Spring Awakens: A Journey Up Preikestolen and Into the Heart

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2:01Price and participation may vary. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Ba da ba ba ba. I am Lars. Today I'm standing still at the beach, together with my sister, Ingrid. The cold air in my new energy. Ingrid is smiling at me, but I know that the sun is rising. Our life has taken us to our current world. Now we are standing here, hoping to find our way back to what we once had. We start the journey. The walls are bright and quiet, but we need time to talk to them. Ingrid tells us about work, as you know, I am light and light, but in the thoughts I try to find time. Time that can lead us closer. In the long night, there are only stones and wine that fill the quietness between us.

3:02The air becomes fresher and higher we come. Fills over the majestic ground. It is as if nature wants to find time for us. Ingrid is smiling at the cold air that fills the quietness between us. Where does it come from? I am light, with a clump in my neck. Finally we reach the top. The view is great. Lisefjøen stretches from under us as a blue arm in nature's large body. The preyke stone is a full-fledged freedom of coming home. I look at Ingrid and see us feeling this feeling. I collect this, say a prayer. I feel that heart is beating over the floor. I also have collect this. Me too, I swear, be careful. It is as if the brightness is brighter, the walls are lighter and lighter.

4:07I tell my friends that I don't have time for a long time. Where does it feel important and invigorate? Ingrid is lighter. Hennes is full of strength and warmth. This is what makes me feel that it is moving together. A tighter bond. A new start. We sit there for a long time. Side by side. The walls, but just like we always say, we love each other. We love each other with the eyes that are important and keep in touch. And meet often. Ingrid smiles and I feel a smile I don't feel before. When we go to the end of the building, we go which length as two frames, but as dry. Where does it really come from? Not only in nature around us, but also in our hearts. I know now that surprises can be difficult,

5:08but I wonder what it is about. I think of the future. A future where everything is always part of it. This is just the beginning. A new year for us to play. Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you may have missed. I am Lars. My name is Lars. Today I am standing with my sister, Ingrid. Today I am standing at the base of Prykstolen with my sister, Ingrid. The cold spring air gives me new energy. Ingrid smiles at me, but I know that it is very nervous. Ingrid smiles at me, but I know that we are both nervous. Our lives have taken us back to our hearts. Our lives have taken us each to our own corner of the world.

6:10Now we are standing here, hoping to find our way back to what we had. Now we stand here, hopeful to rediscover what we once had. We start our clatterings. We begin the climb. The stairs are broken and steep, but we need time to talk to them. The trail is steep and rocky, but we use the time for small talk. Ingrid tells them the work is sitting down. Ingrid talks about her work as a veterinarian. I listen and nicker, but I think I have to find the ears. I listen and nod, but in my mind, I am trying to find the words. The words that can bring us closer. In long times, it is just the path and the wind filling the silence between us.

7:17The air becomes fresher the higher we climb. The mountains tower majestically around us. It is as if nature wants to say something I can't find the words for. Ingrid pecks on the ground, Ingrid pecks on the ground, as it rains as the sun rises. Ingrid points to the meltwater running like small brooks along the trail. Where he comes, says he. Spring is coming, she says. I nod again with a lump in my throat. Finally, we reach the top. The view is magnificent.

8:19The view is magnificent. Lice Jordan stretches out below us like a blue arm in nature's grand body. Prykestolen gives a feeling of freedom, of coming home. Prykstolen gives a feeling of freedom of coming home. I look at Ingrid and I can see that she knows this feeling too. I've missed this, she suddenly says. I feel that heart is beating over a slug. I feel my heart skip a beat. I've missed her too. I've missed her too.

9:20Me too, I reply carefully. It is as if the silence shatters and the words begin to flow more easily. I tell her about my thoughts, the ones I haven't shared for a long time. Why it felt important to invite her here. Ingrid listens her eyes full of understanding and warmth. It's in this moment that I realize we've both wanted the same thing. A closer bond.

10:23A new start. We sit there for a long time side by side. Wordless yet we say everything needed. We promise each other with the fjord as our witness to keep in touch. To meet more often. Ingrid smiles and I feel a relief I've never known before. When we finally begin the descent, we no longer walk as two strangers, but as siblings.

11:32Spring has truly come, not just in the nature around us, but also in our hearts. I now know that expressing emotions can be difficult, but the necessity of it is invaluable. I think about the future, a future where Ingrid is always a part of it. This is just the beginning. A new spring for both of us. Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Norwegian, then in English.

12:40Foot. Foot. Base. Calle. Calle. Calle. Cold. Nervous. Nervous. Nervous. Nervous. Brat. Brat. Brat. Steep. Steinete. Steinete. Steinete. Rocky. Stilheten. Stilheten. Stilheten. Silence. Majesthetisk. Majesthetisk. Majesthetisk. Majestek. Smeltewannet. Smeltewannet.

13:40Smeltewannet. Mathwater. Becker. Becker. Becker. Brooks. Storslott. Storslott. Storslott. Magnificent. Ryver. Ryver. Tower. Fölse. Fölse. Fölse. Feeling. Frihet. Frihet. Frihet. Freedom. Klump. Klump. Klump. Lump. Find back. Find back. Find back. Rediscover.

14:40Beginsen. Beginsen. Beginsen. Start. Bon. Bon. Bon. Bon. Forståelse. Forståelse. Forståelse. Understanding. Vittne. Vittne. Vittne. Witness. Nudvändigheten. Nudvändigheten. Nudvändigheten. Necessity. Uverdele. Uverdele. Uverdele. Bible. Stien. Stien. Stien. Path. Toppen. Toppen.

15:40Toppen. Destination. Inviterate. Inviterate. Inviterate. Invitation. Lettelse. Lettelse. Lettelse. Relief. Utrycke. Utrycke. Utrycke. Expressing. Fölzer. Fölzer. Fölzer. Emotions. Klattringen. Klattringen. Klattringen. Journey. Småprate. Småprate. Småprate. Conversation. Brützele. Brützele. Brützele.

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