Iceland has more to offer than Reykjavik, the Blue Lagoon and Geysir. On this trip I was introduced to northern Iceland and its richness in cultural heritage, its people and their excellent humor. Add a geothermically heated pool in the court yard of the hotel and “throw in” a couple of bottles of whisky as […]
Portlaoise and Kilkenny, Ireland (2005) The christening of fast growing baby J. Basil brought me to the Irish interior during the last weekend of August. I tell you: Irish christenings are completely different from Norwegian ones. In Norway christenings are supposed to be tedious, dry, boring affairs of some 3-4 hours duration. Not so in […]
Prague (Czech Republic) 2005 The annual company study trip took me for the first time to the city of Prague. A very beautiful city indeed., though suffering slightly from being crowded with tourists due to the ill-chosen time of our visit. All in all though, a great city, a great trip. [ (Stein) Runar Bergheim, […]
Scandinavia by car (Denmark/Sweden) 2005 Driving and sailing Scandinavia: We set out from Oslo on the ship Color Festival bound for Hirtshals where our journey across the three islands of Denmark and the west coast of Sweden started. Our itinerary brought us through Århus, Billund/Legoland, Kolding, Odense, Copenhagen, Malmø and Gothenburg before we turned homewards. […]
Edinburgh (Scotland) 2/2005 Aline, Heather, Rune, Basil and me on a trip to Edinburgh to survey the capital of Scotland as a potential future place to study. Flying in through Prestwick, which carries all the hallmarks of a Ryanair airport, we also got to criss-cross most of the interior of the Scottish lowlands by train […]
Groningen (the Netherlands) 2005 A meeting in the Geoshare project took me back to Groningen to meet our friends and colleagues in the Province of Groningen and CAB. Flying in through Amsterdam the Norwegian delegation also took the opportunity to take in the sights of the dutch capital on the weekend before the meeting started. […]
Roscommon (Ireland) 2005 The ever entertaining and interesting Interreg IIIC KNOT project took me to Roscommon in the late days of May where I got tanked up on mounds, mining and gourmet food. Whatever one may say about Roscommon County Council, none can say that they mistreat their guests!!! During our days in Ireland our […]
I have never been a fan of the name ‘Stein’. Not in the context of my other two names. Stein = Stone Runar = Thought of as writing in stone, but actually ‘secret warrior’ Bergheim = Home among the stones. To most people, then, my name would be Stone Stone Stone. I didn’t particularly enjoy […]
London (England) 2005 A study trip in a standardization project brought me to London in the company of some excellent people with whom the evenings passed easily. This trip will reside in my memory as the trip when we ultimately ended up in seriously gay, non-hetero sexual venues every single night. Why? Nobody knows. [ […]
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