Fun in the snow

Snow bear
Originally uploaded by Groovy Biscuits.

On Saturday we all went up Fløyen (the mountain behind us) for a walk. We took the funicular up to the top then walked around.

It was really snowy on the top and VERY icy. Surprising as there was nothing at ground level and it had been quite mild too!

It was like we were in the Alps at the top. So we started on the forest path then stopped at a clearing. There was picnic tables and even an outdoor BBQ area. So we sat down and had our lunch 'al fresco'! It was fine as were were all dressed in our ski gear so we didn't feel the cold at all. Also I had made a flask of hot chocolate for us too.

We continued along the path until we had gone far enough so we then took a short cut back through the forest. With all the snow and the little paths, stone steps and bridges in the forest it was like fairy land. Hamish got tired on the way back and fell asleep on Alan.

We got back to the visitor centre and Heather had a play in the park while me and Alan had a much needed sit down and a coffee (Hamish was still asleep!).

Then we headed down again. Needless to say we were all glad to be in bed early and it was a Saturday night (how sad) but we had loads of fun. We're hoping to go skiing in the next few weeks so that'll be fun!

Hope you like the pictures :)