'Airport-Sleeping'

Bergen Airport, a small and might i say very cozy airport. thought it was showering bergen-style outside, it was pretty darn warm and cozy inside. and thankz to my Lapbie and free downloading back in Lund, i was able to spent the entire 16hrs doing nothing but eat, sleep, watch movies and go to the little men's room....hahaha!!! it was lucky i did a little research on 'airport-sleeping' before the trip...and thankz to the info i got from sleepinginairports.com, i knew exactly where in Bergen airport to bunk up and settle down.=]


1 night bedroom, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Shamelessly marking my sleeping territory for the night...hahaha!!!! this is what i call, true BUDGET ACCOMMODATION.

Bergen airport Comfort Lounge, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Its there for a purpose, so i might as well use it...my bed room for the night. though shared with 3 other budget travellers

fellow airport-sleepers, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Other fellow airport-sleepers who either didn't bother exploring the airport for a better place to spend the night, or just simple love the feel of uneven sleeping surfaces.

All the walking, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
The result of 4 days in Norway filled with walking, walking and more walking.

Packed and ready, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Avril's Borrowed Deuter, Uncle Tony's worn out jacket and My trusty shoe-bag and scarf....things that really got me through Norge


Airport-sleeping, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Good Night

Bergen

Last stop before heading home, Bergen , the city between 7 mountains as well as the City of Rain. Sure enough, living up to its name, that day was the first day of my trip in Norway that it rained. but whos to let a little rain dampen our spirit right...haha!!! like he use to ask, 'Are you rain water soluble??'....NOOOOOOOO....didn't really see much in Bergen though, the latest bu to the airport was like 1720....BAH!!!!! in fact i spent a total of 15hrs in Bergen Airport as compare to 3hr in Bergen...haha!!


Train ride, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
The train ride from Voss to Bergen...its like the train track literally runs on the fjord surface.

Bryggen, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Bryggen, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.....medieval style

DSC02480, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Here...its as narrow as it gets...haha!!

Stairway, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
ME!

DSC02502, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
IT!!

Fjords

Absolutely breathtaking scenery all the way from Oslo up to Mydral as i decided to visit the Flåm Railway, worlds steepest railroad, and Fjords, Norway natural beauties i was prepared for a picture galore and completely sure that it would be beautiful, but never in my entire existence could i believe the sights that i saw. beautiful is a total understatement, and i do hope that my photos does mother natures masterpieces their justice.

plus....I SAW SNOW!!!! AHHHHH!!!.....hahaha!! well sort of...kind of...maybe...it was just snow-peaked ranges on the train ride up, frost as we stopped at Flåm and thin ice cracking as out ferry carried us into the fjord.


Snowy peaks, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Reflection, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Finse, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Waterfall, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Flåm Rail, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Flåm, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Mirror Image, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Waterfall, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Finse, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Me at the Fjords, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Houses, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Ripple, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

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Waterfall house, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Oslo

I back for the land of Norges...and all i can say is THANK GOD FOR THE GOOD WEATHER...hahaha!!! no rain the first few traveling days, only started raining on the last day which didn't really matter since i was airport-hoping that day...hahaha!!!

Oslo is a claustrophobic city in its center, but once i get out of center Oslo, towards the outskirts, boy was the view fabulous=] Spent most of my day museum visiting but since public place closes at around 4pm here, and the sky starts turning dark at 5pm...i could still managed to walk miles for a good sunset shots and cheap meals...hahaha!!!


Kayakers, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Wish i could just join in...

Evening bay, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
just happy to be where i am...opposite a private dock amongst the fjords that surrounds Oslo

Vigeland Park, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
By Gustav Vigeland, a whole freaking park of topless/buttless human status in various poses....artisitic=]

Ski Jump to nowhere, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
holmenkollen ski-jump tower...sucky weather with all the fog... was supposed to get the best view of oslo here....BAH!!

Student protest!, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Someones not happy with the pay cut...hahaha!!! student protest against education budget reduction...something you never see in Singapore...

Where new meets new..., originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
the new defense headquaters designed by Jarmund/Vigsnaes a norwegien firm

Street art in Oslo, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
City fringe between the developing town city and the outskirts

Sunset in Oslo, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Sunset over the Flam Museum...BEEEEEEAAAUUUTIFFFFUUULLLL!!!!

Packing

DSC01717, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Clockwise:
-1 Tupperware for as much pancakes as i can stuff
-1 Pack of cheap bread with 3 snickers
-1 Borrowed Deuter(Thanks Avril)
-1 Towel
-1 Phone charger and 1 camera charger
-1 Camera with pouch
-1 Polo tee
-3 Long sleeves with 3 linen tee
-1 Jeans
-1 Ski hat
-1 Old sleeping bag
-1 Set of toiletries
-1 scarf
-1 Trackpants with ACJC Orientation 2003 Tee

to be include:
-as much pancake as the tupperware can carry
-left over honey
-lapbie with charger and mouse
-passport
-tickets
-vacuum bags(so that everything fits into 1 Deuter bag)

Woohoooooo...........Oslo here i come=]

Brunch

DSC01697, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

A good brunch of pancakes and meatballs...a late but perfect start to a lazy friday=]

Path to Enlightenment

DSC00063, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Camaraderie

'alrite!!!', originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Here's a post out of boredom and frustration...something that always brings up fond memories...
let me introduce you to Mis Jasmine Loke aka My Daughter and Miss Winny Kang aka TaTou
now as most can probably deduce from the photo, Miss Loke and Miss Kang were ex-partners during our Canoeing days in JC, and they were a formidable pair i must say, trashing almost every opponents in their event during their senior year.

life

DSC01411, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Everything ends in one way or another, its just up to us how it ends

Borlänge

DSC01399c, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.

Borlänge, a sleeping little town approximately 200km west of Stockholm. This was where pek went 2 weeks ago for his individual project site visit. (NOTE: a site visit here involves a 10hr over night train, folled by a 4hr morning train...no 30min SBS or MRT)

Being stuck in a studio course designed for the conservation of history, it is not surprising that again, this projects is about conservation of a old building. At least its not an old dilapitated blood stained slaughter house. This time, the building in question is the Swedish equivalent of Paxton's Crystal Palace. A 10000 meter square exhibition hall built during the 1897 Stockholm Exposition of Arts and Industry by Architect Fredinand Boberg, and a listed World Monument Site. Whats left of the original building is its huge steel trusses with movable joints, and thats is the ONLY thing peks planning to keep and use.

apparently, the Municipal of Borlänge is really excited about restoring this significant building. they were even generous enough to pay for our train trip there and back. What was more unsettling is that it felt like a publicity program as there were reporters invited. Never has pek been on the newpaper in his entire 8yrs in Singapore, and 1 month in Sweden he's already on 2....stress stress...

Adorning the current Peks Room

Untitled-4 copy, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Canoeing Days

Untitled-3 copy, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Archi Life

Untitled-1 copy, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
HAC in Kuala Lumpur

Untitled-2 copy, originally uploaded by cloudberrie.
Capoeiristas in Tioman

This is Pek's room...at least until 2nd January. let me tell you a little about Pek's Room

- its the biggest room of all previous Pek's Rooms
- it has sort of a walk-in closet connected to a toilet(not seen in the photo as its behind the camera), and Pek has never had those...to himself at least.
- it has 3 different kinds of chair in one room, an office, a normal, and a lounge chair...Pek has never had more then 2 kinds of chair in previous Pek's Rooms
- it has 2 different kinds of curtains, a bamboo blind and the blanket courtesy of British Airways...Pek has never had more then 1 kind of curtains in previous Pek's Rooms
- it has 2 photo walls, complete with stick-ups, pin-ups and clip-ups...normally Pek only has 1 photo board.
- it has no fan, it has what Pek calls, 'window-aircon'...leaving it ajar cools the room, leaving open freezes Pek's *beep*...go figure
- it has 2 other occupants, a little potted plant call 'The Plant' and a little teddy named 'Name-less'.
- it has the more lights then all previous Pek's Room, 2 ceiling bulb with shades, 1 toilet bulb in a bowl, 1 wall mounted spot lamp, and one standing spot lamp...
- it has a wall mounted radiator...Pek has never ever...ever ever ever ever ever had one of those before, though Pek doesn't know if its working.

yup, thats some facts of the current Pek's Room...=] some closed up shots below...

the Archi. photo wall ...a stick-up A3 poster with multiple clip-on photos(thanks guys!!!=])
The Plant!!! it doesn't need water, it thrives on music..more specifically, swedish music!!!
Nameless sitting on her stamp-covered, Singpost parcel box bench, on the headboard of Pek's Room just Sunday nights dinner....