2009, 05:31

Very nice. Have a nice wallpaper http://my.opera.com/community/opera/wallpapers/info/?id=2046

Winter 13. September 2009, 09:18

hahahaha cant stop laughing on the pics :lol: great post! some of those things are definitely worth the trip to Norway :D I would go there again if I had the chance :lol:

please also support me at http://my.opera.com/winterdawn/blog/2009/09/13/to-catch-your-eye thanks!!! :D

Greg Smith 13. September 2009, 12:23

ps... maybe you'll win the Nobel Prize for Blogging too ! Woohoo
:smile:

indah rochmawati 13. September 2009, 14:21

it was very entertaining both the pics and stories.

Neil Diño 13. September 2009, 23:08

Hey thanks, ben2talk/irothegreat! If you want you can vote for it by clicking on "add post to favorites".

@greg You rock man. Hey, maybe I would. You're gonna be in my speech when I do. Haha
:hat:

Neil Diño 13. September 2009, 23:13

@winterdawn are you sure you still need my vote? You're already WAY ahead. Just kidding. Sure, I'll vote for you. :angel:

Greg Smith 14. September 2009, 14:58

yeah... I agree Neil !
:smile:
They're WAY ahead ...

Karyn Wiffen 17. September 2009, 03:12

Funny :-) loved the pics to

Andreas 17. September 2009, 13:52

Originally posted by watermarkonthebranch:

9. Climb the world famous Holmenkollen Ski Jump.


Sorry, but it's been torn down ;-P
They're building a new one, though:
http://www.holmenkollen.com/index.jsp?a=108139&exp=27131

Neil Diño 17. September 2009, 21:22

Argh, that sucks!
Wikipedia didn't mention a thing about that, though. Haha. Maybe I'd just climb some skyscraper or something.
Thanks for the info, bro.

Neil Diño 17. September 2009, 21:35

On the upside, that's one less terrifying stunt on my list. :-)

CAT A 17. September 2009, 22:29

nice post.

Greg Smith 18. September 2009, 05:46

The End is Near ...

What next ?

Why not JOIN the ORGI group
(online resource group)
http://my.opera.com/orginet/blog/2009/09/17/50-online-writers-free-resources

This way ALL 2009 participants can stay in touch (maybe until 2010) and share WRITING TIPS

JOIN TODAY

Bencharqui Hakam 18. September 2009, 06:14

Good job buddy, favored your article, check mine out and you can vote if you like it, thanks!

http://my.opera.com/rowley8/blog/2009/09/11/destiny-calls

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