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Yes, it certainly is expensive. I can only speak as a visitor, but I would recon that food, drink etc. is about 50% more than UK . Against that, it was relatively cheap to rent an apartment and rail travel was very reasonable. When it comes to alcohol over 4.7%, this can only be bought in a...

In the week we've been away, the grass has started to shoot up, so I got the lawn mower out of it's little shed. It was a devil to start initially, having been laid up all winter, but it's fine now. Then I saw some starlings trying to get under the roof of my workshop, so I abandoned the...

The story goes that in a conversation between Mick Jagger and the Jazz musician, George Melly, George commented on Mick's wrinkled face. Mick said, they're laughter lines, to which George replied, nothing is that funny, Mick :LOL:

The view from our apartment wasn't exactly inspiring, but it was in the centre of town and convenient for most things. Approaching Egersund by train. Egersund is a pretty town, but it was almost totally deserted. Shops were open, but no customers to be seen. This pic shows the...

A model oil rig in the Stavanger oil museum. The museum charts the history of the North sea oil industry. One of the many models in the Maritime museum. Taking the train beside the Lysefjord to Egersund.

A typical shopping street in Stavanger. Note the cobble stones which are a feature of the city streets. Unfortunately, it did rain occasionally. A spring day in the old part of the city. Another part of the old town, not such good weather that day.

Good morning folks.. Just back from a short holiday in Stavanger, Norway. We flew directfrom Aberdeen which was great not having to suffer the hell that is Heathrow. This is the first time that we had used the Norwegian airline Wideroe, and the service was absolutely first class both ways. I...

It is, or was, the custom to give the eldest child the mother's maiden name as their middle name. Mrs.L has 3 'first' names, but only uses the third one which is a portmanteau of her parents' names.

Bags packed, Checked in on-line and as long as the flight isn't cancelled, blown away, or otherwise disrupted, we're off at a ridiculously early hour to Norway for a week. Years ago I would have sent a postcard, but I've packed my camera and if the weather isn't too bad, I might take a few...

Yes, I do like my middle name. It's a very common one here.

Rain this morning, but dry, warm and windy this afternoon. The weather so far has not been as bad as the forecast suggests, so no travel disruption in this area. Flights coming and going as normal.

In Ayrshire, there is the ancestral home of the Kennedy, Culzean castle. pronounced Cullane, Near Edinburgh, which is not pronounced Edin burg, is the House of the Binns, the ancestral home of the Dalyell pronounced D-L family. The surname Dalziel is also pronounced D-L.

My children have quite traditional names, but they're not so common today. We chose first names to be different from our own or any family member. I wanted to call our elder daughter Chloé , but was overruled by SWMBO.

Another expensive morning. Had a dental check up last week and it was found that a filling needed to be replaced. I made an appointment for 2 weeks time, buy a couple of days ago, the tooth started to give problems. Since we're going on hols next week, I managed to get an appointment this...

The name Cockburn reminds me of an advertisement for Cockburn's port. The scene is that a Royal Navy captain is sharing a port with a Russian captain... Russian.. You call this port Cock Burn R.N. It's pronounced Coburn Russian .. So, I come from Mos cock R.N. Yes, I...