9th of august

9TH OF AUGUST

(better late then never...)

• WOMEN'S DAY IN SOUTH AFRICA!

"On this day in 1956 some 20,000 women marched to the Union [government] Buildings in Pretoria to protest against a law requiring black women to carry passes. This day is celebrated as a reminder of the contribution made by women to society, the achievements that have been made for women's rights, and to acknowledge the difficulties and prejudices many women still face..."

happy women's day to the incredibly strong and beautiful women of south africa!

• THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

"..in 1994 the UN's general assembly decided that 9th of august was to be the international day of the world's indigenous people - the goal was to strengthen international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment, and social and economic development, by means of action-oriented programs and specific projects, increase technical assistance, and relevant standard-setting activities.." (www.un.org)

• MY BIRTHDAY/THELMA&LOUISE!

not as important but still essential to me, 9th of august is also my birthday! I was spoiled at work with the best carrot cake ever (yes!) - thank you marthe - olden boble, fab coffee&dark chocolate - and even the birthday song! ;)

then my mom picked me up at work. I had no idea what was up, but I was very curious and excited for sure! as I got into the car, there were lots of presents! lovely things, creams and nice girly-stuff - and a really funny book called "hiv mannskjiten" (something like "throw out the kak"...)! it consists of gorgeous and funny pictures and stories from up north, of all the strange things people collect and the odd styles they have. hummer og kanari!


after lovely gourmet hot dog (!) at a gas station (its the national meal second after grandiosa pizza..) we ended up at selje. gorgeous, wild and green! they have a thalasso spa here - and I got a full body massage! jerre, I was in heaven!! :) after, being all fuzzy-wuzzy inside, I was served champagne in the garden, overlooking stadlandet, the wild sea and the gorgeous nature of selje. I truly felt like a blissful princess!


exploring selje and stad was next. we drove around, laughing at all the "hiv mannskjiten"-style places. taking pictures, having coffee. beautiful!

the gorgeous property of artist kjell-stig amdam..

at the viewpoint of vestkapp (western cape) the fog had taken over, so we did not see nothing. at all. barely each other! but it was quite an experience!

it's a long long way...

by the end of the road we found the little villlage of honningsvåg - spooky and with an energy of death. I was shit scared when I got out of the car to take pictures, and I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible, despite its wild beauty right by the mad norwegian sea....




so we drove to nicer (however still spooky) places instead...

freedom

ervik

1000 takk, flotte mamma, for en perfekt og minnerik bursdag!