“My first appearance in the hunting-field was preceded by more than three years of unobtrusive preparation. Strictly speaking, I suppose that my sporting career started even earlier than that. Beginning then with the moment when Dixon inwardly decided to increase my aunt’s establishment by the acquisition of a confidential child’s pony, I pass to his… Continue reading Early Days, Part II
Early Days
“My childhood was a queer and not altogether happy one. Circumstances conspired to make me shy and solitary. My father and mother died before I was capable of remembering them. I was an only child, entrusted to the care of an unmarried aunt who lived quietly in the country. My aunt was no longer young… Continue reading Early Days
Polar Power
Frogner Park
“The Nobel Peace Prize medal is an 18-carat gold award measuring 6.6 cm in diameter and weighing 196 grams. Designed by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland, it features a portrait of Alfred Nobel on the front and three men linked in brotherhood on the back, with the Latin inscription “pro pace et fraternitate gentium” (“for peace… Continue reading Frogner Park
The Scandinavian Exception
The Oslofjord stretches for some 100 km south of Oslo until it reaches the Skagerrak strait and ultimately Denmark or Sweden. Hovedøya is the island in the archipelago closest to Oslo. It’s a beautiful wooded, hilly island with scenic walks and a chance to dive into nature or the fjord as the mood takes you.… Continue reading The Scandinavian Exception