After a weekend on the snowboard in
Hemsedal (Norway), I spent the last two weekends in Strasbourg (France) and Alta (Norway). To begin with the end,
visiting northern Norway was amazing! Although the weather started off poorly on Thursday, it improved day by day and ended in brilliant sunshine on Sunday! But the weather didn't stop us from taking trips on the
two snow scooters we had, and I got to experience real white-out (when you see nothing but white wherever you look), as well as taking a bath in the sauna and
chilling out in the snow. I also experienced a different kind of picnic. In France (and some other places as well), you bring a baguette, a bottle of wine and maybe some salad, put out a blanket and sit down in the park.
Up north, you bring some meat, a kettle and some grained coffe, and put up an open fire on the snow, on which you heat the meat and prepare the coffee. However different, both variants of a picnic are nice ways of spending time with your friends.
In Strasbourg, I didn't go on a picnic. And now you may call me a liar, 'cause actually, I did. But the thing is, I had a major hangover on Sunday, and although I had a great time lunching in the fountain next to Palais de Rohan, eating was kind of difficult... Yes, there was a party the night before. Actually, it was the reverse of the house-warming party I went to when I was in
Strasbourg in December, combined with a couple of birthday celebrations. Backtracking even further, we spent Saturday
hiking in the Vosges mountains. And Friday night was spent celebrating
St. Patrick's Day with Canadian girl Trishia and her partner.
For a change, I'll be spending the next week-end at home. Except from a one-day trip to Trysil for snowboarding on Sunday...
