Norwegian National Day

May 17 is Norway´s National Day. Kamilla, my Norwegian girlfriend, was feeling sad that she was missing out on all the celebrations back home. These festivities consisted of, as far as i could tell: dressing up in costumes, waving flags, getting drunk, singing songs, and running down a big hill. Yep, that sounds like a good time. She is, after all, descended from Vikings, or so I like to tease her.

So in order to cheer her up and focus on the all the fun we were having in San Cristóbal de las, México, the two of us cooked a special dinner: I made a stew with roasted chicken and all sorts of vegetables (the peppers here are especially zesty), thick delicious bread (that seems impossible to find in Central America), and a nice bottle of red wine.

After our feast, I got drunk, started talking garrously in Spanish, and she beat me for the first time ever in the card game rummy.