These are the Breisås 1 buildings where a majority of the international students choose to live. Despite the fact that it was maybe 40 degrees out, the Spanish students are still out catching sun at the picnic table.
My Telemark Culture and History class was taken to a Bunad shop for out latest class. Bunad's are the traditional clothing of Norway and are used for the 17th of May (Constitution Day, which is much like the 4th of July for Americans) and also for other important church related events such as Baptisms. These pieces of clothing are incredibly beautiful and vary from county to county in Norway. Telemark is often referred to as being the most Norwegian of all Norwegian counties and therefore the following are great examples of Bunad's from Norway. They are all handmade here in Telemark; embroidery, silver and all! A typical Bunad will cost you 60,000 NOK which is roughly 10,000 USD. For the handmade silver buttons or purses add another 10,000 NOK ~6,000USD, and even more for shoes, knives, umbrellas, and other accesories!
I cannot begin to fathom how long it would take to embroider all of this by hand. A bunad is specifically made to each and every different person and typically takes a year to make.
All of the sewing is done in house by a handful of ladies.
Despite being sick for the last few days, I couldn't resist a jumping day in the nice spring weather and sunshine up at Lifjell with a great group of friends. I have no idea what Aleksander is up to here, but I can definitely say that the others are about ready to push him from his place.
Kjartan: being sneaky as ever.
This was definitely my best picture of the day, as Vemund boosts it.
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