08-15-2011, 08:53 PM
Of course, I forgot to mention the 'midnight sun' aspect of Norway. Oslo itself doesn't sit in the Arctic Circle (where I believe you get 24hr daylight), but it's close.
In the mid-80's there was 1 golf course in the entire country. Fortunately, it happened to be in Oslo (right below the famous Holmenkollen ski jump). I had a couple of buddies that would play with me. During the summer hours, we would tee off at 3:30am and be finished by 6:30am. Plenty of time to get to work.
On the other hand, during winter, the sun rose around 9:30 and it was black by 3:30pm.
I'm most disappointed in the fact that I don't have any photos of the time I spent there. I was 18 when I arrived and 21 when I left. It wasn't like today with the Internet and Social media. I never owned a camera the whole time I was there.
In the mid-80's there was 1 golf course in the entire country. Fortunately, it happened to be in Oslo (right below the famous Holmenkollen ski jump). I had a couple of buddies that would play with me. During the summer hours, we would tee off at 3:30am and be finished by 6:30am. Plenty of time to get to work.
On the other hand, during winter, the sun rose around 9:30 and it was black by 3:30pm.
I'm most disappointed in the fact that I don't have any photos of the time I spent there. I was 18 when I arrived and 21 when I left. It wasn't like today with the Internet and Social media. I never owned a camera the whole time I was there.