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Welcome to Tuesday of week 46. When I first moved to this weird and wonderful country, I was not too fussed about the obsession everyone had with the weeks of the year. We all know there are around 52 weeks in the calendar year, but the Norwegians have taken the concept of counting the weeks and developed an entire system out of it. Everything is planned by weeks. Weeks 7 and 8, James is on holidays, week 23 is the brocoli pie baking contest and week 36 is the toy wooden ship exhibition.

Week 46 is when the swimming pool is getting fixed. No one is quite sure what the problem is or who coming to fix it. The note on the door says that the pool is out of order, hopefully for just a couple of days. The primary school is having their overnight stay on Thursday and one of the highlights each year is the midnight swimming activities. Let's hope that all is in order by Thursday.

The newest addition to the Alta skyline and one of the most important architectual structures to be constructed north of the Arctic circle is to be part of a cost saving measure. The authorities have decided that the majestic looking and soon to be completed cathederal will not require any external lighting. This is all well and good to see a beautiful building in its natural light during the summer months when the sun does not dip below the horizon for more than two months. As the sun sets this week for the last time until early February, this building will not be seen. Apparently the 400,000 kroner lighting installation cost is part of the reason, but the genius men in charge of the project would also like to see how the completed building looks like in the street lights and ...wait for it, the light of the moon.

 

 

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