Norge
Two weekends ago I went to visit my friend Miss Lemon who is currently living and working in Trondheim, the third largest city in Norway. I was pleased to hear that she is enjoying her new job and is adjusting well to life in Norway. We spent the four days mostly just hanging out and did some sightseeing. Apart from visiting a cathedral and a fortress Trondheim also has lots of coffee places and I enjoyed drinking café late and trying some Norwegian cakes. The trip was pretty uneventful apart from on the Saturday night when the fire alarm in Miss Lemon’s building went off and we had to evacuate. Miss Lemon and I were surprised that the other residents just stood around in the cold looking at the building until someone turned off the alarm. No one even called the fire brigade. I also heard firsthand her noisy student neighbours.
Norway is a really nice country; the people were friendly and would often smile when I spoke to them. Miss Lemon joked to me it’s because of their oil reserves or maybe being close to the Aurora. Trondheim is a nice place and looked especially beautiful with the winter scenery. I’m sure it’s even better in summer. I was impressed by how high the level of English is in Norway. I knew people in Scandinavia could speak very good English, but I noticed this applied also to ordinary people on the street. However, even though I didn’t look like a native; people still spoke to me in Norwegian until I told them I didn’t understand. As you can imagine it was very cold, but it didn’t really bother me until the last day of my trip. The one thing that would bother me if I was living there is the lack of daylight in winter. It didn’t get light until 9 in the morning and by 3 in the afternoon it was dark. Also Norway is a very expensive place, though I guess the wages are also higher.
The one disappointing part of my trip was the last day. Miss Lemon had to go to work and so I planned to do some more sightseeing before getting my flight in the evening. Unfortunately, it turned out that in Trondheim many museums don’t open on Mondays and other places were closed because it was winter. However, I still managed to see some outdoor landmarks and had a good look around the city. In conclusion, I enjoyed my trip and I’m glad I finally got to see part of Scandinavia.
Norway is a really nice country; the people were friendly and would often smile when I spoke to them. Miss Lemon joked to me it’s because of their oil reserves or maybe being close to the Aurora. Trondheim is a nice place and looked especially beautiful with the winter scenery. I’m sure it’s even better in summer. I was impressed by how high the level of English is in Norway. I knew people in Scandinavia could speak very good English, but I noticed this applied also to ordinary people on the street. However, even though I didn’t look like a native; people still spoke to me in Norwegian until I told them I didn’t understand. As you can imagine it was very cold, but it didn’t really bother me until the last day of my trip. The one thing that would bother me if I was living there is the lack of daylight in winter. It didn’t get light until 9 in the morning and by 3 in the afternoon it was dark. Also Norway is a very expensive place, though I guess the wages are also higher.
The one disappointing part of my trip was the last day. Miss Lemon had to go to work and so I planned to do some more sightseeing before getting my flight in the evening. Unfortunately, it turned out that in Trondheim many museums don’t open on Mondays and other places were closed because it was winter. However, I still managed to see some outdoor landmarks and had a good look around the city. In conclusion, I enjoyed my trip and I’m glad I finally got to see part of Scandinavia.