Last Sunday March 18th, a few colleagues of mine and other trainees that work here in Oslo attended a World Cup Ski Jumping competition that was held at Holmenkollen, which is located just one tram ride away from Oslo. I am not a huge fan of ski jumping because it is basically the same thing over and over again, but I thought it would be a cool experience. The atmosphere was terrific with a lot of crazy ski jumping fans. Half the people there were Norwegian and the other half were Polish and I think all of them were drunk haha. It started off as a very mild day, but it turned out to be very cold and windy which cancelled the last jump of the competition. There were jumpers from over 15 countries and there was even a Canadian guy in the competition. He came in 57th of a field of 60 jumpers but I have to give him credit for even jumping. When I see this competition at Olympics on TV, the slope doesn’t seem to be that steep but in person the slope is huge and I think I would crap my pants if I had to take the jump. It was a very cool experience but I’m not sure if I would ever go to another ski jumping competition again.
I have posted some pictures of the event which you can check out here
http://picasaweb.google.ca/chartrand.jason
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Ah yes spring is in the air! The snow has almost all melted here in Oslo and the temperatures are reaching 13-15 degrees. There is that springtime smell in the air that is very familiar to all Canadians after a long winter. People are coming out of their winter hybernation and are starting to creep on patios to have a few beers. There is a very nice area here in Oslo along the waterfront called Aker Brygge. There are bars, restaurants and street vendors along this strip which makes for a very cool atmosphere. I am really looking forward to a nice summer here is Oslo.
That’s all from Oslo for now. I would love to here from you guys, so please leave your comments.
I hope everything is well back home. Take care and have a great week everybody,
Jason
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