sunset over Bergen harbor

The sun came straight towards me, and it made the picture so full of contrast and beautifully colors.

At the end.

Norwegian news in English

Norwaypost

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Spring pictures, ship tracking, web cam and more from Bergen

After so many months it's so nice to show some spring pictures of Bergen again. I understand if you get sick of it but i love it..

I'll been doing some city walks and i have taken some pictures, not to many but some. I also find a link for allot of web cam in and around Bergen, her you can follow bergen spring and summer life.

For the ones of you who have interest in Ship traffic i also found a link to a page who is tracking coastal ship traffic and it gives you information about the vessels.

So Let's start with the pictures..

It's a picture taken from Bryggen i Bergen (Bergen Harbor) You can see the Bergen pride
"Statsraad Lehmkuhl" a beautiful sail ship who is a school ship.

Ps: the ship coming in, in the background is the Rainbow Warrior

Last week we had a visit from Germany too, it's the German school ship "Gorch Fock"


And of curs i have to show some flowers :-)


Now we come to the end and there is no more pictures for to day.
I promised you some links too and the next two lines will take you further.

Link to some web cams

Link to ship tracking.

And now at the end, some Norwegian news in English

bergen, spring, harbor, web, cam, 2009, bskaad

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That's My World - Bergen city

I have had some day of from work and today i vent for a morning walk. It has been a cold but sunny day, and we have been out for two long walks today.

First of all, a picture from my neighborhood. As you can see, the sun is shining..

This next 4 pictures are of a monument for the Norwegian sea trawlers who trough all time since the Vikings, in War and peace had their work and living at sea.
It's a seven meter high monument located at Torgallmenningen. Made by Dyre Vaa (1903-1980) in 1950. Consists of 12 statues and four relief in two heights.

 

  

  

This is a wooden sculpture.

the last few years, the school of art build some sculpture and place it in city

  

This is some other kind of art. 

 

The great son of Bergen.

Ole Bull, if you want to read more about him just hit the link

  

Then we are back to my favorite place. Bryggen (Bergen Harbor) this time i did as you can see, in B/W  

  

When i was down at the  harbor i met these two guys, they where enjoying the morning sun and the morning drink. It looked like something stronger then beer :-)

 

This is a "that's my world" post, if you want to see others.

just klick the link

 As usual i give you some Norwegian news in English

Aftenposten

Aftenbladet

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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.

Norwegian news in English

Aftenposten

Aftenbladet

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Bergen pictures

 Then i was here again.
Some new pictures from my hometown.


It was just hanging there, waiting for the owner to come back.
Maybe somebody was partying a bit to hard :-)

 

Somebody had allot of fun

  

The Music pavilion, was given to the city by, some consul F.G. Gade and was built in 1893. It came from Germany as a constructing set and is made in casting steel and wood.

It is still used as a concert scene.

  

He is so angry and i would be to, he has been standing at the same place in many years with the water poring over him :-)

  

The old City Hall.

Built in 1558, the material came from a church in the neighborhood (back then)

After the big city fire in 1702 it was rebuilt.

It is also a part of Norwegian dark history, in the witch process. Where allot of people was killed without justice, i have been writing about this before. Follow this link

  

Then we are looking at the Bryggen.

Bergen harbor

  

It had just stop raining and the sun came back

  

 Norwegian news in English

Aftenposten

Aftenbladet

 And some tourist information

at the end .

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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

Norwegian news in English

Aftenposten

Aftenbladet

Photo Copyright 2008 bskaad (my.life.in.bergen@gmail.com). All rights reserved, including reproduction or republishing

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.

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.

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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.

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