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Holiday in Norway 2006

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Fri, 24/06/2016 - 23:00

I was on a short trip to Norway in 2006, which was a Birthday present from my uncle.
Though as stated the pictures are already 10 years old i thought i'd share them anyway.
It was an amazing but of course much too short experience. The landscape was overwhelming, especially the Fjords and the Hardangervidda.
In particular it is really impressive how much of mythology and lore survived and still "lives" in the daily life of cities like Oslo, be it the Bank called "Odin" or mythological references on the facade of the town hall.
A truly enriching experience.

The guy on the 5th picture from below is my uncle. :)

Der Todesking on Fri, 24/06/2016 - 23:33

Fett! War in den de 90ern mal in Oslo, Lillehammer & Trondheim (in einem Trip, nicht mehrfach). Landschaftsmässig einfach überwältigend! Diese Stabkirche kommt m. sehr bekannt vor, allerdings sehn die auch alle sehr ähnlich aus... Echt coole Bilder!!

Into Glory Ride on Fri, 24/06/2016 - 23:46

Danke Dir! War auch ein völlig überwältigendes Erlebnis, kann man nicht anders sagen.
Die Stabskirche dürfte wenn ich mich richtig erinnere in der Nähe vom Freilichtmuseum gewesen sein, ist ja alles schon sehr lange her...
Das ich glaube 19. Bild von oben (mit dem Geländer vor dem Fjord) war unser Ausblick in einer der Ferienwohnungen. Du stehst morgens auf, gehst raus und ... Hammer, einfach nur geil. Möchte da unbedingt mal wieder hin.

NocturnalOccultist on Sat, 25/06/2016 - 01:51

cool pics! have you been to neseblod (helvete)?

Into Glory Ride on Sat, 25/06/2016 - 06:21

Thanks! I have been to a record store for sure, just don't remember the name anymore, since it is so long ago already.
But for sure it wasn't Neseblod, even at that age i would have realised that pretty certainly.

bad_american1992 on Sat, 25/06/2016 - 01:55

Awesome pictures! Looks like such a cool country. One small comment... switch the watermark from "Large" to "Small" on these pictures, it's very distracting!

Into Glory Ride on Sat, 25/06/2016 - 06:20

Thanks and also thanks for the hint! Done that.

bad_american1992 on Sat, 25/06/2016 - 22:00

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Nater90 on Sat, 25/06/2016 - 07:18

Great pics mate!!

Into Glory Ride on Sun, 26/06/2016 - 15:31

Thanks!

formezzano on Sat, 25/06/2016 - 14:19

OMG you look exacly like one of my friends,i was like "that-1s impossible" great pics pal

Into Glory Ride on Sun, 26/06/2016 - 15:32

Hahaha, funny. But i of course do not really look like this anymore. Nowadays everybody tells me, that i look exactly like Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Which is not too far away from the truth...

rusty74 on Sun, 26/06/2016 - 12:16

very nice pictures here mate, Vigeland Sculpture Park is a pretty cool place to see, the work that went into those statue's is amazing. The Fjords are incredible as well.

Into Glory Ride on Sun, 26/06/2016 - 15:33

Thanks alot, Sailor! Yes, it was truly an incredible experience and i would love to go there again! And someday will!
Indeed particularly the Vigelands Park was most impressive.

NISSE666

on Sun, 26/06/2016 - 15:56

Great pictures mate!
I haven't been in Norway for many years, but i still remember the beauty!

Into Glory Ride on Sun, 26/06/2016 - 19:26

Thanks, man!

Antonio on Sun, 26/06/2016 - 18:50

Stunning pics report

Into Glory Ride on Sun, 26/06/2016 - 19:25

Thanks!

Bolzenwerfer on Tue, 28/06/2016 - 21:18

Wow! Awesome pictures!

Into Glory Ride on Tue, 28/06/2016 - 21:38

Thanks alot!

Joel

on Thu, 30/06/2016 - 19:20

Incredible photos! So many things covered! What's being represented in photos 3 through 5?

Into Glory Ride on Thu, 30/06/2016 - 19:29

Thanks man! That was my intention trying to cover as many different "stages" as possible. After all i had to choose from about 900 Photos.
Pictures 1 to 7 (except the one with the "House half") show the Vigeland Park in Oslo, which is the biggest Sculpture park in the world with more than 2.000 sculptures made by Gustav Vigeland.
Absolutely worth seeing and highly impressive! The Monolith for example that You can see on No 3 and 5 is about 56 feet high.

Joel

on Fri, 01/07/2016 - 16:23

Yeah, they're beautiful. Something else I really like is that carving of the Norse warrior on horseback. Very nice.

Into Glory Ride on Fri, 01/07/2016 - 16:28

The "Norse Warrior" is the One Eyed himself. ;) You can see it noticing the "eight" legs the Horse has. This was part of a series of Carvings on the facade of the town hall. I will see if i have more of these.

Joel

on Fri, 01/07/2016 - 16:36

I feel kind of embarrassed right now. Of course it's Odin on Sleipnir with Hugin and Munin flying overhead. I can't believe I got that wrong considering how much I've always loved Norse mythology.

Into Glory Ride on Fri, 01/07/2016 - 16:38

Haha, don't worry mate, that can happen!
I've uploaded a couple more, among others You can see the 3 Norns, Loki and Thor with Tanngnjostr and Tanngrisnir. :)

Joel

on Fri, 01/07/2016 - 16:56

All of them are amazing! I love the one that looks like Sigurd the Volsung and the ones showing the North Germanic equivalents of Adam and Eve. Are there plenty of Norwegians who openly express affection for the polytheistic roots of that country? It seems like Norway is nominally Christian at best.

Into Glory Ride on Sun, 10/07/2016 - 13:51

Sorry, did not see this comment before.
I honestly do not really know, but i think it is more a remaining lore than acutal believe or spiritual conviction or something like that. Still great that it lives at least in the townscape.

Der Todesking on Sun, 30/07/2017 - 18:04

Grad mal wieder diese Bilder angeschaut... Mann wie geil!! Wo wart ihr da überall, muss ja zum Teil ziemlich nördlich gewesen sein wenn da im Sommer Schnee lag. Würde da auch soo gerne mal wieder hin...

Into Glory Ride on Sun, 30/07/2017 - 18:11

Das war ziemlich genau diese Tour hier, wenn ich mich nicht ganz täusche, sozusagen "möglichst viel Norwegen für möglichst wenig Geld": https://www.norwaynutshell.com/original-norway-in-a-nutshell/
Ja, würde da auch unfassbar gerne mal wieder hin.... irgendwann. :) Ein absolut großartiges Land.