Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 17th of May in Norway has to be experienced, not just described. It's not a typical (from the Swedish viewpoint), wild Scandinavian party. It involves everyone, young and old. One of the ways to visualize the atmosphere is for the anglo-saxons to conjure up the atmosphere around Easter. I'm not thinking of the religious context, so forgive me for that comparison, but of the idea that Easter is one day of the year when you put on your very best clothes and go out. A good proportion of the population in Oslo put on their very finest clothes, polished shoes, leaving nothing to chance. Then early in the morning --- I started down towards the center at around 9 am --- they begin to gather downtown, in front of the palace. Every single school around Oslo then parades past the palace and the king waves his greeting. This he does for three and a half hours. Try and visualize thousands upon thousands totally taking over the downtown area, all happy and in a good mood. That's the 17th of May in Oslo. http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/20.html alt1 http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/20alt1.html These brave souls are graduating this year. As part of a tradition they have been partying and doing things they would NEVER be allowed to do otherwise, for at least three weeks with no breaks. The 17th of May is the final day for the pranks and drunkedness. Then ... they take their final exams. How they _ever_ pass them ... beats me. http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/20alt2.html Daniel - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html