Friday, May 20, 2011

A weekend in Oslo



At the slightest suggestion (and an airfare sale), I decided to jet off to Norway for a weekend to visit some friends from graduate school who have been living there for a couple of years now. After all, it is in the neighborhood.

Oslo is such a great and beautiful city, and I saw it in its finest as the city prepared for the great festivities of May 17.

However, the true highlight of the weekend was spending some time with old friends, renewing the relationship and being gently reminded why their company is so enjoyable. I was reminded of that old song from my Girl Scout days as a Brownie:

"Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other's gold."

Indeed.

For a better glimpse of my weekend, take a look at this album:

2011-05-16 Oslo

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