This is what I call a wedding!

http://junebugweddings.com/blogs/what_junebug_loves/archive/2011/05/06/joya-emre-wedding-music-video-black-eyed-peas.aspx

7 cameramen, 4 photographers, 4 wedding coordinators, original wedding video, vibrant colours, beautful dresses...Wish to have the same budget for our wedding :)

Vidím to spíš v hříchu a flámu

Jak jsem tak dneska projížděla cvkeskus, tak mi je skoro jasné, že příští rok to s mojí pracovní morálkou nebude o nic lepší než jako za dobu aupairování. Akorát místo dětí mě bude rozčilovat Viktor :) Jen se sama  sebe ptám, jestli toho flákání nebylo už dost a nepřišel čas probudit v sobě starou dobrou Danču a konečně se někam se svým životem pohnout...? No a odpověď nade mnou visí jako kletba.

More Sunday trips

Trip no. 1 (5.6.): Stoltzenveien - Brushytte - Fløyen - Bergen

Thinking we were in a good shape we had decided to take a trip up the Stoltzen, which is a very steep hill and the path up is made out of mostly stone stairs. After a few meters, we were quite sure that we need to train more to be able to run up as that 50-year-old man or 7-year-old girl. In fact, everyone got ahead of us, what a shame! The fastest guy made it in 8 min 53 sec some years ago, we managed to get up in about 45 minutes. 

After some minutes of catching our breaths, we started to hike towards Fløyen, Kryštof, under the influence of endorphins, suggested to take a little trip to a brushytte (which means soft-drink cottage). How happy we were when we were able to walk faster than a very old man! :) Hi5. It was the first time I've heard somebody speaking in Czech in Bergen. Surprisingly, one could buy soft drinks and other junk food in the brushytte and it was opened on Sunday!. Not feeling like buying anything overpriced, we changed the direction back to Fløyen. There we got some good ice-creams and walked down feeling like heroes that we have taken Stoltzenveien up.

The trip is about to start

Last meters are made out of wooden stairs - more comfy than stone ones. 

A view.

Trip no. 2 (12.6.): Løvstakken  

Kryštof got a tourist map of 7-mountains (those who surround Bergen), which has significantly broadened our trip options. So, for the first time we planned to go in the mountains on opposite side of Bergen. 

We knew that we will have troubles to meet from the beginning because neither of has been there before. We were right. Fortunately, we were quite close to each other. After a short admiration of sheep and a very ugly pig Oskar, we headed up with a very foggy idea which way to take. That's the thing about Norwegian tourist paths - they are either bad marked or not at all. We haven't met many people on the way up, it was good because of two reasons: A: we didn't feel that much like loosers everyone was faster than us. B: it gave us hope we're on the right way.   

To reach the top of   Løvstakken, one has to almost climb a mountain - that was fun. The upper we were, the windier it was and also Kryštof's optimism about seeing sun was fading away. We almost gave it up just before the top because of a fear from the rain/storm. Luckily, we had decided to give it a try and it was a good decision. The view was amazing and totally different from where we'd been before. 

Seeing most of the people coming from the city, we thought it could be a good idea to go there instead of back. I guess, it was. It was quite adventurous because there were not many people and we weren't sure if we had a good direction, it was pretty wet there as well, but still, it was worth it! The birds were singing, the grass and flowers smelled nicely...

We ended up almost by Gyldenpris, which is my bus stop :)) So, no long walking in Bergen to get to my bus! :)) 

Oskar looked a bit like this.                 Source: http://www.kristiansand.as/dyreparken/eksotiskedyr/hengebuksvin.jpg 

3rd mountain out of 7. Lame HI5.

Happy, happy...

Getting over the "hidden lakes".

View of Bergen, Fløyen and Ulriken

Me again :)

Bergenian spring

They say that it is raining in Bergen 360 days in a year. It's not one hundred percent true, I have experienced more than 5 days without rain but still, it rains a lot. It seems like all seasons of the year are the same, maybe it's a bit colder in winter. So, June has started and it's been raining all the time except for one day. I don't mind the rain that much when I'm aupairing but what's bothering me is that at the time of my arrival home, the weather is supposed to get worse in Czech - I'm planning to have a garden party and spend some days in a cottage - then it matters to me that the weather's gonna be rainy! Shame on the weather if the weather forecast is right!

This pic was taken somewhere else in Norway but it looks pretty the same in Bergen.

How I feel about the weather :)

Chvílema

Chvílema
mívám strašný dilema,
jestli se naučit římsky či řecky
anebo jestli žít na plný pecky,
chvílema.

Chvílema
růžovými brýlema,
vidím svůj život jen v hříchu a flámu,
jindy zas nad knihou hlavu si lámu
chvílema.

...

Chvílema
za plytkými cílema
vyženu zběsile koně své touhy,
kůň však je zchátralý a tratě jsou dlouhý,
chvílema.

Chvílema
unavený mílema
věrného pakoně na cizím pasu
a celé dilema nechávám času,
chvílema.

...
(Jiří Dědeček, Dilema)

Takhle básničkopísnička se mi poslední dobou honí v hlavě spolu s dalšími, ale o těch zase třeba příště :)

Fruits of boredom

I've been bored to death lately. Not that I don't have anything to do but I'm missing some mentally challenging activities, I do miss having a project or a goal. It feels a bit like surviving now. 

Anyway, I have decided to make a website gathering info for people who are thinking about becoming an aupair. So, this is my little project till I'm done here. I'm now facing PHP challenges because I've never done anything with it and still don't know how to begin. But instead of really doing something for getting started, I'm now lost in watching Prison Break. I've got to say I've never watched so many TV shows before I become aupair. 

The next thing I'm working on is a flipturn when swimming freestyle. Had to buy a nose clip for 80 NOK but I guess it was worth the money. I'm not very successful, though. Still practising step one. Have plenty of time to master it before I die :)

Btw. It's June, it's raining and 10°C here :/