shashank uchil

Gressholmen is an islet located in the Oslofjord, just south of central Oslo. Administratively it belongs to the borough of Gamle Oslo.

Gressholmen airport was for the years 1927 through 1939 the location of the main airport for Oslo, until the construction of Fornebu airport. The airport was only for seaplanes.

You take a ferry from Aker Brygge (left side towards the castle), you can use the same tickets you use for the bus/train.

been a long time since i prepared pork…so bought a kilo of pork and made some tasty curry
*totally unrelated

was going to meet up with olve, maja, Guillaume, Claire and Ville

we made it to the ferry just in time…with some running…which nearly killed me


olve pissed about being hit on the head by the plane

the girls were the first to get into the water…keep in mind…the water was cold

while i relaxed and had some grapes…it was all very Caligula (Guillaume took this one)

people were using sunscreen…which i did not and at the end of the day…i was a.o.k, the dark Indian skin saves the day

maja pointed out the BIG ship which had…literally sneaked in

so was the finn

olve was wearing his national flag…as i said…Norwegians are quite nationalistic (contrary to what they think)

do you see me


another ship sneaking behind our back

we began preparing some food…

when BIG ship passes by sneakily…BIG waves hit the shore line…be prepared

the Norwegians were having a good time as well

more food

and more water

the water got even colder…but that did not stop them from taking a dip

i did what i do best…EAT

best pic of the lot


i have the bestest friends…claire made some delicious cake for me (us)

BIG planes sneaking by…and we decided to head home

i came across a beach

i was pretty knackered

then i found this…note to self…people like photos which have been shot into the sun

whereas i like stuff like this

found some abandoned houses



this one seems very fairy tailish

waiting for the ferry

while olve take a pic of me

taken by olve

on the ferry

and more pics

more BIG ships

and we said goodbye to a beautiful day spend at the beach

shashank :: Jun.04.2009 :: digital, oslo :: 1 Comment »

earlier trip during march 2007

The blog is running one week late.

Was bored at home…as usual. There was dinner at Olve and Majas place in the evening but i had to kill time till then, so picked up the phone and called Ville and Rikka. Decided to goto Sognsvann.

Having a monthly pass means one can hop on the Bus/Tram/Train/Ferry and get pretty much everywhere in Oslo. The public transport is pretty good. I case you are here for a short trip you can buy a FlexiCard which has 8 tickets which has to be punched when you need to travel and is valid for 1 hour on all kinds of public transport.

About Sognsvann and how to get there

Sognsvann (or Sognsvannet[1]) is a 3.3km circumference lake just north of Oslo, Norway.

Lying just within the greenbelt around Oslo, the lake is a popular recreational area, used as a camping, picnicking and bathing destination for the residents of Oslo during the summer, as well as a cross-country skiing, skating and ice fishing destination in the winter. The trail around it is used for walking or jogging all year. Cycling around the lake is prohibited due to large number of people covering this road on foot. Disabled access is good to and around the lake.

Part of the lake’s popularity stems from its easy access from Oslo; Sognsvann station, located on the south end of the lake, is the final stop on line 3 on the Oslo T-bane.

Svartkulp, a small forest lake which is one of three nudist beaches in Oslo, lies a few hundred meters to the east of Sognsvann.

walking back home from a team party and saw this…must be some dodgy translation.

after walking around the big lake we decided to goto the smaller one.

from the earlier trip, i knew it was just next to the big lake.

but for some reason we got lost…we asked a lady who told us to take a right…which we did…only to realize she meant OUR right

asked another guy and he told us to go back and showed us the lake on the map…we finally got there

same place in 2007

it was pretty cool

to be back

this time with no ice

got a haircut from Maja’s sister, she has done the hair for one of the Prime Minister of Norway. How cool is that. I had a pretty bad experience getting a hair cut by some random old man, since then i make sure i know the person who cuts my hair.

on my way home from work…I have no idea whats happening here as the bus is not even supposed to be there…driver must be lost…damn immigrants (inside joke)

ah…the dogs life

shashank :: Jun.01.2009 :: digital, oslo :: No Comments »