28 February 2013

Some Bergen buildings part 2

Pictures of some Bergen buildings taken on walk through the Paradis. Part 2.


Bergen

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27 February 2013

Magical sky

Magical evening sky in Bergen 25.02.2013

Bergen

Bergen

Bergen

Bergen

Some Bergen buildings part 1

Pictures of some Bergen buildings taken on walk through the Paradis.


Bergen

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26 February 2013

Forhjelmo Sotra

Forhjelmo it is a northern end of Sotra. Beautiful and absolutly quiet place.

Forhjelmo

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25 February 2013

24 February 2013

Old house

From yesterdays walk across Bergen. Fantastic old house, partially under reconstruction.


Bergen

Bergen

22 February 2013

Already friday

Already friday

Akvariet Bergen

I am Lazy

Akvariet Bergen

and sleepy

Akvariet Bergen

Best wishes for all the Visitors. Have good weekend.



21 February 2013

Telemark 100 years ago.

Some interesting shots from Telemark county at the beginning of XX century.



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18 February 2013

Sandviken Church


Sandvik Church (Sandvikskirken) is a wooden Gothic hall church from 1881. The church has a slightly narrower polygonal ended choir in the east and a tower in the west that is located in the church's long axis. The church had gneiss as a building material with exterior cladding of granite.
Sandviken parish was established on 29 July 1874. The competition for a new church was won by architect Ernst Norgrenn. But after his death in 1880 the plans were modified and completed by architect Schak Bull. The church was completed in autumn 1881 and inaugurated in December 1881.
By Wikipedia

Sandviken Bergen

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17 February 2013

Sandviken Firestation

Sandviken Brannstasjon are 110 years old.


Sandviken Bergen

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15 February 2013

Waiting for spring

I hope, probably the last winter shots.
Mount Ulrike

Bergen Ulrike

...and Mount Floen
Bergen Floen


14 February 2013

Akvariet part 2 Reptiles


Second part of Bergen Aquarium - This time Reptiles.


Bergen Aquarium

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12 February 2013

Hekse Steinen i Bergen

In 2002, a memorial called the Witch Stone (Hekse-steinen på Nordnes) was erected at the place of execution in the Nordnes neighbourhood of Bergen as a monument to the victims of witch trials in Norway. The inscription translates to 350 bonfire victims to miscarriage of justice 1550-1700.

Anne Pedersdotter (died April 7, 1590) was an alleged Norwegian witch. Her case was one of the most documented of the many witch trials in Norway in the 16th and 17th centuries. Together with Lisbeth Nypan, she was perhaps the most famous victim of the accusation in Norway.
Tekst by Wikipedia.

Bergen Hekse Steinen

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11 February 2013

Akvariet part 1 Penguins


Bergen Aquarium (Norwegian: Akvariet i Bergen) is a public aquarium in Norway. It is situated on the Nordnes peninsula in Bergen and is one of the city's tourist attractions. When it opened in 27 August 1960, it was considered to be the largest and most modern aquarium in Northern Europe.
The complex houses over 60 tanks of fish, marine invertebrates, as well as three outdoor ponds with seals, penguins and cyprinids and a tropical branch with reptiles and monkeys.
Text by Wikipedia

Akvariet i Bergen

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08 February 2013

07 February 2013

Walk on Selvik part 2

I went to Selvik, specifically to photograph the two abandoned old farm built from stone. Focus on the details. Appreciate the artistry and the people who catered stone to stone. Today, the second one, still in good condition.

Bergen Selvik

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05 February 2013

Walk on Selvik 1

I went to Selvik, specifically to photograph the two abandoned old farm built from stone. Focus on the details. Appreciate the artistry and the people who catered stone to stone. Today, the first, more ruined farm.


Bergen Selvik

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04 February 2013

Bergenhus by night

Bergenhus fortress (Norwegian: Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Bergenhus fortress is located in the entrance to the harbor in Bergen. This is one of the oldest and best preserved castles in Norway.
Bergen Bergenhus

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01 February 2013

Gamlehaugen

Gamlehaugen is a mansion in Bergen, Norway, and the residence of the Norwegian Royal Family in the city. Gamlehaugen has a history that goes as far back as the Middle Ages, and the list of previous owners includes many of the wealthiest men in Bergen. Today owned by the Norwegian state, the most recent private owner was Christian Michelsen, a politician and shipping magnate who later became the first Prime Minister of Norway after the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway. Michelsen commissioned the construction of the current main building at Gamlehaugen, where he would live for most of the rest of his life.
When Michelsen died in 1925, his closest friends and colleagues started a national fund-raising campaign that brought in enough money to allow the Norwegian state to purchase the property. The large English park was opened to the public the same year, and the first floor of the house was opened as a museum two years later. Gamlehaugen has been the Norwegian Royal Family's residence in Bergen since 1927.
By Wikipedia.

Bergen Gamlehaugen
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