Showing posts with label aboutNorway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aboutNorway. Show all posts

Thursday, June 23, 2016

I get that feeling of “bon voyage”, the feeling that I’ve been here before *


Ma olen blogi pidanud seitse aastat ja aeg-ajalt ikka tuleb peale (identiteedi)kriis. Tundub, et kõik on  juba öeldud ja kõik on juba ammendunud. Teen “Diip kunstiinimese” lahti ja tunnen, et midagi on valesti. Ma ei tunne, et ma olen “diip kunstiinimene”, hetkel nagu rohkem “seljakotiga eestlane”. Seljakotis on perekond, Ussipesa, Norra, Muinasjutt, depressioon, pood, tööotsingud, segadus, vaesus ja rikkus üheskoos.
Ma olen nüüd juba nädalakese kaalunud oma blogiga   kolimist. Mind on takistanud hetkel veel vaid see, et ma ei tunne “wordpressi” väga hästi ja pole rahul sellega, kuidas blogi välja näeb, kuid seda saab ju aja jooksul parendada?
Noh igatahes, the changes are 50-60* et ma kolin SIIA.
*Mati Nykänen tsitaadid
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I have been blogging for seven years and every once in a while I have this blog identity crises. I feel that everything is already been said, everything is “so yesterday”. There is nothing new for me to say. I open my “Diip kunstiinimene” blog  and feel that something is not right. I don’t feel like I am the “deep artistic person” at the moment, I feel I am more “the estonian with a backpack”. There are many things in the backpack: family, Norway, the shop, home in Estonia the depression, the fairytale, confusion, search for job, wealth and poverty mixed togehter…
At this stage I feel this blog here is more me. The changes are 50-60%*that I will move HERE.
*Mati Nykänen quotes

Monday, June 20, 2016

Mida teha Lillehammeris vol2 / What to do in Lillehammer vol2


Läks ikka aega, et selle teise osani jõuda, aga mis sa teed, kui vahepeal nii palju olulist öelda oli. Vol1 Maihaugeni kohta võite lugeda SIIT.

Well. It took a bit time to get to vol 2 (vol1 you'll find here). What can I do when there are so many (more?) important things happening, that I almost forgot I promised to share my TOP3 places for children and childish people in Lillehammer area. 

1. Koht, kuhu ma soovitan KÕIGIL minna, on Lillehammerist ca 20km eemal asuv Norsk vegmuseum ehk maanteemuuseum (LINK). Ma olin seal varasemalt parkmetsas jalutamas käinud ja pean ütlema, et muuseum asub maalilise koha peal, kuid rohkem ma muuseumi ei süvenenud. Enne kui meil märtsis külalised käisid ja me, samal ajal kui Ida autos lõunaund magas, väikese jalutuskäigu otsustasime teha. Väike jalutuskäik venis aga umbes kahe tunni pikkuseks muuseumikülastuseks, sest me lihtsalt ei saanud sealt enam ära. Ida oli ka ammu üles ärganud ja liitus meiega. See on koht, kus on lõbus (ja hariv) nii lastel, lapsemeelsetel kui lihtsalt täiskasvanutel;) 
Meie lemmikuks said "purjus prillid", läbi mille sai vaadata kui sirgelt me mööda sirget joont purjus peaga kõnniksime. Ütleme nii, et ma ei saanud üldse pihta. Lisaks veel palju vahvaid interaktiivseid tegevusi, nii et ausalt igav ei hakka, aeg lendab ja te tahate sinna uuesti minna. 
Parim kogu asja juures? Muuseum on täiesti TASUTA






1. The place I suggest to visit FIRST when in Lillehammer area is the Norsk vegmuseum - the Norwegian Road museum. 
I had been walking there once before, and it was really really pretty, but as I am not a fan of cars or roads, I thoght the museum is not my cup of tea. Big mistake to think that. This is one of the coolest museums I have visited. Interactive, fun, with a lot of activities for big(ger) and small(er). We just popped in for a second, because we had visitors from Estonia and had a bit spare time. The second lasted for two hours. We just had so much fun there! Our favorite was the "drunken glasses experience" where you can test how straight you will walk when under the influence. Let's say that I failed compleatly. 
And the best part? It's all FREE. We will be back quite soon!


2. LilleputthammerPeaaegu sama vana kui mina (ehitust alustati 1982.aastal). See on Lillehammeri Storgata täpne minikoopia. Selleks, et 135m pikkune tänav saaks nii tõetruu kui võimalik, kasutati ehitusjoonistena vanu fotosid Maihaugenist ning intervjueeriti vanu Lillehammeri elanikke. Lilleputthammeri väljaehitaja Kjell Madsen võttis ühendust isegi antikvariaatidega, et majadele õige värv saada. 
Mis mulle Lilleputthammeri juures kõige enam meeldib, on see, et siin on mõeldud ka kõige pisematele külastajatele. Ida saab varsti kaheaastaseks ja see koht oli tema jaoks vist maapealne paradiis. Mitte et ta oleks seda osanud öelda, kuid tema valjud kilked rääkisid enda eest. Vanuse tõttu mina kõva häälega kiljuda ei julgenud, ma kiljusin vaikselt enda sees;) 
Meie varasemast külastusest saate lugeda SIIT. Piletihinnad: alla 3-aastased tasuta, 3-6-aastased 149NOK (ca 17eur), 6+ 199NOK(ca 22eur). Rohkem infot leiate siit: http://www.lilleputthammer.no/


2.  I´ve been to Lilleputthammer once before, I think it was 14 years ago, I remember my sister was still a "baby" - 11yrs old. I could never have imagined to come back here with my own child. Now that Lillehammer is our hometown, I knew exactly where I need to go with her. ToLilleputthammer of course!
It is the most amazing family park on Earth (okay, I haven't been to Disneyland, but I am sure Lilleputthammer is at least one of the most incredible places to visit with children), located 16 km from Lillehammer in Øyeris. Britt Ida was from Øyer, by the way, she lived on the highest mountain in a little fairy tale house. Driving to Øyer was emotional for me, it brought back so many memories. My first Christmas in Norway, my second Christmas in Norway, my third Christmas in Norway in JULY with my sister, my mom and my uncle. I had wished my sister could see experience the "Britt Ida Christmas" and  when we some years later visited her and Camilla in July, she remembered it. We had a traditional Christmas dinner and got Christmas presents. I got my own kransekake forms...

But back to Lilleputthammer. Almost as old as me (built in 1982) and is a miniture version of Lillehammer's main street Storgata with many of the historical houses that were in Lillehammer in 1930's. 


3. Hunderfossen on täiesti omaette klass. (Minu jaoks) kohutavalt kallis, kuid ma ütlen teile, et kuid absoluutselt väärt igat kulutatud ööri. Vaadake ilmateatest järele, et oleks ilus ilm, võtke kaasa piknikukorv ning minge veetke kogu perega üks ilus päev. Meil esimene kord läks Idaga kõik natuke viltu (loe SIIT), aga aastaga on kasvanud nii tema kui ka mina emana, nii et ma olen veendunud, et nüüd ei tahaks kumbki meist sealt enam ära tulla. 
Pilet: 385NOK täiskasvanu, lapsed alla 90cm tasuta, üle selle 330NOK


3. Hunderfossen is a...I don't even have words for this place. The amusement park is quite expensive, but boy, there are so many things to do, so I promise every penny you spend is worth the experience. Yes, also for adults! I went there last year (read HERE) and yes, things didn't go as perfectly as I had planned in my head, but this year Ida has grown, and so am I as a mother, so when we go now - I am sure we will have the time of our life. 
When you go there, don't forget to take with you the picnic basket! When the weather is nice, there's harder to think of a nicer place for a family picnic!

Siis, kui ma targutan /Being a smart-ass


Ma arvan, et ma ei eksi kui ma ütlen, et Lillehammer on veel üks väheseid tänavaid, kus toimivad väikesed armsad poekesed (kuigi kurbusega peab tõdema, et viimasel ajal on kadunud päris mitmed ja eile lugesin ka ühe vahva galerii sulgemisest), seepärast on mul hea meel, et linn püüab poekesi töös hoida korraldades suviseid ostufestivale. Inimestele meeldivad sellised asjad - kohalikud ootavad häid pakkumisi ja turistid saavad aimu linna elu-olust ka eemal turismiatraktsioonidest. 

Aastaga olen ma Lillehammerit rohkem tundma õppinud ja kuna ma jätkuvalt (olgu siis ebaadekvaatselt või mitte) pean end võltsblondist juuksevärvist hoolimata üsna intelligentseks inimeseks, siis ma julgen ka väikese poe omanikuna anda soovitusi, kuidas armas ostutänav ajale jalgu ei jääks ja ikka edasi toimiks. Me kõik loeme ju ajalehti ja teame, mis olukord hetkel valitseb Norras, Eestis, Lõuna-Euroopas, turud ja käitumistavad on muutunud, tuleb koos nendega muutuda. 

Lillehammeril oleks viimane aeg KOGU Storgata muuta jalakäijate tänavaks, et murda nähtamatu müür Lilletorget juures. Te vaadake vaid ise, kuidas tänav elab iga kord kui sellised festivalid toimuvad. Talvel olgu see autode tänav, aga suvel peaks see kindlasti olema jalutustänav. Põhjuseks pole vaid see, et ka siinsed poekesed saaks rohkem külastajaid, vaid ka see, et tänavamüüjad võiksid oma lettidega vabalt olla siin pool Storgatal. Minu meelest on jalakäijate tänava poekeste suhtes ebaaus, et nende poodide ette tohivad oma laudadega ilmuda pudi-padi müüjad. Inimestele tekib mulje, et need on poekeste endi müügiletid ja ei lähegi leti tagant vaevu paistvasse poodi sisse. Siin pool võiksid need letid kogu suve püsti olla. 

Pop-up kohvikud ja restoranid on igal pool aina popimaks muutumas, Lillehammer on suvel täis turiste, kellele kindlasti meeldiks palju rohkem süüa väikeses armsas tänavakohvikus ja kohalikku toitu, mitte närida 129noki eest kuivanud kuklit päevinäinud ja igavas kohvikus. Ma näen laadapäevadel kui hästi läheb kohalik toit - ma isegi priiskasin ja ostsin ühe küüslauguvorsti, mis viis keele alla. Pange kokku kohalike kaupmeeste ja kohvikute pidajate oskused-teadmised, kasutage ära tühjemat osa Storgatast ja ma olen veendunud, et linnake saaks veidike värskemat hingamist. 1994.aasta olümpia oli äge küll, aga kaua ikka vaid selle peal liugu lasta. Inimesed tahavad uusi asju. 
Võtame üheskoos suvest maksimumi, et talv üle elada! Selles mõttes on vähemalt Lillehammer-dagene ostufestival vägagi tänuväärne üritus. Meeleolukas ja kasulik. 

Ja lapsed - ärge unustage lapsi. Mida rohkem on tegevusi neile, seda rohkem on vanemaid tänaval. Vanemaid, kes hetkeemotsioonide ajel ostlevad:) 

// I think I am not wrong when I say that Lillehammer is one of the few towns in Norway where a pedestrial street with small shops still functions (although many have closed their doors lately here as well) and it makes me happy that the town is doing their best to keep it by arranging different festivals. Like Lillehammer-dagene. People love it - locals wait for good offers and the tourists get to be a part of a smalltown festival.

I have lived in Lillehammer for a year now and I have a pretty good understanding of how this town works. The small shops are struggeling and it is the summertime where we have to work hard to survive (God, it sounds so morbid!) the winter. Despite of my fakeblonde haircolour I find myself quite intelligent and think I know what I am talking about, so please don't get offended by a little criticism (or suggestions). We all read news papers and know what the situation in Norway and Europe is right now, everything is changing, the markeds, the habits - we need to change with the changes. 

It is about time for Lillehammer to make the whole Storgata car-free pedestrial street to finally break the invisible wall on Lilletorget. Look how much traffic this part of the street gets when there street is closed for cars. The tourists wonder on the street and even the locals discover new shops on this part. And all the sales-desks that are standing on pedestrial street in front of shops, so that the shops are almost hidden for visitors, could stand here in the end of Storgata where there's plenty of room. Make it a small market area for summertime. 

Pop up cafes and restaurants are more and more popular and if I look how well the producers of local food are doing on these markets, the town should put together the knowledge of cafe owners and producers of local food. I am pretty sure that all the tourists would enjoy a light meal in a street pop up cafe than eating a dry "rundstykke" for 129 nok in a "so-yesterday" cafe. A bit of modern breathing is needed in this town. The 1994 Olympics were great, but the town needs a bit more to show to tourists than the ski jumping area. I tell you - local food is the thing:) 

And don't forget the children. The more activities they have on the street, the more parents are on the street and the more they buy. Right? 

More summer activities to the street and we'll all benefit from it! 


















Sunday, June 19, 2016

Nagu raamatus /Making memories


Ma Laura-Grete "blogidraamast" ise pikemalt kui Facebookis juba kirjutasin, kirjutada ei viitsi, sest ma saan aru, et Elu24 on oma soovitud blogidraama juba kätte saanud ning lisaks Malluka, Liivi ja Ebapärlikarbi postitusele ega mul suurt midagi lisada pole kui, et jube traagiline on, et päriselu ja väljamõeldud tegelaskuju inimeste peas sassi on läinud. "Selline ongi meelelahutus," öeldakse Laura-Grete kaitseks, mina ütlen, et kui meelelahutus on 12-aastaste manipuleerimisega, siis selline meelelahutus on ikka paras kräpp. 
Minu enda meelelahutus oli sel nädalavahetusel hoopis teist nägu. Täpselt nagu muinasjuturaamatus. ma tean, et see väljend on ka juba nagu klišee, aga no ausalt. Ma avastasin poolkogemata kullerkupupõllu, mulle reaalselt tuli sellega seoses lapsepõlv meelde ja ma ei saa sinna midagi parata, et ma korjasin lilli lausa nii palju, et meil ei jagunud kodus enam isegi vaase, et kõik lilled ära mahuks. (Ärge muretsege, põllule jäi lilli veel ikka väga palju alles, minusugused hullud saaks seal veel terve kuu aega kuhjade viisi kullerkuppe koju tassida!)

Ahjaa, ma avastasin, et ökopoest on siiski võimalik ka tatart osta, nii et reedel valmis meil kodus pidusöök tatrast. Jummel, kus ma olen tatrast puudust tundnud!

// There is a discussion among Estonian bloggers whether a fictional blog which is part of marketing plan of a popular tv-series in Estonia deserved to get Blog Awards and people are defending the fictional blog character by saying that this is "enterntainment" our weekend enterntainment had a totally different face. 
It was like a picture from a fairy tale book. Yes, I know I have used the frase "fairy tale" living so many times, that it soon may lose its value, but seriously look at the photos. I found a whole field of globeflowers and it cannot get any better than this. Reminded me of childhood and I couldn't help bringing home so many flowers that we almost did not have enough vases for all the flowers. 
This was our enterntainment for the weekend! 

Oh, and I found out that they do have buckwheat in "health stores" in Lillehammer. You have no idea, how much I had missed eating buckwheat. So funny that it's not common in Norway...











 

   










Friday, June 17, 2016

No more free joy! Why?


Ma kirjutan selle postituse pikemalt inglise keeles, sest olen ühes Lillehammeri facebooki-grupis, kus administraatorid pakuvad suvel raskustes peredele tasuta võimalusi lõbustuspargi külastamiseks jm lõbustusteks, mis Norras teadupärast üsna kulukas on. Kadedusest jäi see tegevus aga kellelegi hambusse ja kohalikus lehes ilmus artikkel, kuidas see on ebaaus ja pressitakse välja isikliku infot ja ma ei tea mida veel. Ma siis tunnistan ausalt. et eelmisel aastal kui pakuti Hunderfosseni pileteid, siis kirjutasin oma olukorrast ka mina ja OLEN ÄÄRETULT TÄNULIK, et saime Idaga selle võimaluse (loe SIIT) ja üldse ei häbene seda ka tunnistada, et tänu kellegi aktsioonile sain pakkuda oma lapsele midagi sellist, mida ma muidu poleks saanud.
Ma ei tea, kas tõesti peab nii kade olema, et isegi heategevuse peale kaevata!


I am a member in a Facebook group  called "Kjöp/Salg/Gis bort Lillehammer & Omegn", where people sell and buy things, but the administators of the group have started a so called charity campaign, where they give families in this area the possibility to get a free trip to Kiel, amusement park, pool, etc. To do so they have asked people PRIVATLY send their information about why they deserve this oppertunity, which makes sense, because how else could they decide who deserves it. A nice campaign right? If you think everyone was happy with this, think twice. Someone from this group tipped the local newspaper how people are asked to share sensitive information and how this is not right and so many other ugly things where said.

I honestly want to ask what´s wrong with you people? Does it bother you so much that someone can get something for free? Someone chose another family instead of yours? Are you so offended that you try to take away happiness from others? 

Let me tell you something! I became a member of this group last year and when I saw that someone is giving away tickets to Hunderfossen I also wrote a private message to this person explaining why I think me and my daughter should deserve to go there. Nobody asked me to share more information than I decided and nobody besides me and that person knew about this, nobody shared my "sensitive" information further to third parties.  
I am not ashamed to tell you now that last year my family was in a real financial crises - we had lost our restaurant, our savings and incomes, I was alone in Norway with my daughter, my husband tried to earn money in Estonia so that we could keep our house, it was a challenging situation, but we needed to be the best parents to our daughter. And what to parents want? They want to give their children a happy childhood, memories, a summer vacation to remember.

When I was an exchange student in Norway 20 years ago I got to visit Hunderfossen MANY times and it sat in my memories, I wanted to share this with my daughter, to give her a summer she deserves, but I had no extra means for that.  How happy do you think it made me when we got to go to Hunderfossen? I AM THANKFUL to people who started this campaign in the group and to people who gave away free things to families like my own. Yes, everything didn't go as well as planned when we visited the amusement park (you can read about it here), but it had nothing to do with the park or the campaign and to put some minor things besides WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME! Hunderfossen remains one of my favorite places and I hope this summer* I can take my husband and daughter there for a nice family vacation. 

So what I want to say? Don't take away nice campaigns like this just because you are jelous! As you can understand from this post, the visit ment so much for me last year. Nobody knew how difficult we had it last year and I appreciate(d) this little free gift more than I can express in words. I hope this year another family gets to experience the same thing. 

* I am selling second hand things with prices from 10 nok during Lillehammer-dagene to give my family a day at Hunderfossen. Come to my shop at Storgata 91, 2floor (entrence from "Yes, vi leker!")

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Mõnikord on nii vähe vaja /All you need

Talv on poe jaoks olnud erakordselt häirivalt vaikne ja kestnud liiga kaua, samuti ei ole vilja kandnud mõned mu koostööprojektid, mis peaks sissetulekut suurendama, on ilmselge, et need on olnud lisastressifaktorid. Eile aga oli üks neist päevadest, mis pani mind asju (korraks?) helgelt nägema. Mul oli nii palju tööd teha, sest pood oli rahvast täis, samal ajal tulid päringud koostööprojektidele, telefon helises kogu aeg, lisaks oli tähtaeg ühel postitusel - ühesõnaga päev täis rööprähklemist ja see andis mulle nii palju energiat.
Mulle meeldib kui on palju teha, kui on kiire ja olukord natukene stressitekitav. Tundub, et ma funktsioneerin kõige paremini kui mul on VÄGA palju teha.
Õhtuks olin ma küll surmväsinud, kuid ometigi oli mul kuidagi nii palju lisaenergiat, et käisime Idaga lupiine korjamas, rohisime tuttava aeda ja nibin-nabin oleks ka mööblit värvima hakanud. Aga selleks oleks vaja olnud vana värv maha koorida ja seda ma enam ei viitsinud:D

//Winter has been disturbingly quiet for (all) the shop(s) and I have not had results from cooperation-projects which should give me some extra income. Obviously this has been a major stressfactor for me. 
Yesterday was one of these days when I felt hopeful, there was so much to do - the shop was full of people, the phone was ringing all the time, the inquieries for projects suddenly started to come in. I felt useful and "back in bussiness". I have always believed in myself and my knowledge of sale and marketing, but lately I have felt not that confident. Yesterday when the situatsion was a bit stressful and I really had a lot to do was so motivating. It seems I function best on hectic days, with a bit stress and deadlines knocking on the door. Now I just pray that all the work finally will give some results! Please, please, please!
After work I was tired as hell, but happy. I had so much energy that I almost wanted to paint the outdoor furniture. But I didn't have energy to clean the furniture first, so the painting has to wait until Marek will have time to clean the things;)