Finally, the pictures are here...

OK, I could try to pretend that I lost my camera last week or an ice bear ate it, but the truth is that I just didn't make this post before today... It is busy days at school now, with courseworks in Chartering, Financial Derivatives and Shipping Innovation. In addition we have an exam in Shipping Risk Management, and we have to start preparing our dissertation. Robert, Leif and myself plan to write it together, if God (read: Grammenos, the course Godfather) will. We MIGHT write a dissertation about financing structures for FPSOs, but it may or may not be the case a week from now.
Back to May 17th. The day was a bit rainy, but Leif and Beate gave us a brilliant start with the delicious breakfast. After completing the meal with champagne and strawberries we moved on to Southwark Park, where the Seamen's Church arrangement took place. Kristin Halvorsen, the Norwegian Minister of Finance, held a speech. Unfortunately for her, it wasn't very good. First of all she had a cold or something. Second, a nasal voice combined with harks isn't very pretty. We then moved on to Covent Garden, or more precise the place "Punch & Judy's". This has been the place for celebrating Norwegians for MANY years, and we had a really good time there. When the Champions League Final were approaching we moved on to Henry J. Beans, a pub on Kings Road. The place was packed with Norwegians, and it was quite fun that some of the "foreigners" in our class also showed up. Nice!
After a good time at this pub everyone moved on to Boutique 60, except from ME, I went to Norway the morning after, and was pretty keen on not losing my flight. (and I think I would have, had I continued the party...) Anyway, here's the pictures!


Six men in their best age!


The breakfast table 1/3


The breakfast table 2/3


The breakfast table 3/3


Leif had brought with him a "whistle", and Robert fell in love with it at once...


Blow, Robert, blow!


Knut, the responsible one, figured out it was time to get CLASSY


Knut, Robert, Harald and Thomas outside Leif & Beate's apartment


Harald as Cobra, the only things missing are a motorcycle and Brigitte Nielsen


Therese, Michael, Bjørn Andreas (B.A.), Henrik (nearest to the camera), Robert (standing up) and Petter (sitting) All are enjoying park life, under a huge oak.


It's not May 17th without ice cream. A lot of ice cream...


The previously mentioned Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen, trying to shed light on a rainy day. We were not impressed, but nice that she could make it!


Petter gives the words "sleazy flowerboy" a new meaning (I'm not sure what the old meaning was)


Finally we get som beers at Punch & Judy's, Beate to the left, Leif unable to prevent his funnyface


Celebration time!


Balloons in red, white and blue, "Gratulerer med dagen" and a happy cameraspotting Knut in the centre


Leif trying to be important. Well, you can stop it. We all know you're just holding the TV remote control... Harald happy as always


Robert is exhausted trying to keep up appearences, and drops his guard; thus revealing his normal face.


Find one error in this picture. No? OK, then: Why am I happy if my beer is empty? (probably a new one on the table)


Leif finally understands he's not holding a water pipe


A picture speaks a thousand words...


This is a really funny picture! All the Norwegians celebrating and singing, while all the tourists are watching from above, taking pictures. Picture title: Don't feed the Norwegians! We really are in a zoo down there...


Morten Bakke, a previous Cass shipping student. He has celebrated May 17th 9 times in London, and was the lead singer of "Ja, vi elsker". You can see his mother in the lower left corner of the picture.


All in all we had a nice day! This Monday, before I went back to London, I had a small meeting with my new boss. I will start in my new job during the summer, and I will get an office where I can sit and write my dissertation. Great!