Wednesday
20th August: Oslo and the game |
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Helen, just
outside the Hotel Opera |
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The University,
on the main street |
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The Royal Palace |
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The band march
down the main drag on their way to the changing of the guard, right past
our restaurant |
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The
infamous Scotsman pub. £6+ a pint, Bobby Moore photos and a
strict no-bagpipes rule. Thankfully, we didn't bother. |
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Helen at the
Cathedral Cafe |
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Paul, summing up
the strength to drink another pint of battery acid |
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Bert, Jim and
Pete: "Do you trim or shave?" |
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Mike and Suzanne:
they had no idea either |
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Bohemen on match
day: busy |
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Bewildered in
Bohemen |
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Paul, Helen,
Kellas, Susan and Ally outside the Bohemen |
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Simon and Jan
(note: this was BEFORE the game!) |
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Kevin and Helen,
on the tube to the ground |
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First sight of
the Ulleval Stadium |
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Like a bear,
taking it's food to a secluded tree and growling at anything that comes
too close |
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The queue to get
in, 25 minutes before kick-off |
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The fat Norwegian
who kept dropping his trousers |
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Jenny keeps her
hand warm |
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Kevin showing his
support for Borderline |
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The teams under
the glow of the floodlights |
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Saving the whale |
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The end of the
game |
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In Dolly Dimples
(part of the stadium complex) after the game |
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Kevin with his
"souvenir" from the game |
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The door to the
toilets in Dr Jeykll's |
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The treasures
that lie within. Some people would pay very good money for this. |
Thursday
21st August: Oslo and harbour trip |
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The statue to
mark the historic centre of Oslo |
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The Akershus
Fortress near the docks |
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The Tartan Navy
waiting to board the harbour cruise, with the City Hall in the
backgrounf |
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Paul and Jamie
(on his first Scotland trip) |
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Kevin, chuckling |
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The TA on the
boat |
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A Greek temple,
obviously, on an island in Oslofjord |
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"We are
sailing" |
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Paul, and a bag
of fish |
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The statue on the
harbour-side |
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The Astronomical
clock on the back of the City Hall |
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Helen, with the
biggest glass of Coke in the world |