In the meantime, some of you (particularly those of you on Twitter) may recall that I spent a couple of weeks in Norway - well, Oslo and Bergen, at any rate - in the summer. To be brief, I loved everything about it. And, needless to say, the food was one of the many highlights. I'll come on to that in my next post - which, I promise, will follow shortly.
But for now, I'll try to give you an idea of some of the sights, including the good, the bad, and the frankly bizarre...
let's start with the blindingly obvious...
spectacular fountain in central Oslo...
Oslo old town...
cute scooter...
view from Oslo harbour...
another of Oslo harbour's assets...
Oslo concert hall/opera house...
chef resting after service...
Oslo flower market...
view from Oslo castle...
the Ice Bar...
out for a paddle...
friends...
Oslo Nobel peace museum...
Oslo flower market: the reprise. With added pigeons...
Whiter than white: walking on Oslo opera house...
view from Bergen hotel window...
Bergen public sculpture. Lots of it there....
view from atop the funicular...
erm, a rose...
typical Bergen weather...
the handsomest fish, Bergen fish market...
more of that public art I warned you about...
the funicular cafe. Great location, shame about the cafe...
erm....
20 comments:
Great write up. I do love Bergen, but only been there in Winter, looks so lovely in Summer. Must return.
Fab photos. I swear I've seen that fish somewhere before, he looks so familiar! The light looks amazing, so crisp and there's something special about cities that are by the sea too. Looks like you had a great time. Welcome back to the merry world of blogging!
That's definitely an ugly ass fish! I agree with The Things We Make - beautiful light.
just love this. i was in norway too this july and loved every part of it (travelogue on my blog) so it was really great that you took me back with these photos.
Mzungu - thank you. I'm not sure the weather in Bergen is much better in the summer... Warmer, maybe, but drier - doubt it! ;)
Claire - thank you m'dear. Feels good to be back.
Sasa - he's no oil painting, is he?
Meeta - glad you enjoyed the memories!
Beautiful photos Aforkful, makes me wistful for summers in Norway. Next year :)
Lovely pictures! Looks like you saw quite a bit (and had some decent weather to boot). It is quite a special country, but then I'm a tad biased ;-) Looking forward to reading the food posts!
welcome back! The colour of the sky in your first photo is awesome!
How lovely! It looks *gorgeous* - great pics.
You are allowed to take breaks from the blog, if only you promise to come back with photos as beautiful as these!
This all looks so beautiful, it makes me want to toss caution to the wind and buy the next plane ticket to Norway. Love the rose. Thanks for sharing these photos with us.
lovely views - look forward to hearing about the food - would love to go there myself
Sig - I don't blame you. I wanna go back asap, too
Nordic Nibbler - you're allowed! You've a lot to be proud of.
Caked Crusader - thank you :)
Niamh - it WAS
Lex - aw, thank you! ;)
Cakelaw - toss that caution. You won't regret it
GGG - it's a beautiful country. Well worth the visit if you can.
That fountain is amazing. Great photos. Glad to see you back. x
Love the "handsome fish". Is that a conger eel?
Wen
Thank you so much for your photos, I love that fountain! I really want to go to Oslo now, and that view from the Bergen funicular is amazing.
Welcome back! I thought La Fromagerie's goons had kidnapped you.
Welcome back! I had missed you! Great pictures, I've never been to Scandinavia but the light looks so sharp and clear, I hope to make it there some day.
finally i landed here, and loving your photos as always!
but i have to admit that oslo and norway overall is one of my least favourite places i've been to. i think it's a case of either you love it or you hate it. i spent a lot of travelling to norway for cat shows during some years, it never did anything for me for lots of reasons. one of those countries one might think is very similar to sweden, but in reality one feels quite alien and out of place there. at least i with friends did.
that said, being on holidays and trips and loving it, it's a great, great feeling! (even if i personally so not agree with your impressions;)
It can't truly work, I think this way.
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