onsdag 22 juli 2009
söndag 19 juli 2009
jazz
Hi again,
the last week has been pretty busy – partly because of work, partly because of the Molde Jazz Festival.
Since my boss got more ships in Ålesund, we’ve been mainly working there the last week – 4 times out of 6. This used to be one of my favourite tours especially since I only guided the city walk there so far and that is really a lovely tour. Well, the last week that has changed a bit and I guided some tours which seem rather useless to me and then it is of course more difficult to find some motivation.
The last 4 days we’ve been off and there was the Jazz Festival at the same time in Molde. On Wednesday after work we went to listen to the first concert – of course just outside the fence with some illegal beer-drinking and a yummy Bolognese-baguette. On Thursday we went to listen to Timbuktu at the same spot, just without the beer, but the same food! On Friday the same two of us who went together the other days went to a little island just outside Molde first. There is a little fishing village reconstructed, but since you had to pay extra for a guided tour, the museologist (hihi) decided that it is as well worth just hanging out on the island and get a glance through the windows… it’s really beautiful out there though! In the evening we went to our old spot and listened to Leonard Cohen, but got a bit bored after an hour and went to see the rich people down at the fjord trying to organize their parking lots for their boats instead.
Today we went to a huge island north from here to look at some rock paintings. It was hard to find the right spot since they advertising those painting in a brochure, but then there are no signs whatsoever… but we didn’t give up and were successful at the end. At a diving station we had waffles before we went back to our village.
Tomorrow, we’ll get to guide at the Briksdalsbreen again which is the glacier I have been once before. So, I am looking forward to that! On Wednesday we might guide in Kristiansund where I have only been by myself by now – but actually it would be fun to prepare sth else again and get to guide at some other place.
I still like the guiding itself a lot, but I am sooooo happy when this is over and I will start counting days instead of weeks very soon!
Miss you guys!
Betty
the last week has been pretty busy – partly because of work, partly because of the Molde Jazz Festival.
Since my boss got more ships in Ålesund, we’ve been mainly working there the last week – 4 times out of 6. This used to be one of my favourite tours especially since I only guided the city walk there so far and that is really a lovely tour. Well, the last week that has changed a bit and I guided some tours which seem rather useless to me and then it is of course more difficult to find some motivation.
The last 4 days we’ve been off and there was the Jazz Festival at the same time in Molde. On Wednesday after work we went to listen to the first concert – of course just outside the fence with some illegal beer-drinking and a yummy Bolognese-baguette. On Thursday we went to listen to Timbuktu at the same spot, just without the beer, but the same food! On Friday the same two of us who went together the other days went to a little island just outside Molde first. There is a little fishing village reconstructed, but since you had to pay extra for a guided tour, the museologist (hihi) decided that it is as well worth just hanging out on the island and get a glance through the windows… it’s really beautiful out there though! In the evening we went to our old spot and listened to Leonard Cohen, but got a bit bored after an hour and went to see the rich people down at the fjord trying to organize their parking lots for their boats instead.
Today we went to a huge island north from here to look at some rock paintings. It was hard to find the right spot since they advertising those painting in a brochure, but then there are no signs whatsoever… but we didn’t give up and were successful at the end. At a diving station we had waffles before we went back to our village.
Tomorrow, we’ll get to guide at the Briksdalsbreen again which is the glacier I have been once before. So, I am looking forward to that! On Wednesday we might guide in Kristiansund where I have only been by myself by now – but actually it would be fun to prepare sth else again and get to guide at some other place.
I still like the guiding itself a lot, but I am sooooo happy when this is over and I will start counting days instead of weeks very soon!
Miss you guys!
Betty
söndag 5 juli 2009
back online...
Hi everyone!
It’s finally been some busy days, but now I am back online…
I’ve been guiding all around the region the last 2 weeks with a special task yesterday: I was supposed to guide a “private car” which meant that there was a US-American family who hired a taxi to drive around and me as their guide. I was REALLY nervous since they rented the car for 8 hours and nobody knew where they wanted to go, etc. and the only information I got beforehand was that they “are really demanding”. Well – they were the nicest people ever and only wanted to see the most important sights we’re going to with the busses anyway and the tour was over after just 2 hours. So, just an incredible rich family I assume which made the driver and me feel guilty about the tip and the short trip J
Christoph was here the whole last week as well and in between working we drove around and I showed him some of the places where I am usually guiding and of course we went to some other places as well. The first day we went to a huge waterfall and drove up a nice mountain road. The next day we went for a walking safari at Dovrefjell to see some musk oxes that were brought to Norway in the 50s from Greenland. We saw 3 herds and got really close – amazing animals!! From there we drove to Åndalsnes because I had to work the next day and from there we were sent directly to Geiranger. I was guiding a tour to the famous Dalsnibba and Christoph went up there by car. The day after that we were sent to Trondheim and Christoph joined me on a citytour – he even got to carry the sign with my bus number from time to time! So, our little holiday was partly financed through the company ;-) The next day I was off and we put up our tent right next to the Atlantic Road with a view onto the Atlantic Ocean – well, that was at least the idea, but since it was so foggy you couldn’t really see that much. Christoph has left by now.
On Tuesday I might guide an Overland tour which I have to prepare a bit today since I have the feeling that I do not have enough material to speak about for 8 hours yet… I prefer those shorter tours where you can point out stuff, but anyway…
Well, I think that are the news from up here…
Take care! Kramar
It’s finally been some busy days, but now I am back online…
I’ve been guiding all around the region the last 2 weeks with a special task yesterday: I was supposed to guide a “private car” which meant that there was a US-American family who hired a taxi to drive around and me as their guide. I was REALLY nervous since they rented the car for 8 hours and nobody knew where they wanted to go, etc. and the only information I got beforehand was that they “are really demanding”. Well – they were the nicest people ever and only wanted to see the most important sights we’re going to with the busses anyway and the tour was over after just 2 hours. So, just an incredible rich family I assume which made the driver and me feel guilty about the tip and the short trip J
Christoph was here the whole last week as well and in between working we drove around and I showed him some of the places where I am usually guiding and of course we went to some other places as well. The first day we went to a huge waterfall and drove up a nice mountain road. The next day we went for a walking safari at Dovrefjell to see some musk oxes that were brought to Norway in the 50s from Greenland. We saw 3 herds and got really close – amazing animals!! From there we drove to Åndalsnes because I had to work the next day and from there we were sent directly to Geiranger. I was guiding a tour to the famous Dalsnibba and Christoph went up there by car. The day after that we were sent to Trondheim and Christoph joined me on a citytour – he even got to carry the sign with my bus number from time to time! So, our little holiday was partly financed through the company ;-) The next day I was off and we put up our tent right next to the Atlantic Road with a view onto the Atlantic Ocean – well, that was at least the idea, but since it was so foggy you couldn’t really see that much. Christoph has left by now.
On Tuesday I might guide an Overland tour which I have to prepare a bit today since I have the feeling that I do not have enough material to speak about for 8 hours yet… I prefer those shorter tours where you can point out stuff, but anyway…
Well, I think that are the news from up here…
Take care! Kramar
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