This week I went to Oslo for the first time with my brother who is always a good travel companion for maximising a city visit and packing in as much as possible. We had an absolutely fantastic time and here is what we got up to: Monday: We had both taken early flights and as I was the first to arrive I took the opportunity … Continue reading 48 hours in Oslo
It has been just over a fortnight since I relocated to Norway as I move beyond what could still be an extended holiday phase into a more permanent routine. On Tuesday morning I started my Norwegian class in Stavanger, jumping straight into A2 (elementary level) after completing part of an A1 beginners evening course in London. Class started at 9 am and felt like going … Continue reading Cafes and the kulturhus
Walking around this exhibition it was an unsettling experience to try to equate the concept of postmodernism, with its futuristic name, concepts and designs with the feeling of witnessing a movement that is very much past. Though it is only the recent past, it feels distant, perhaps due to the fact that everything in the exhibition pre-dates the internet. What must have seemed like an impossibly fast … Continue reading Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 at the V &A- 20th Century Toys, Boys and Girls
London to Norway 