Norway in January - A winter dream

January have been cold but with many sunny days in Norway South. As here in the lower mountains of Southern Norway in Tisleidalen, Valdres. The trees are still covered in snow, more looking like whipped cream in a setting like this.

Rendez vous in the Medina, Marrakech

The souks in the medina represents such an adventure to visit. With all the twisted narrow streets and all the shops and craftsmen scattered all over the old town – so different from our daily environment in the North of Europe. Try it out sometime… (if you haven't already)

For a complete photoset – just klick here >>

Video: People in the Medina, old town of Marrakech

From a walk in the exciting Medina in Marrakech. 

A one day walking tour organized by Viator.com (recommended)

Video and stills.

For a full photo sets from the Medina - just KLICK here >>

Video from a 4WD Jeep tour to the Atlas Mountains

When you are in Marrakech, Morocco the majestetic Atlas Mountains presents themself as a grand backstage to the flat terrain of the city itself.

We recommend that you spend a day with a local tour guide (i.e. Viator.com) in a big 4WD Jeep - not only to visit the mountains but also to have an exciting visit to a Berber village, including a visit to a local home.

Take a look at the video and have som impressions from this interesting day.

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No photo of my fish pls!

Walking in the narrow streets of the Medina in Marrakech, Morocco, offer many impressions and interesting sights and motifs for a photographer. But some times you should not take your photos to openly as in this small fish market where the shopkeeper clearly does not want us to have our small photo souvenir of the place.

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The Majorelle Garden

The Majorelle Garden (Arabic: حديقة ماجوريل) is a twelve-acre botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was designed by the expatriate French artist Jacques Majorelle in the 1920s and 1930s, during the colonial period when Morocco was a protectorate of France.

The garden has been open to the public since 1947. Since 1980 the garden has been owned by Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé.

After Yves Saint Laurent died in 2008 his ashes were scattered in the Majorelle Garden.

 

 

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More from a wintery Norway

The river Tisleia in January

The frost mist is hanging over the shores along the river Tisleia as it is still floating with open water, even in -20C. Up here in the central mountains of Norway we experience some very cold, but beautiful days in this first month of 2013,

 

Cross country skiing in Norway

Cross country skiing in Norway

The last days of December included some fantastic days in the Central mountains of Norway.
New snow and newly prepared ski tracks in an fabulous winter setting.

Merry Christmas

We wish all visitors a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year..

Tribute to Oscar Niemeyer

The white wall of the Culture Center in Le Havre. architecht Oscar Niemeyer

This famous architech from Brazil was also the one behind this cultural center in the French Town in Normandie, Le Havre.

The center so big and "captured" between other buildings that you need a really good wide angel to have it all in - but without, it is possible to just take a part of the big big building :-)))

Le Havre a town completely rebuild after WW2 where it was totally bombed. In fact there is a plaza in the city app. 1m lower than the landscape around just to display what was the soil level before the bombing of the town.

Open air art in Argeles sur Mer

In France du sud - the small village Argeles Sur Mer they have the last summers a huge exhibition of themes with regard to our environment both locally and globally. Quite an interesting art exhibition.

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Canal de Midi by Colombiers

Passing the little village Colombiers between Narbonne and Beziers the beautiful Canal de Midi offers, as always, some fine paths for walking and/or biking. -going from here to Beziers app. 1hr. at a bike - passing the 9 canal locks close to Beziers. Quite an attraction to explore.

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Oslo Town Hall - Nobel Peace Prize

December morning by Oslo Town Hall where the Nobel Peace Prize Cermony is arranged.
In the foreground spot the shadow of the commuter ferry from the penisula Nesodden.

 

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"The Italian Road Patrol"

The Italian Road Patrol

Right outside Treviso these statues seems to overlook the nearby traffic - as they have been here since the days of the Romans.

Photo taken just before a heavy rain started up....

For a more extended photo set - see the flickr set here >>

 

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Video: Photofolia meets in Venezia / Venice

More than 20 ameateur photographers from the photo site Photofolia meets in Venice, Sep. 2012.

Here some video clips from the day spent in Venice.

For more photos see Photofolias theme side from the meeting here >>

The new spectacular Art Museum in Oslo

Right outside the well known landmark Aker Brygge(pier) there is a new modern and most exciting museum to be opened in September 2012. The Astrup- Fearnley Art Museum has a significant placement in the inner harbour and is already very popular to visit - so far only at the outside. It evens have it's own small artificial beach by the shores there..

Oslo Town Hall

In Oslo Port the Town Hall has a significant placement by the seaside as displayed in this photo taken from the sea as we pass by in a daycruiser.
The foreground old boat was used in the 50ties and 60ties to commute to the many islands in the harbour of Oslo.
For more exciting photos from Oslo Port just click here >>

 

Oslo Opera House

This is the Oslo Opera House in a summer setting. A popular target for tourists visiting Oslo.

In this photo set you will also see some December photos and great details of our Opera >>

 

Video: Visit Norway: Geiranger Fjord

Take a look at this video and enjoy ca. 3 minutes of Norwegian Nature

Being tourist in your own country can be a kind of fun.
In July we did a 2 days travel to some of the most visited places in our country. Going from our mountain house via route 53 and route 63 to Dalsnibba and Geiranger Fjord - there taking the car ferry for a "minicruise" to Valldal 2,5 hrs.

The Geiranger Fjord is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region in Norway. It is a 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) long branch of the Storfjord (Great Fjord). The small village of Geiranger is located at the end of the fjord where the Geirangelva river empties into it.

The fjord is one of Norway's most visited tourist sites and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, jointly with Nærøyfjord, since 2005, although this status is now threatened by the disputed plans to build power lines across the fjord.

A car ferry, which doubles as a sightseeing trip, is operated by Fjord1 Nordvestlandske. It runs lengthwise along the fjord between the small towns of Geiranger and Hellesylt. Another route tke the longer leg to Valldal (2,5hrs).

Along the fjord's sides there lie a number of now abandoned farms. Some restoration has been made by the Storfjordens venner association. The most commonly visited among these are Skageflå, Knivsflå, and Blomberg. Skageflå may also be reached on foot from Geiranger, while the others require a boat excursion. 

The fjord is also host to several impressive waterfalls.

Ref. wiki 

The frozen summer lake

Even in the middle of July is this lake up in the mountains in Norway West still frozen. Yuou will find the lake along the touristic route 63 between Grotli and the popular small village Geiranger.

A complete photo set from this region to be seen right here >>