Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Rain in July


Norwegian summer days are very long , often giving the illusion that nine and ten and eleven at night is just five or six in the late afternoon.

Norwegian summers are green. Beautifully green.

Norwegian summers can be pleasantly sunny and warm.
Then the Norwegians dress up in their summer clothes, spend the time at the beach swimming and sunbathing or enjoy their freetime in their gardens and on the veranda.

Norwegian summers can also be rainy.
Then many Norwegians feel cheated. They want the sun.
Sometimes they panic and quickly order a charter trip to one of the countries around the Mediterranian Sea.

The last few weeks have been fairly rainy.
A lot of conversations center around the weather.
People tell about their friends who just went to Italy or Greece or Spain to enjoy the sun.

Perhaps some of those from down Southern Europe come up here to experience the summer rain?

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