New post from Bergen, a visit to the Aquarium

Hi !!
Today I'll show you some pictures from the local aquarium ( Bergen Akvarie )
It is a popular spot for both residents and visitors in Bergen

The Penguin is pretty popular, and the Bergen Aquarium is one of the few aquariums who have breeding's penguins.

Then we are inside, this is a Blowfish.. 

And now we come to the newest exhibit at the aquarium, there is a shark tank that you can walk through. The tank contains 5 sharks and various fish.

Then we come to the diner, nice but over priced place to eat a cake and drink coffee.
Princess love cake :-)

At the end.

Norwegian news in English

Norwaypost

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My life in Bergen, a photoblog

New posting from Bergen, in june

June is here and summer too, all tough summer is a over statement. The temperature is low and i just don't get the summer feeling.

But who am i to complain, in Africa (not all) they have to little rain while we get more then enough..

Enough about that, we where talking about summer and June. Some big things has been happening this month, i turned 40 and our princes become 1 year..

Some pictures is taken sins last posting and the the following pictures are some of them.
They are from in and around bergen city.

This one are from my neighborhood area and is a very popular place

Just a window in city


The pride of Bergen (one of them) Statsraad Lehmkuhl


The main post building used to be in bergen city (downtown) they moved and it has become a shopping-center (mall) This is from back then

Cabaret in Sandane.

Yesterday we vent to the local theater, it's a new building and the opening play was CABARET.(Link in Norwegian) For the one who don't know, it's a play written in 1966 and is about about 1930 Germany (Berlin) 

and the night Cit Cat Club ??

The actors are the local school, art class, and they did a very good acting. Some better then others but all in all, a very good play.

I have taken allot of winter pictures, both day and night but i think i save them for later posting.  For now i only post this one from Cabaret

At the end.

Norwegian news in English

Aftenbladet

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Bergen update

Hi.
I'm sitting her and try to write something nice in my blog but it's so hard to find something to wright about.

I could write about the financial crises but the newspapers do that well enough.. I could write about the whether, but thats so boring (raining)

I have a dry period (no alcohol Problem) but from the picturing, autumn is her and the evening darkness comes earlier every day and in the morning it's still dark when i drive to work :-(

At home i have two beautiful girls waiting so i run home as son as possible after work, and after dinner the daylight fade away..
Talking about my girls, our baby is 4 months today and we took allot of pictures for the photo album..

I have found some new blog's lately and some bloggers found me, thats very nice but i wish i had more to offer of pictures to my old and new visitors.
You can all see the blog's i follow but i will not give you any specific, every one of you i follow is nice and some better.

But ofcours i have some that are commenting me and who I'm commenting on a regular bases.
(Kyle and Svet Keeton) in Window to Russia who are in Israel on vacation and are posting pictures and ofcours Helena-skyblu who are writing about here everyday life in USA. If you feel sad because i didn't mention your blog, don't.. It's just to many to list her and you are all to be found in
"BLOGS I'M FOLLOWING."

On my way home from work today i found a autumn picture for you all. It's taken close to my workplace.

And at the end
Norwegian news in English
Aftenbladet
Aftenposten

Last day of vacation...

It's time to get back to the normal life again. 

No more lazy days and sleeping into the afternoon..:-)

Before we leave this beautiful place, i want to show you some more of the scenic view at this place.

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This one show a little place in a neighbor valley (Myklebust), about 150 people live her. they either running a farm or they work outside the valley.

Coordinates for this place in 

Google map is 61.743600, 6.552850

  

This one is a overview of Byrkjelo, this is the place we have spend our vacation. 

Coordinates for this place in
Google map is 61.733230, 6.502730

  

The river from Myklebust runs down to Byrkjelo and on the way down there is tree power plants, making electricity from the river.

Coordinates for this place in 

Google map is 61.739470, 6.528280

 

Thats all folks, next time i'll be wrigthing from Bergen.
See you later
Bskaad

Norwegian news in English
Aftenposten
Aftenbladet

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.

Pictureposting from Bergen

We drove home on Sunday after a week in Byrkjelo and on the way we had a break.

Mom change diaper and daddy took pictures :-)

Aah, back to Byrkjelo and a beautiful scenery

From Bergen city, and shows some of the art placed around the city

My neighbourhood church, taken one morning some weeks ago

This one is from Åsane who is a part of Bergen (living and shopping area)

This was a little round trip, hope you enjoy it.
And now at the end you can read Norwegian news in English, i will try to remember this in every post. If you follow this link you will also find web cams in Norway.

Tag! You're It!

Helena Skyblue tagged me for this:"The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer."

1) What was I doing 10 years ago?:
I'm really not sure, but i was in a relationship who didn't work so good. it took me 6 more years to get out of if

2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?:
Clean the car, pack the luggage, fill up the car, pick up Jr, drive for 5 hours and rest for a week ;-)

3) Snacks I enjoy:
Chocolate, sour stuff, chips

4) Things I would do if I was a billionaire
Buy house, buy new car, buy a summerhouse in my wife's home country, buy a home for my brother, bought my self a insane computer and DSLR

5) Places I have lived
Only lived in Bergen, but at different places

6) Jobs I have had
Truck driver, electrician, forklift driver, car cleaner, maintenance and now finance

7) People I want to Know more about:
I know, what i need to know about the people i want to know ;-) And if i should know more about my self, i would be afraid very afraid.. But ofcours, it's always nice to know something about my blog buddy's.

Aah,, one more thing. My Little princes, i want to know all about here..

I'll tag.
A Little Piece Of Me
Litt av hvert fra alt
Thinking Out Loud
THE SOARING SOUL
Sowing seeds of change in Sahel

WEBCAM BERGEN-HARBOR AND MORE

There is a big interest of Webcam in my blog, when i check the visit-log there is a lot of search and hits for Webcams.

I will try to make a link post for Webcams in Bergen.

1#
Link from a local newspaper. BA

2#
Link from one more local newspaper. BT
They have webcams from many places in West of Norway and from the Hurtigruten

3#
The last one is from a Oslo based newspaper Aftenposten, they have news in English and Webcams around Norway.

Hope you enjoy the ride.

Baby update

Today both baby and mom come home, Both of them in perfect shape.

I need your wote ......

I want to win a camera SLR and with your help, i can.

If you want to help me, click her and you can give me a vote...

MAY. 17 - Norwegian Constitution Day

click the flag, for more information about Norway

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

Manhole cover

Around the city, there is allot of manhole, and of course there is a cover on them :-)
They come in different shapes and sizes. this one has as you can see (or maybe not) a team from the city.

If i find some different and nice ones, i will show them to you too.

Easter in the city #2

It was bout snow and sun yesterday, let's hope the flowers survive..

The color is amazing in the fight between sun and snow



Tomorrow the easter holidays is over and it's back to work

Easter in the city

To day we have been out walking, not just one but two times..

We started out with a walk to Bergen Harbor (Bryggen). At the old buildings there is some figures at the wall, around the entrance of the narrow alleys.





Now we are a little further, this is the statue of a famous writer Ludvig Holberg


And this guy, maybe he got to much last night :-)
Just joking, it's art, and there is some like this placed around the city. Unfortunately i couldn't find any information about them


Now we are at the second walk, as you can see it's become evening and we were just walking in the neighborhood




The neighborhood church...Nykirken

Baby equipment

We had a shopping weekend and was running around for things for the baby.
It's allot of brands and allot of different prices, but we found what we needed at the end.
We bought a bed too, of curse..


Now we have the must important things, and we are ready for the baby :-)