"Nå skal vi se"

You know how some sentences express a kind of automatic response to different situations?

Well. in my case, one of those sentences is "Nå skal vi se".

As observed by a close relative of mine.

:))

"Nå skal vi se"  can perhaps be translated   - in my head - to "Let us see what I will do next" 

A little summer paradise

Without disclosing exactly where this is situated, here are some photos. We spent a few rainy days there, and despite the rain, it was a wonderful experience.

I visited this place many years ago when it was a smaller house, suitable for the one person who lived there back then. 

It had now become a place for three generations, soon to have a WC!

At the lake floated a sauna, next to their boat.

Thank you to our generous hosts who let us enjoy their paradise!

Classic telephone box is now a mini-library

 

When  I grew up in the 1950's and 1960's, these phone boxes  could be seen everywhere.

I read that there used to be around 6000 of these in Norway.

Then more and more consumers changed from public phones to home phones and then to mobile phones.

So these red phone boxes were taken away - except for around 100 still left and now protected by law.

Both in Moss and in Horten on the other side of the Oslofjord, two of these can still be seen.

Now they have become mini-libraries. You can borrow or take a book or you can deposit a book you own or return one you borrowed at the same place earlier. It is all up to you.

The one in Moss is situated near the police station.The one in Horten is in the harbor, close to where you take the ferry.

I love the idea,  and I have found and given books to both places. 

The ferry between Moss and Horten

It takes around 30 minutes to cross the Oslofjord with this ferry.

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I do not know the price for coming with a car or with a truck, but you can discover that here  https://basto-fosen.no/fares/

If you come with your bicycle or you are just walking,  it is FREE. Yes, free!

Three of the six ferries are electrical.

At the moment the three electrical ferries are charged in Horten, but soon there will be a charging station here in Moss , too.

This is the most trafficed ferry route in Norway. 

In 2018 the ferries carried 1.8 million cars and 3.7 million passengers. 

It is like a road across the Oslofjord.

 On the other hand, seen with our local eyes,  all those vehicles travel through the streets of Moss in order to get to and from  the ferry.

The company's website in English:

https://basto-fosen.no/en/

 

A Swedish Christmas custom

 When my mother moved to Norway more than 70 years ago, she brought this paper decoration with her.

It shows its age, but yesterday I put it up in my mother's apartment as a reminder of her Swedish roots and of course of her long life using this decoration here in Norway.

December 18th 2021 Looking towards the Oslofjord from Jeloy, Moss

 

Walking out from the supermarket yesterday, this is what I saw. :-)

If you look carefully, you will see two of the ferries crossing between Moss and Horten in the background.

Did I tell you that taking that ferry is completely free if you walk onboard or come by bicycle? 

Who would believe  you can travel for free at all in Norway?

October 2021 Red autumn leaves

 

The color of the autumn leaves often reminds me of my childhood in Norway.

Red, orange, yellow.

 Then brown.