Daily Archives: April 7, 2007

Names in the frames

No further letters directly on the Morley Together business this week, although a few political slants. The candidate list has been published for the Leeds Council Morley Wards: Morley North:ALDISS JASON KARL THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CANDIDATEGETTINGS BOB MORLEY BOROUGH INDEPENDENTSLOVELL … Continue reading

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Four days on a ship- with time off for good behaviour

Mini-cruising isn’t quite the delight it sounds. The food and drinks onboard are rather expensive (£14 for burger & chips, £8 for a breakfast buffet, £3 for a half litre of Lager). The entertainment is so-so and time crawls round … Continue reading

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In the hall of the mountain king

(You need to hum Edvard Grieg’s Dovregubbens Hall from Peer Gynt, or go here) Bergen tourist office- in a former banking hall. The Bryggen Christmas shop… …with a troll section. David gets caught by the big troll!

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Teach yourself Norwegian

Snakker du Norsk? (Do you speak Norwegian?) Ya, Yeg Snakker Litt Norsk (Yes, I speak a little Norwegian)Lesson 1. Essential Vocabulary Reise- Trip, travel, voyage, journeySyke- SicknessPose- Bag

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Some random views of Bergen

The Hotel… Hats with sewn-in pigtails… David thought the Penguin costume was rubbish… Higgledy-piggledy house… It might have been cold but it could have been a lot worse… I never expected that…

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