May 17th

This year the May 17th holiday landed on a Saturday. For some reason it doesn't seem quite as special if we don't get a day off from work. Luckily, the rain was finished around 10am and the rest of the day was rather warm. We made sure to attend a parade as well as eat our quota of pølse (Norway's national food, along with ice cream) so they wouldn't revoke our residence permits.

Becca's school has a fair where you can purchase baked goods, hot dogs, cotton candy, etc. I learned to walk on stilts while Becca mingled.

The parades start around 9am and don't finish until around 4pm. It only takes seven hours of leisurely shuffling to present 90% of Trondheim's population.

Bunads are our favorite part of the holiday.

A couple of small carnivals are set up around town. Imagine going to a county fair where everyone is dressed up for a wedding.

After the parades where finished we invited the Swedes and the Swiss over for a BBQ. We tasted various Belgian beers including a bottle of Westvleteren 12 that we had brought home from Belgium.