17. MAI

Hurra for 17. Mai!!!!!

17th of May is Norways
National Independence Day, and back home its a HUGE day for all the kids (and grown ups) All the schools have their own orcestra and they march up and down the streets with all the kids in tow. They are all dressed up in their nicest clothes, have their Norwegian flags and sing etc.....in Oslo they line up with thousands of kids who march the streets and walk passed the King & Queens castle and greet them with music and a wave...It's a very happy day and the kids eat way too much hot dogs and ice cream :)
Soooo, since I now live in L.A and have a 2 year old daugther, I figured I had to introduce some Norwegian history and fun to her...
The Norwegian Seamen's Church put together this event every year for the Norwegians in LA. We try to mimic the 'feel' of our National day abroad, which is pretty cool..
The biggest difference this year was that in Olso it was rain and even snow some places, and here it was a heat wave of 90F, PHEW!!! Thats when a Norsk SOLO tastes REALLY good ;)
Here's a few photos from our day: