Sognsvann 23 April 2005
Sognsvann lake in north Oslo
As with most of the Oslo district, Sognsvann has excellent public transportation - for us, we catch the T-ban (underground) at Jernbanetorget (Yarn-banner-torgeh).
A driver's eye view.
Approaching Sognsvann.
Later in the summer, it turns into this!
Oh yes, that's a lot of people. Hmm ... wonder which part of the lake's coastline we should stake our claim to ... as far away from that as possible maybe?
The path around Sognsvann.
Josie decides to take the harder route.
Exposed rock by the lake.
The far end of Sognsvann.
Some of my fellow Opera employees.
Sunlight on the water.
Ribbed rock by the lake.
As easy as falling off a log.
Don't think too much of this. There were some really old people (90+) swimming the entire length of the lake.
"Get..in..the..water"
I liked the look of this couple. They look stereotypically Norwegian, and they walked all the way round the lake so that they could read their newspapers. At least she actually put her feet in the water.
This duckling was swimming upside down trying to preen itself.
Once it was done preening, it tried some diving.
Its mother kept a careful lookout just in case any humans got too close.
When the diving duck was gone, another turned up with its own set of ducklings. Ducks seem very important here. There is even a large bronze statue of a duck in the city.
Three ducklings fight over the excess of bread thrown for them. At least the stale Norwegian sandwich bread is good for someone.
These ducks had absolutely no fear of humans. Especially if the humans can only dip their feet into the water.
No, before any of you say it, it is not the rockers' sign for the devil, and it is not spiderman throwing some gossamer. It is american sign language for "I love you". If you make this sign with both hands and move them together in a circular motion, it means two loves together, and thus to make love. There, you learn something new every day. Unless you already knew that.
As with most of the Oslo district, Sognsvann has excellent public transportation - for us, we catch the T-ban (underground) at Jernbanetorget (Yarn-banner-torgeh).
A driver's eye view.
Approaching Sognsvann.
Later in the summer, it turns into this!
Oh yes, that's a lot of people. Hmm ... wonder which part of the lake's coastline we should stake our claim to ... as far away from that as possible maybe?
The path around Sognsvann.
Josie decides to take the harder route.
Exposed rock by the lake.
The far end of Sognsvann.
Some of my fellow Opera employees.
Sunlight on the water.
Ribbed rock by the lake.
As easy as falling off a log.
Don't think too much of this. There were some really old people (90+) swimming the entire length of the lake.
"Get..in..the..water"
I liked the look of this couple. They look stereotypically Norwegian, and they walked all the way round the lake so that they could read their newspapers. At least she actually put her feet in the water.
This duckling was swimming upside down trying to preen itself.
Once it was done preening, it tried some diving.
Its mother kept a careful lookout just in case any humans got too close.
When the diving duck was gone, another turned up with its own set of ducklings. Ducks seem very important here. There is even a large bronze statue of a duck in the city.
Three ducklings fight over the excess of bread thrown for them. At least the stale Norwegian sandwich bread is good for someone.
These ducks had absolutely no fear of humans. Especially if the humans can only dip their feet into the water.
No, before any of you say it, it is not the rockers' sign for the devil, and it is not spiderman throwing some gossamer. It is american sign language for "I love you". If you make this sign with both hands and move them together in a circular motion, it means two loves together, and thus to make love. There, you learn something new every day. Unless you already knew that.