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Morning light in Flåm, Norway, looking off the balcony of our hotel room. (above) Morning is my favorite time of day and this particular morning we did not have to rush off to catch a train or a ferry or a bus so we could enjoy a a few leisurely hours in the village before our […]... mehr auf ingebrita.net
I’m pretty sure these pictures were along Aurlandsfjord, as I mentioned before, I’m not certain when we left Nærøyfjord and entered Aurlandsfjord… What I love about the picture above is that you can see a woman in a blue jacket peering into the window of the church. Our first glimpse of Flåm from the fjord. The Norwegian Star R... mehr auf ingebrita.net
More pictures from our ferry ride on Nærøyfjord and Aurlandsfjord… …our traveling companions, Tim’s brother, Dan, and his wife, Fran… …yes, it was COLD!… …sheep, I think… That tiny little house (above) captured my imagination. I wonder what it would be like to live there, especially in the winter. The... mehr auf ingebrita.net
After we took our bus through the mountains we emerged in the tiny village of Gudvangen, located at the end of Nærøyfjord, which is an arm of Aurlandsfjord, which in turn, is an arm of Sognefjord. Getting off of our bus we immediately boarded our ferry for an eleven mile ride on Nærøyfjord. Nærøyfjord is named after Njord, a Norse god […]... mehr auf ingebrita.net
All forests are one. … They are all echoes of the first forest that gave birth to Mystery when the world began. ~ Charles de Lint (Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, Spring 1990) The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
After we got off the train at Myrdal, we got onto the Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana), “a steep railway taking you past spectacular waterfalls, in and out of snow-capped mountains and ending up by the Aurlandsfjord.” The little village of Flåm is 2838′ (865m) below Myrdal and the train ride took about an hour. There was a stop along the ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time Any fool can do it There ain’t nothing to it Nobody knows how we got to The top of the hill But since we’re on our way down We might as well enjoy the ride The secret of love is in opening up your heart … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
On May 23rd we took the Bergen Railway (Bergensbanen) from Oslo (altitude 75′, 23m) to Myrdal (2,844′, 867m). The line crosses the Hardanger Plateau of Norway (Hardangervidda) at 4,058′ (1,237m) above sea level. All these pictures were taken through the window glass from the train. Some by me and some by Tim. The scenery was so [&... mehr auf ingebrita.net
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is rapture in the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not Man the less, but Nature more, From these our interviews, in which I steal From all I may be, or have been … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
On this day we woke up in Bergen, rented a car, and made our way out of the city to Hardangerfjord. We spent most of this day driving the length of the fjord (179 km or 111 miles) and enjoying the scenery, making a couple of stops. The first thing we spotted was this tiny … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Edit: 29. November. Die Serie wurde geringfügig verändert und ergänzt.... mehr auf lichtbildwerkerin.com
You do not ask a tame seagull why it needs to disappear from time to time toward the open sea. It goes, that’s all, and it is as simple as a ray of sunshine, as normal as the blue of the sky. ~ Bernard Moitessier (The Long Way) Now that our son and daughter-in-law have … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
My mother and her parents loved to travel but were afraid of flying. During my childhood we never flew anywhere so I didn’t notice this and it somehow never came up in conversation. It didn’t even occur to me when I was 15 and my father was offered a job in Greece and my parents decided […]... mehr auf ingebrita.net
We’ve all been on this spiritual path looking for answers, and the joke is that answers are not the point at all; the point is to have a blast with the questions. The point is not to hold back from the Mystery just because there is no final understanding. Along the way, incredible understandings come … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Late in the afternoon we left Flåm, boarding a high-speed ferry which transported us to Bergen in 5½ hours via Aurlandsfjord and Sognefjord. When we left the rain clouds seemed to be surrounding the mountains in misty ribbons. Enchanting… Again, I’m not sure exactly where we entered Sognefjord, but it is the longest and deepest fjord in... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Heute mal ohne große Worte. Es wirkt vertraut, doch ist jede Reise eine neue Erfahrung. Manchmal ist der Weg das Ziel. Manchmal bedarf es nicht vieler Worte. Journey, mein liebstes Déjà-Vu. Immer wieder. 52 Games ist ein Blogprojekt von Zockwork Orange.... mehr auf redmaker.net
Tief Luft holen! ABZÛ ist ein ganz besonderes Unterwasserabenteuer.
Der Beitrag ABZÛ erschien zuerst auf arrcade.de.
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…on the road to Oslo – a farmhouse, barn and food storehouse… …at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo… In 834 two important Viking women were buried in the 72′ (22m) long Oseberg ship (below), which had been built of oak around 820. The deck and mast were made of pine, and the ship could be […]... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Up and away for life! be fleet!- The frost-king ties my fumbling feet, Sings in my ears, my hands are stones, Curdles the blood to the marble bones, Tugs at the heart-strings, numbs the sense, And hems in life with narrowing fence. Well, in this broad bed lie and sleep,- The punctual stars will vigil … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
My dear Ones, It has been over a month since my last Sunday’s Song. I also want to take the opportunity of my recent birthday to write a little bit about what’s going on in the inside of things and what’s happening with the continuing gipzy life at age 33. [Above picture: A rainbow-portal over … ... mehr auf zoania.wordpress.com
…scenery on the road between Skien and Notodden, Norway… …more scenery… …one of countless food storage houses (stabbur) we saw everywhere… …when I dream of Norway I see many birch trees… …Heddal Stave Church in Notodden… …memorial to Olea Crøger… Olea Crøger (1801-1855) was the... mehr auf ingebrita.net
This is another of those strangely potent places. Everyone I know who has spent any time on the dune agrees that there’s, well, something there, though outwardly it is neither more nor less than an enormous arc of sand cutting across the sky. ~ Michael Cunningham (Land’s End: A Walk in Provincetown) Almost every time … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Thatgamecompany’s Journey is as close as it gets to having a religious experience when playing a videogame. Abzû, which will be released on August 2nd, is a spiritual successor. Made by a different company but by the same art director, it definitely looks and feels like the sequel we never got. And now, thanks to […]... mehr auf pewpewpew.de
“May” by Theodor Kittelsen Celebrate we will Because life is short but sweet for certain We’re climbing two by two To be sure these days continue These things we cannot change ~ Dave Matthews ♫ (Two Step) ♫... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Na, wer würde nicht gerne mal der Frau Wolters aus 2b oder dem Opa Kupzinski von gegenüber dieses nette Fensterrausguckkissen schenken? Die Rahmen hinterlassen ja immer so blöde Abdrücke an […]... mehr auf ausruhrzeit.wordpress.com
One morning in Provincetown we drove out to Herring Cove Beach, where we used to spend days at the beach when the kids were small. The waves here on the bay side are more gentle than they are on the beaches facing the open Atlantic. When they got older they preferred the excitement of Race Point Beach. This beach … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
An incurable early bird, on the last morning of our little weekend getaway I found myself unable to sleep and so decided to get up and read and gaze out of the sliding glass doors of our room at the Sea Shell Motel in Dennis Port on Cape Cod. It was about 40 minutes before sunrise and there … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Back in May, after a long day of traveling up the north side of Hardangerfjord we ventured inland a little, up a steep valley, Måbødalen (more like a canyon!), to breathtaking Vøringfossen, a waterfall in Eidfjord. The road was full of hairpin turns and tunnels. We arrived at the Fossli Hotel just in time to … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Last weekend we flew to a different part of North Carolina, where Tim’s brother had rented a vacation house in the southern Appalachians. So we had a little family reunion and an early Christmas there. We spent the better part of Saturday at the Western North Carolina Nature Center in Asheville. It was very cold there in spite … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
One of our favorite stops on Cape Cod is Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, part of Cape Cod National Seashore. The last time we were here was in May of 2009 and we were a little startled by how much of the sand scarp had eroded away since then. We knew the Cape had been hit hard by … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Brevik is the place in Norway I most wanted to see. My grandmother’s sea-captain great-grandfather, Ingebrigt Martinus Hansen, was born there in 1818 and emigrated to America by himself in 1836. As far as I can tell, his parents, five brothers and two sisters remained in Norway. Was he a rebellious teen? Or simply restless, […]... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Dinner is served from 7-9 p.m. at the Fossli Hotel and we were treated like royalty – my goodness everything was so fancy! I had reindeer for the first time in my life and it was delicious. And the distinctive cool water in that pitcher was straight from a nearby glacier. The company was great, the view … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Hæreid Iron Age Burial Site, also in Eidfjord, is the largest collection of ancient burial sites in western Norway, with 350 Iron Age and Viking graves dating from 400 – 1000 AD., located on the Hæreid plateau in Eidfjord. This is where we spent the morning of our last day in Norway, after our enchanting overnight at … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Immer wieder sonntags *sing* (That’s a line from an old German pop song by Cindy & Bert) Do you know this fun personality/psycho tests on the internet? Which color are you? Which magical animal are you? And so on and so forth. Recently I did the test: Which legendary song was written about your life? […]... mehr auf darkfairyssenf.com
Fossen means waterfall in Norwegian. The attraction at Steindalsfossen is that one can walk under the waterfall, which was an amazing experience for me. I’m told this is one of the most visited tourist sites in Norway. The souvenir shop (above) was near the bottom of the waterfall, where the path started which led up to … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
One evening on our Cape Cod trip we went to Race Point Beach in Provincetown to see the sunset. It felt so good to be outside in the salty air, walking on the sand. I will never forget this trip to Cape Cod with my dearly loved husband of 40+ years. Until 2008 we used … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
Hey ihr Lieben💙 Ich habe mich lange nicht mehr gemeldet, da mich Schule in den letzten Monaten ziemlich eingenommen hatte. In den letzten beiden Wochen hatte ich, wie ihr vielleicht mitbekommen habt, ein Praktikum an einer Grundschule. Nächste Woche beginnen nun die Sommerferien. Die letzten für mich. Nach den Ferien werde ich die 12te Klasse [R... mehr auf samstagsmaedchen.wordpress.com
Because we’ve been to Cape Cod so many times in our lives something I’ve wanted to do was visit a place there that we’ve never been to before. Bass Hollow Boardwalk in Yarmouth sounded enticing. This long boardwalk extends out over a salt marsh on the bay side of the Cape and offers some breathtaking … ... mehr auf ingebrita.net
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