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The Boss had 2 concerts in Bergen last week. Each night was sold out where a total of 46,000 tickets being snapped away in less than an hour after the ticketing office started selling them.

Definitely the best concert I’ve ever been to! I wasn’t a big fan then, but this concert changed that.

For en fantastisk kveld! My friends and I were standing in queue from 5pm and got in at 6pm and luckily got into the section usually reserved for VIPs (as a principle, Bruce does not allow VIP tickets and wants everyone to have an equal opp – artists should follow his example!). The concert started at 20:55 and ended at 23:45 with Bruce and the E Street Band playing non-stop.

Excellent entertainers!

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Every summer I try to have a weekend in the southern norway city of Kristiansand visiting friends.

I visited Bodil, with whose family I stayed with during my first christmas in Norway. Best part of the trip was being spoiled the whole weekend with lots of food.

Didn’t have to make myself food for some days… in exchange for some kitchen duty. Gotta convince her to get a dishwasher!

It was a long weekend in Norway and so I decided to join my guest on a quick trip to Stavanger.

5 hrs going south from Bergen by bus costing Kr 470. I decided i will not take the long bus ride back but instead take a fast boat Kr 720 or a flight Kr 590. Obviously I chose the 40 minute flight by Norwegian Air.

Stavanger has it’s own charm not too different from the Norwegian coastal cities. It’s the 3rd largest city in Norway and the capital of the offshore industry.

The highlight of the trip was the trek up Preikestolen (The Pulpit Rock) – one of the most beautiful fjord sceneries in Norway (and in the world). The trek up took me 1 h 39 min. and down 1 hr 30 min. Normally, it’s a 2 hour trek each way so don’t be alarmed when it’s taking a bit longer. And it’s not how fast you get there that counts. You have to take pictures of nature at its best!  This website here helped a lot in my prep.

The trek was 3.8 km long and the ascent is spread out and reaching about 200 meters. Preikestolen’s vertical drop to the fjord is about 604 meters.

One important thing – start early to avoid the crowd.

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