November 28, 2017

Flashback: A rainy day at Golsfjellet in Norway


Flashback to a very rainy and cold day in the autumn. From Southern part of Norway - Golsfjell

Camera iphone6+. Stitch of 3 photos, PP: Corel Paintshop Pro

November 24, 2017

Flashback to a spring river in Valdres, Norway


Flasback to a spring river in May. From Southern part of Norway by the central mountains.

Camera: iphone6+. Stitch of 3 photos. PP: Corel Paontshop Pro

November 23, 2017

Was it in the Garden of Eden or was it just in Valdres, Norway?


..anyhow it sure was quite an idyllic setting with the sheep mother and her lamb when we passed them a day in the summer.

FLASHBACK to July. Camera: iphone6+. Stitch of 2 photos. PP: Corel Paintshop Pro

November 14, 2017

Moody November under the Tramontane (Northern wind) in Collioure, South of France


The Tramontane makes the waves out in the Mediterranian and contributes to quite some mood in the Catalan village Colliore right there at the beginning of the rough landscape along Cote Vermeille


Both photos with iphone6+
The first a stitch of 3 photos shot from the entrance to the hotel 3Mas
The next a stitch of 4 photos in direction of the small chapel: St. Vincent

November 11, 2017

November and off season in Collioure SouthofFrance


The most significant photo motif in Collioure is the church which have also served as a lighthouse and prison in its time. A rather tiny population at the beach these days.


Dressed warm a lunch at Simones is still a fine weekend option


Not many people out walking but still place for a little romantic moment this November day



November 10, 2017

The work of the Tramontane in Collioure, SouthofFrance



The Tramontane is the strong northwest winds coming down from the mountains and blowing out in the Mediterranean Sea. Sometimes making big waves along the coast. As seen here in Collioure in November. 

FROM WIKI:The tramontane in France is a strong, dry cold wind from the north (on the Mediterranean) or from the northwest (in lower Languedoc, Roussillon, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands).It is similar to the mistral in its causes and effects, but it follows a different corridor; the tramontane accelerates as it passes between the Pyrenees and the Massif Central, while the mistral flows down the Rhone Valley between the Alps and the Massif Central.


A canon, some canonballs and pedestrians a November day in Port-Vendres in South of France


Seems like the big old canon not was able to shoot the canonballs further than across the street - where luckily the pedestrians could pass unhindered.
Taling motif from the harbour this November day in charming Port-Vendres in the off season.

The church in the inner part of the deep water harbour in Port-Vendres

November 7, 2017

A marina in Strømstad (Stromstad) at the West Coast of Sweden.

6 photos stitched - originals iphone6+
The city is known for its yachting harbor, which can be very crowded in the summer. From Strömstad there is a ferry line over to Sandefjord, Norway, at the west side of the Oslofjord. There are also some local ferries to the Koster Islands.

(See last post for more info of Strømstad.)

Fishermens cabin in the harbor of Strømstad
Ref. text: WIKI
Photos: Jack R. Johanson / iphone6+

November 2, 2017

A town called Strømstad (Stromstad) at the West Coast of Sweden

Strømstad harbor as seen in a 4 photos stitched version (iphone6+)
Originally, the province Bohuslän, where Strömstad is situated, was Norwegian territory, which was transferred to Sweden according to the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658.

At Strömstad, there was a small fishing village known as Strömmen. The town got small privileges as a merchant town (köping) shortly thereafter, which seems to have made it expand, because it is documented to have gotten a charter in 1676 by King Charles XI of Sweden, although some documents show it was already considered a city in 1672.

A moment of romance in the late autumn in the harbour
The city was a seat for Sweden's warfare against the Dano-Norwegians, and more than once it was conquered and reconquered throughout the centuries. The warlike King Charles XII of Sweden, for instance, used it as his outpost for his campaign against Norway in 1716–1718.

At the time it had a population of 300 inhabitants. But soon the fishing blossomed, and its population increased to 1,100 by 1805. The late 18th century also saw the spa and bathing attract visitors, a position it kept throughout the 19th century. By 1917, its population was 2,949 inhabitants.

The church in Strømstad . 1817-1820.
The city is known for its yachting harbor, which can be very crowded in the summer. From Strömstad there is a ferry line over to Sandefjord, Norway, at the west side of the Oslofjord. There are also some local ferries to the Koster Islands.

Ref. text: WIKI
Photos: Jack R. Johanson / iphone6+