Fire alarm.

The fire alarm went off.
Just a test.
People working for the council had to go out and wait until it was ok to go back to work.

Time for coffee.

Time for coffee.
Steam Kaffebar early this morning.

Beans On Wheels.

New place to get a coffee in town.
It moves around, so it is either near the Cathedral or near the harbor and sometimes at special events.
I tried the orange flavoured coffee. Very nice. It looks like a popular place.
The woman who runs it is Polish and she has only been doing it for a short period of time.
Follow her on "Beans On Wheels" on Facebook or instagram for news and updates.

Pet XL and Igroom Spa.

Pet XL is the name of a new shop that opened their doors this week at Forus.
It was started by some enthusiasts who are aiming to open several more shops in other Norwegian cities.

The shop is huge, and I will definitely be back for some shopping.

What I thought was great was the fact that they had included a spa for dogs, and will have a vet there too.

The owner of the Igroom Spa had a cute customer that looked like it was just a pleasure to be there.

Women at work.

Women at work.

Shop, opening the door soon.

A busy place...

A busy place...
Also very nice.

Løye fra London.

"Løye fra London" directly translated "Fun from London,"
was the title of yesterdays English Comedy Evening at KINOKINO in Sandnes.

(Our neighbouring city south of Stavanger, only 17 minutes away by train.)

Here you see Dana Alexander in action.
An evening with English speaking stand-up comedians and an audience from several European countries.

I have been told that there will be more  "Fun from London" sessions in the spring of 2017.

A bit of RED.

December is a dark month and we need colours and light!
This woman had added a bit of RED and she looked so cute!
Probably the cutest post woman I have ever seen!
Even her nails matched.

Nice meeting you!

She is busy.

She is one of several women, who are in Norway selling their knitted products.
Quite impressive what she has made.
If you don't have cash it is not a problem, - always a "mini bank" nearby.

Food at KOKKO.

The couple who owns KOKKO also have a coffee brewery above the cafe.
I agree with those who nominated and voted the place to be the best coffee place in Stavanger!
It was very good, and so was the food.
I'll be back.
If you click on their fb.page you can find out more about the place and some of the events.

Working life.

She works as an archaeologist for the county council.
Before new building sites can be built on, she and other people are checking out the ground for really OLD stuff.

WORK can be so different!

A GIVEAWAY.

My ex-college and friend invited me on a trip to the valley OLTEDAL, less than an hours drive from Stavanger.
Do you see the "HOLLYWOOD sign" up in the mountains she asked, and pointed out of the car window.... And yes, there was a feeling of being in America when I saw the sign with the name Oltedal up there :)

We went to LAFTHUSET , a cosy place where they are selling all you need for hand knitting, and also machine knitted garments, from the local factory.

http://www.viking-garn.no

Lafthuset is on fb.


Friendly and helpful people working there.

It is also a place where you can have something to eat, and I noticed that they had quite a lot of things that would have been perfect as gifts, including some very good bargains up on the first floor.

They have some guided group tours coming in , tourists from cruise ships etc. But mainly customers from the nearby area, and if you live in Norway they send off things you can order.

France, Sweden and Denmark have agents who work for them too.

My friend told me that she had been there on knitting events in the evenings, and lots of people had  turned up from much further away than Stavanger.

It is OPEN every day!

Here you see HEGE and MARIANNE holding a jumper with a Setesdal design.
It is produced in Oltedal and has a typical Norwegian style.

This is A GIVEAWAY that you can win!
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The only thing you have to do is to leave at least one comment over the next 7 days, and finish with (Y) -(so I can see YES, then I know that you want to take part in the draw next Saturday.)

The "Giveaway" is the beautiful, nice and warm wool sweater shown in the picture. (The size is Large.)

You will find FREE KNITTING PATTERNS in English, Swedish and Danish (up to pattern number 1504), on their web page.
If you go for instance to number 1404, you can download and find the same pattern that is on the sweater.

Helping hands...

It is good to see that there are people who do care when a fellow human being needs help, who rings for help, and who stays there to make sure all goes well.

Spring cleaning.

I am not sure if it can be called spring cleaning, but a couple of people were busy tiding up the little lake, Breiavatnet, at the city park....

Look what they found!

I guess it will be more safe for all the swans who are now out and enjoying the sun and the nice temperatures.

Happy weekend!

TEA IN THE SKY ....

What a nice thing to do on a Saturday afternoon!

Afternoon Tea up on the top floor at the new CLARION HOTEL AIR.

We loved it, - also including the scones and the glass of Champagne!

Excellent service by Natalia & the people working on the 10th. floor.

And the view from the tallest building in Sola was just fantastic!

Politics.

We have a local election coming up....
This is the Mayor of Stavanger. (On one of the many posters that are put up all over town.)
She and the conservatives have had good results year after year.
This time it may change.
Time will tell.

Pancakes at the European Food Market.

Soon ready....
I hope the customers enjoyed their crepes :)

European Food Market.

The European Food Market has arrived in town.
Quite a range of food. Here they sold Dutch cheeses.

A little treat.

Staff from Starbucks were out giving away samples of some of their tasty treats.
Nice to see, and a good way to advertise their company!
Also nice to see kids from a kindergarten having a good time in the city a couple of days back.
(The kids had pink vests on with the name and telephone number of the kindergarden.... just in case... )

Railway.

NSB ( our railway company) has had problems, but seriously it is the company with best customer service these days!

Always welcoming, smiling and helpful!

This is just a snapshot, of one of the employees :)