Weekend and Kebab-time!

Gregor has a rule, and that is weekend is Kebab-time! So we can do nothing else than comply with the rules!
The Kebab is sold outside a supermarket on the other side of town, in a proper Kebab-shed with the picture of a roasted chicken on the wall! Sold at the expensive price of 300 KZ Tenge (about 13 kr).

Last week we bought our Kebab and went back to the park outside the office. It was Erik Anton's first kebab ever! And first kebab in KZ for Martin and me.
This weekend we had a more organized excursion with take-away food heading for the Victory Park. We were two alliances: The Burger House alliance and the Kebab Alliance. Kristin, Freddy, Mattis, Torill, Sturla and Erik Anton had burgers. And Gregor, Martin, Odd Arne and me had kebabs.
Nothing is like eating a KZ-Kebab sitting on a Tank from the Great Patriotic War (aka WW II) in the warm autumn sun with Gregor my good colleague!

Eat and drink maybe?

Did you ever wonder what the little kitchen in the office was for, or what to do in there?
Well, just to be on the safe side, and to avoid misunderstandings, we have a sign on the wall that might help you solve the puzzle...

From dawn till dusk..

Morning view out my apartment window. Clear beautiful weather most days here on the steppe. And quite a nice view out the window when the sun make the rive look all beautiful and nice!

The sun comes up around 7 now, and sets around 20. So I see it rise when I get up in the morning, and see it set behind the orthodox church out the office window when I go home at night!

Welcome back, but by the way, bye bye!

Project life is project life! You never know what will happen next. And this time it was my "box" on the organization chart that was removed. So that means, bye bye! Guess you just always have to expect the unexpected, and see the positive in whatever happens! I am sure new adventures awaits!

So now it is just for me to enjoy my last month in Kazakhstan! I am sure we will do the best of it! Last night at Champion's we tested the beverages and had a good time! What do we think of David O's artistic composition of beverages and table-mat?

Back in town!

Back in Atyrau and ready for 28 days of non-stop work! Landed in the dusk, and by the time we got through immigration it was pitch black. Still a sniff of summer in the air and about 26 degrees. Good to see "the gang" on the plane, and great to see "my project family" in the office again! It's all about the people!

Packing! Again!

The big question, as always, how many kg this time! Earlier today it was 22 kg without the extra food and toiletries, so had to take out some "non-essential" food. But now we are back up at 22 kg, and still have not added the stuff from the fridge.... Hmmmm. Time to sleep on it, can figure out tomorrow morning what to take out!

Early fall?

Still brrrrr.... Think the fall came early this year! But have had a sunny and nice week in Oslo! Done some shopping, spent some time at the physiotherapist and spent quality time with friends and family! And been eating my very own home grown sweet cherry tomatoes! Pretty good week in total!

Åj åj åj, brrrrrr....

Home sweet home? Or home cold home? What happened? Where did the
summer go?
Sitting in the plane in Malaga, ready to push back from the gate, the
Captain welcomes us to this flight to Oslo, it will take 3 h and 40
min, and in Oslo it is heavy rain and 11 degrees. What! Can I please
get off the plane and back to 35+?
Well well, in 6 weeks time I will be back! Gives me something to look
forward to, when I sit here in my livingroom in Oslo freezing and
debating if I should put on the heating, but it is still August...

Last day in the sun!

Our last day in Spain has come, driving to the airport tomorrow before
noon. Today I had a relaxing day on the terrasse reading a book and
enjoying the heat! The book actually melted.. Marianne said it was too
hot, so she was inside washing and fixing! It was pretty hot, but when
you know it is 14 degrees and rain in Oslo, a hot day on the terrasse
is just perfect! Warm up the core and hope the body will store it for
a week until I go back down to + 35-40 in Kz.

Spain again!

If you choose a week in Spain in August you are guaranteed hot and
sunny days! Not a cloud in sight! But the sad truth is that we have
not been to the pool or the beach all week. We have been inside
building ikea furniture, taken care of an electrician, a plumber and a
lock smith, cleaned and organized. Result after 5 days: great! All is
fixed except the hot water! Hoping the last two days will be more
relaxing! Maybe even a swim or two?!