A litle update from Bergen

Hey folks, it's been a while sins I last posted something her. My excuse?? I don't have any, but time flies, work and family are really the only thing I use my time on.

In the last month, allot of things has happen. At work it's allot to do and I was offered a trainee job, I'm going to bee at a different office for some months. It's so nice to get more experience; it will give me a better chance when I apply for other positions at my work place.

On the private part, every thing goes just great. Our little princes are growing and the 14th of June she is One year. She is the most beautiful little thing and she gives us allot of joy, last mount she also start using her feet's for standing on, and she is now up and around every where.

Yes I've also taken allot of pictures, but most of them is family and princes. But of curs now & then I take others too.
The following pictures is from the last moth

I thing I've don this before, Panorama from the mount Fløyen

 

And her is one fore Kyle & Svet in Russia. Our submarine navy force is in these days 100 year, and for that reason, submarines from other countries come visiting. This one is a Russian submarine. It isn’t that many years ago, this would be impossible.

  

Then the last one, is just some beautiful Norwegian nature

 

At the end.

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Bergen history lesson..

 Vikings..
Yes we are the Vikings, and we are always ready....

 

 Noo. I'm just joking.

This one is a replica from one of the many ships we had. It was working by sail or by rowing.

It's named after the King Haakon Haakonsson

 

In the front, they always put some creatures to scare of the enemy 

  

This one is not a Viking.

Here name was "Madam Felle" and in the old days she had a bar/pub where people could come and get drunk..

  

At the bottom of the statue it shows how they believe it was

  

Back to old history again.

This is the place of the first woman hospital (st. catherine's hospital)

  

  

  

And now at the end we are entering the Bryggen Museum (Harbor museum) 

This is from the old old parts, who was burned down in year 1170

Her is items from excavation and from old buildings in Bergen

  

  

  

  

Thise one shows toys.

On the right you kan see a early model of a ice skate, there is allso a ball and some other stuff.

  

This is a model of the old Bergen around year 1200 - 1300

around year 1300 Bergen was a trading center of European importance. The city had between 5 and 10,000, maybe about 7,000 inhabitants, and was clearly the largest and most important in the country. In European standards was a averige big city.

  

This is one of the Norwegians Kings (Magnus Lagabøte), in old old days Bergen was the capitol of Norway and the place the Kings ruled the country

  

Thise one shows the clothing and work/home

  

 This was all for now, hope you found it interesting.

And as usual.

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Autumn is her

It was just a matter of time.
The summer is leaving an we are closer to winter then ever before this year.
But the autumn also bring nice scenery, with beautiful colors and allot of motive for me to picture.

I'll start with a spring picture, this year.

 

And then the same place, this autumn.

Then i want to follow up with a picture from Bryggen i Bergen, taken this summer. For the ones who don't now, Bryggen (bergen Harbor) is on the  UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage.

Then the last one, for now. I'll posted pictures from this fortress before, but it's so nice in the evening with beautiful lighting. It shows Bergenhus Festning (Fortress)

This last picture is actually going to be used in a historical book, who i to be published in spring 2009.
I got the signed contract back some days ago, and i send the picture to the publisher :-)

And then at the end

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Fresh start

Yes it's a fresh start.
We are allmous finished putting everything in the right plases. Some boxes is stil left, but we are closer then ever before :-)
I allready shoved you some pictures from the new apartment on my Mobile Blog, so i skip it her. I have some other pictures of cours.

 

This one i took yesterday morning at 06:43, i actually was up one hour earlier then usual, just to get this one.

The picture shows Bergenhus Festning (Bergenhus Fortress) a important historic place in Bergen.

Thise one...
I was actually shooting something else and almost step on this Blåsjell (common/blue mussel) a mussel with a blue shell which is quite common along the Norwegian coast, Mytilus edulis.

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THE TALL SHIPS’ RACES 2008 BERGEN

I'm going to miss it, the biggest thing in sailing events in Bergen, and I'm at vacation.

This link will take you to a PDF Doc, showing where each ship will be placed in Bergen harbor, and I'll also put in links for web-cam in Bergen.

This one is the best and give a good view of. Bergen harbor
(use F5 to update the image)

This one is nice too and give you a page for all the web cam in and around Bergen

At the end a picture of the city pride, Statsråd Lehmkuhl

who is also in the tall ship race.

News in English from Norway and her is even more news

Norway cup or just vacation in Norway ?

For the ones who don't know.
Norway Cup is a football arrangement for young players, the kids and leaders coming from ca 50 country's just for football and fun..

For the ones who is just going to Norway on Vacation or are planning to do in the future i found some information for places to go to. If you follow this link, you will come to a site about tourism in Norway.

Pictures..
Yes i should give one today too. I have this one, a picture of Bergenhus fortress.

I was on my way to work and the sun came over the mountain

And as always in the end, some News from Norway in English, at this site you also find links to web cam in Norway and bergen harbor.

HI

Yes I'm still her but so occupied with school and work.

I'll be back posting after June 11, then my exam is done and i can relax again..
The baby i still not come but we expect here any day soon, rather sooner then later.

So for now I'll say, see you later and wish you don't forget me.

I'll newer go tired of Bergen

Do you?
I'll been walking the streets and the narrow alleys in the hunt for nice pictures.

N.Stølen (street name) a charming place and a nice neighborhood.


Then i went by the Mariakirken (St Mary's Church) a bautyfull church and a popular place to get married and baptism's.

Strandgaten the main shopping street, but on Sundays everything i closed.

The Bergen pride Statsraad Lehmkuhl a (square-rigged ship)
if you open the picture, you will see some working in/at the mast's


Bryggen(harbor) in Bergen


Inside the old harbor area

Finaly got the Picture

This one has i waited many months for doing,
There is always some boat or ship laying in the front of it. But one day on my way home it was laying there all alone :-)

what you are looking at is Bergenhus Festning (Bergenhus fortress) it's one of the best preserved fortresses in Norway.

"Wikipedia" "Fortresses in Bergen"


The picture is watermarked