Hiking + Ski Centre

Had a busy schedule today!!! Haha... :P

Firstly, we started off our day with a morning hike at a mountain at Sognsvann (which is juz 1 train stop away from our hostel). The temp was below 10degree in the morning. We still went up the mountain nevertheless coz according to the weather forecast, it's gonna get colder the next few days and today's the best day to hike. :P It was kinda like the first mini outing for the MS pple... haha... 19pple turned up. It was rather adventurous too coz we hiked without knowing where we were heading. Haha. We basically looked at signs or stopped to ask the passerbys for directions instead. :P

Setting off:

Our initial intention of the hike was to pick some raspberries and blueberries along the way up the mountain. But we went there too late. The trees and bushes were mostly botak!!! =( Shd have gone there in like Sept coz some of my friends managed to pick the berries then.

The Botak Bushes:

We hiked for abt 1+ hr I think... but the mountain doesnt seem very high to me. Haha. Perhaps it's coz we started off our hike at a place which is already quite high up above sea level?? We trekked along paths that were filled with mud, fallen leaves, slippery stones and roots stucked out from the ground. The path was pretty slippery. I nearly slipped a few times along the way. =( Am I too "脚"滑 already??? Haha... But well.. it's my shoes of course... :P *Bleahz*

Aniwae, the scenary that we saw along the way is pretty good. And the weather is good for hiking too. =) And this is wat I call hiking... treading on the forest floor... as compared to climbing the Bukit Timah hill. Haha... oops...

Scenaries Along the Way:

Doesn't this remind u of a countryside?

The Sognsvann Lake:

We saw this on our way back to our hostel!!! The truck is spraying water on the ground to form an outdoor ice skating rink!!! Isnt it so interesting and cool??? It's gonna be so fun skating out there in the open! Haha. Wat a pity I dunno how to skate. I bet it would be damn enjoyable. =)

Forming the Ice Skating Rink:

Presenting to u the Rink:

The 2nd part of the day was spent at the Holmenkollen Ski Jump Tower. In summer, the area is actually used for swimming and concerts etc. Water is drained out in Sept. And it's used in winter for skiing and Winter Olympics!!! It has already undergone nearly 20 alterations and the current height is abt 132.5m. =)

Bird's Eye View from the Train Station:

A Cafe that we saw along the way:

The Ski Jump Tower is right behind me:

A Close-up of the Ski Jump Tower:

Polar Bear Soft-toys found at the Souvenir Shop:

A Simulator for the Ski Jumps! There is a sign that says it's suitable for pple up to the age of 85!! Haha. :P Perhaps I shd give it a try one day. Haha. Coz I doubt I would have the courage to try out the real ski jump. :P

Lovely Sunset. This picture reminded me of the movie - Big Fish.

Another picture of the lovely sunset. The sun started to set at abt 4+pm.