Here some pictures from Norway where I lived for a few years. More pics from earlier visit
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| Cooking up some food while trekking the Kungsleden, a national trail in the arctic north of Sweden. |
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| Reindeer on the skyline near Storsylen, a mountain on Norwegian border with Sweden. |
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| Views near Storsylen... |
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| Arctic Cotton Grass |
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| More reindeer. |
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| A Sami reindeer herdsman on a trialsbike. |
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| Near Storsylen. |
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| Took this photo where I lived at Byåsen when Jonas and Pauline came to visit. |
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| Jonas and Pauline on the Old Town Bridge in Trondheim. |
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| View over Trondheim. |
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| The Kristiansten Fortress in Trondheim. |
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| Moonlight over Trondheimsfjord with Munkolmen Island. |
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| Strong Norwegian Øl. |
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| Outside my door in Byåsen after a heavy fall of snow. |
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| This house was owned by an English sister called Barbera, I shared the basement apartement with two other brothers. |
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| This is the Røros Martnan, a winter market held every year in Røros up in the mountains. |
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| Detail from a newly built log house in Røros, the timbers look like they have been hand hewn and have been chinked with moss. |
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| Detain from an old log cabin in Røros, the roof is of turf with birch bark underneath. |
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| Photo taken on the Fast Ferry from Trondheim to Kristiansund, Stevie and I were going to visit the Eidesen family in Ottersbo, Ørland where I lived for seven months before moving to Trondheim. |
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| Moonlit veiws over Tronheimsfjord from the Eidesens house. |
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| Gunner and Ellen Eidesen. |
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| Trondheim English Congregation. |
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| Oil painting in the entrance of the Kingdom Hall, the artist is a brother. |
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| A small Kindom Hall in Handsjö, Sweden |
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| Stevie with Jonas and his daughter, Vega. Photo taken close to Östersund when we visited Jonas and Pauline. |
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| Östersund Kingdom Hall. |
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| On the way to Handsjö. |
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| View over Östersund. |
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Frösö Rune Stone, near Östersund. The runic inscription declares that the Christian religion was brought to Jämtland by Östman Gudfastsson. |
Great photos. Great history. Makes me "almost" lonesome for the snow; it certainly brings its own beauty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! Such amazing scenery!
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