Göta canal, Sweden: Afternoon by Tøreboda

We had some fine days along this old canal crossing through some great Swedish Landscapes.

For us perfect for some biking along the canal a few days in June.

A little earlier in the afternoon - a view towards the guest harbor in Tøreboda.

The madam enjoy the fine afternoon at our camp by the shores of the Göta Canal.

From the net: 
Göta Canal
This early 19th century canal connects giant Lake Vänern in the north and Lake Vättern in the south in West Sweden. 
Its entire stretch includes 66 locks, rivers and lakes.There are various ways of travelling the canal; in style aboard a steamship cruiser, or under your own steam by kayak, canoe, bike, or by walking.

Oslo Central Station (Norway)- present facade..

Patterns en gros.
The plaza outside Oslo Central Station.
Maybe they have planned some gay festival or whatever...
..at least the rainbow is for sure here this fine Sunday in June.

The entrance to the old Central station in Oslo - Østbanen

The most idyllic and welcoming township at the West coast of Sweden: Fjallbacka

A perfect day in this small place along the Swedish West Coast. 

Fjellbacka - really a place to enjoy with the small streets, the fine little mountain Vetteberget to hike by and the cosy environment by the sea.

Also in stitch of 2 photos you can see the significant church and the small mountain Jetteberget raise as a wall behind Fjallbacka.

A final look to the small city as we follow the road from our nearby camp and into the city.

More of Fjellbacka from wiki

Fjällbacka is locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 859 inhabitants in 2010.

Fjällbacka is mostly known as a summer tourist resort, with a long history.

Fjällbacka is located at Latitude 58,36 North Longitude 11,17 East, approximately 150 km from Gothenburg, 165 km from Oslo and 520 km from Stockholm.

Notable Residents:

The actress Ingrid Bergman lived here, when she visited Sweden.

Swedish crime writer Camilla Läckberg grew up here; many of her books take place in or around Fjällbacka.

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iphone6+ Another spring flood at Solberfoss Power Plant, Askim, Norway

It's that time of the year again:
Hundreds of kilometer away from this Hydroelectric Power Plant at the river Glomma in Norway Southeast - the snow in the mountains started to melt right after the easter days up in the mountains.

And then, as almost every year the flood have reached this place right in my neighboorhood on it's way to the ocean only 60 km away after a long travel from the mountains.

And as we do the most years we find a fine day to bike to this power plant to have a look at the great spectacle.

iphone6+ 2 photos stitched.

The madam takes a little rest by the Hydro electric Power Plant, some 60 km SouthEast of Oslo.








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iphone6+ Norwegian Air Shuttle. Departure from El Prat, Barcelona, Spain

Photo from seat 16F _ emergency exit. Just because the leg space is so much better there.

Under the wing the whole central Barcelona is visible by the shores of the Mediterranean.

For flight enthusiasts find below a video of the lift off:

Wild flowers at the foot of the Pyrenees, Sud de France

On our hike up to the Madeloc Tower close to the Spanish border we will in May pass loads of wild flowers all beautiful with fantastic smells.

This is where the Pyrenees dip it feets in the shores of the Mediterranean.

Some of the wild flowers up here seems to be in need of some ironing.

The madam keep a hand to her cap as there was some wind here this sunny day in May.

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Chateau Royale and Fort St. Elme in Collioure, Sud de France

The big Chateau Royale divids the small Catalan village Collioure in two with its dominating placement in the middle of this village.

Originally the summer castle for the King of Mallorca in the days when the Catalans ruled the country.

Look to the hill in the back left. Here is a more modern small fortification: Fort St. Elme - constructed by Vauban in his busy period of constructing military installations after the French takeover in 1659 with the Peace of the Pyreenees.

Another version from Collioure with the high walls of the chateau to the right.

The first photo with my Lumix GX7, the second one with my iphone6+

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Sweet smelling Lavender in the hills of the lower Pyrenees in Sud de France

Wild flowers inckl. some sweet smelling lavender in this hill by the foot of the Pyreenes in Sud de France.

A busy bee doing his important job in the spring season in Sud de France.

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The small lighthouse in Port-Vendres, Sud de France

By the entrance to the port and harbour in Port-Vendres you find the port lighthouse out there on the pier.

Find below another variant in a photo of the same lighthouse:

Both photos is taken from the road to Cape Bear where we also pass this fine entrance to a small house in the hill leading to the top of the cliffs:

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Beaches in May at Leucate in sud de France

Fair weather in this out of season period - still with some windsurfers and others out there on the long, long beaches in Languedoc-Rousillon.

Who can not be charmed of those fantastic beaches down here in the deep South of France.

Under: The Madam have walked from the beach and up to the cliffs at Leucate Plateau

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iphone 6+ Collioure, Sud de France

Variation from Collioure in May.

2 photos stitched

Under: Beach life in collioure in May

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Argeles plage (beach) in May. Sud de France

3 generations with the grandma mother and child out at the beach in this pre season periode.

PP: Tilt-shift etc

Below - another impression from the central beach in Argeles

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iphone6+ A walk in the wild flower fields in Collioure, Sud de France

A fine day in May where we have started on the path up to the summit of Fort St. Elme.
Our apartment is just around the swing of the road in the middle of this photo.
The view is towards the Bay of Lion and St. Cyprien in Rousillon.

From the same place - as the madam traverse the path up to Fort. St. Elme

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Leucate an interesting place in Sud de France

The old lighthouse at the plateau of Leucate. Today there is a modern marine semaphore station near by keeping an eye to the ships out in this part of the Mediterranian.

In the early Medieval times this plateau was a shelter for settlers living here in fear of being attacked from Pirates coming up from the Barbary Coast - the countries along the North Coast of Africa. Kidnappings, ransom, trafficking and slavery was the name of the game in that time as it is in some places of our world also today.

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An old, small, stone house out in the ancient fields on the plateau of Leucate. Situated along the small chemins criss-crossing this great landscape of Languedoc-Rousillon.

The photog. at the cliffs of Leucate at a fine day in May.

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La vie en Rose - Chateau Valmy, Argeles, Sud de France

A perfect Rose at the entrance to the park at Chateu Valmy in Languedoc-Rousillon, France.

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Further up in the park vi find those beautiful Aloe Maculata with the Chateau in the back.

And then later in the day by the artificial lake Raho - these wild flowers in a field along the lake.

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Arriving in Fiskebackskil at the West Coast of Sweden

Fiskebäckskil is a locality in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, at the mouth of the Gullmarn fjord. It had 379 inhabitants in 2010. Once a fishing community, it transformed into a shipping community in the 19th century. Now it is a thriving tourist community. (Ref. WIKI)

On tour to the Madeloc Tower by Collioure in Sud de France

A perfect day for a hike to the Madeloc Tower placed on one of the hills by the foot of the French Pyrenees. In May the whole road up there is decorated with the most beautiful wild flowers. The coastline in the back includes the long sand beaches up along the Rousillon Coastline.

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On our way up to the summit we can enjoy more spring flowers and of course also the vista as here with our village Collioure in the background - placed by the shores of the Mediterranian.

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Iphone6+ Spring along Cote Vermeille by Collioure in Sud de France

The month of May is always a month of new, wild flowers and sweet smells along this part of the Mediterranian.

We are in the outskirts of the small, French, Catalan village Collioure to take a walk up to the summit of Fort St. Elme - going up from South with a perfect Vista to Port-Vendres and then go down at the North side - ending in Collioure for a beer or a glass of wine.

A school class enjoying lunch in the fair May weather

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Last sunset before Barcelona and Colllioure in Sud de France

Our plane to Barcelona will leave from Oslo at 09.00 tomorrow morning. 

It is time for some (hopefully) warmer and more summer like days down in our apartment in the small village Collioure right over the border to Sud de France.

Here is the madam on the coast path from Collioure to Port Vendres at the same time in May last year - just the weather we expect to have also this spring in Sud de France.

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Fredriksten Fortress - the lightshow. Halden, Norway

The lightshow is displayed on two of the old walls inside the inner fortification at Fredriksdten Fortress (Festning) in Halden, a border town to Sweden.

From the net:
Play of light that appear on the fortress walls takes us on the situation, environment, history and change 350 years. It is composed of animation and film, with amazing sound effects. Play of light appear on the walls of the inner fortress, eastern curtain wall and the upper reservoir. This is part of 350  year celebration to the fortress.

Play of light show every evening. See a short excerpts right below:

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