May 17

Hipp hipp, Hurra!

Today, the 17th of May is the Norwegian Constitution Day, the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday each year. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent nation in may 17th 1814.

I would really like to be home in Norway today with family and friends; it is in fact 6 years ago since I celebrated “syttende mai” in Norway.

This weekend I went to the Norwegian embassy to celebrate with my friends and fellow Norwegians. There are about 200 Norwegians in Beijing at this moment. We had a parade, good food (Hot dogs, ice cream, Cakes.. etc.. ), good weather and some games outside in the embassy garden.

Below are some pictures from the lovely day..

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