Public health warnings on cigarettes

I saw these black box warnings on all the cigarette packages in the airport duty free shops.  I was surprised to see how straightforward and bold the messages were.

Trip to Göteborg, Sweden 22-23 November

I went with a friend for a quick 2-day trip to Göteborg, Sweden on Sat-Sun, 22-23 November. The trip from Oslo is about 4 hours in bus. I found the cities of Göteborg and Oslo to have a similar atmosphere. Sadly, going the 4 hours south did not affect the temperature much.

With my German friend, Christoph

Skansen Crown with military museum inside

Fish Market

Opera House

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These next 5 photos are from a Christmas festival hosted at the Liseberg amusement park in Göteborg.

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We also stopped at a zoo. The mission was to see a moose, and we succeeded.

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Our last stop before heading back to Oslo on Sunday was at a maritime museum. There were numerous types of ships; for me the most interesting one was the submarine.

Inside the sub

US Presidential Elections presentation to Oslo Rotaract Club

The two other Rotary Ambassadorial scholars in Oslo and I gave a presentation to the Oslo Rotaract Club on the evening of our elections. We discussed the steps one must take to become president, the electoral college and our two major political parties. We also had a mini debate to highlight the main stances of each candidate on selected issues. Following the meeting, Travis, Lucas and I went to a student pub on campus for an election party where they showed live media coverage as the results came in. Sadly though with a 7 hour time difference I went to bed at 2 AM still not knowing who would come out victorious. But that gave me something to look forward to the next morning when I woke up!

Oslo Rotaract Club Secretary, Lucas, me, Club President, and Travis

The Oslo Rotaract Club President and me




Election party hosted by a campus organization

Day trip to Drøbak, Moss and Tønsberg

Two friends and I took an enjoyable day trip to some towns south of Oslo along the fjord on Sunday 2 November. We first went to Drøbak, which is known for its Christmas store and the world's only lutefisk museum. Going to the lutefisk museum has got me excited now for the lutefisk season quickly approaching. I'll keep you posted on my future lutefisk experiences.

The small harbor in Drøbak

There were quite a few of these jellyfish in the water around the harbor

Getting into the Christmas spirit

Looks delicious, right?

Our second stop was in the town of Moss. We visited an industry musuem that highlighted the milling industry in the town, among other exhibitions. From Moss we took a ferry that crossed the Oslo Fjord to the town of Horten.

Some kids helping a pumpkin with the decomposition process

Industry Museum in Moss

Live music while we were there

The slide, situated in the center of the museum connecting the 1st and 2nd floors

As mentioned above, the museum mainly highlighted the milling industry. This slide was used for sending the large sacs of flour down from the 2nd floor.

Now its for museum goers

And again...

Ferry from Moss to Horten

A short ride took us from Horten to our final destination, the town of Tønsberg. Tønsberg is reportedly the oldest town in Norway, founded in the 9th Century AD.

The Tønsberg Fortress atop a bluff looking over the town





Tønsberg at dusk