13 February 2013

The Eagle

Somewhere in Godvik




12 February 2013

Hekse Steinen i Bergen

In 2002, a memorial called the Witch Stone (Hekse-steinen på Nordnes) was erected at the place of execution in the Nordnes neighbourhood of Bergen as a monument to the victims of witch trials in Norway. The inscription translates to 350 bonfire victims to miscarriage of justice 1550-1700.

Anne Pedersdotter (died April 7, 1590) was an alleged Norwegian witch. Her case was one of the most documented of the many witch trials in Norway in the 16th and 17th centuries. Together with Lisbeth Nypan, she was perhaps the most famous victim of the accusation in Norway.
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Bergen Hekse Steinen

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11 February 2013

Akvariet part 1 Penguins


Bergen Aquarium (Norwegian: Akvariet i Bergen) is a public aquarium in Norway. It is situated on the Nordnes peninsula in Bergen and is one of the city's tourist attractions. When it opened in 27 August 1960, it was considered to be the largest and most modern aquarium in Northern Europe.
The complex houses over 60 tanks of fish, marine invertebrates, as well as three outdoor ponds with seals, penguins and cyprinids and a tropical branch with reptiles and monkeys.
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Akvariet i Bergen

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08 February 2013

Bergen Fish Market

Bergen Fish Market in night time.


Bergen Fish Market

07 February 2013

Walk on Selvik part 2

I went to Selvik, specifically to photograph the two abandoned old farm built from stone. Focus on the details. Appreciate the artistry and the people who catered stone to stone. Today, the second one, still in good condition.

Bergen Selvik

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05 February 2013

Walk on Selvik 1

I went to Selvik, specifically to photograph the two abandoned old farm built from stone. Focus on the details. Appreciate the artistry and the people who catered stone to stone. Today, the first, more ruined farm.


Bergen Selvik

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04 February 2013

Bergenhus by night

Bergenhus fortress (Norwegian: Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Bergenhus fortress is located in the entrance to the harbor in Bergen. This is one of the oldest and best preserved castles in Norway.
Bergen Bergenhus

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01 February 2013

Gamlehaugen

Gamlehaugen is a mansion in Bergen, Norway, and the residence of the Norwegian Royal Family in the city. Gamlehaugen has a history that goes as far back as the Middle Ages, and the list of previous owners includes many of the wealthiest men in Bergen. Today owned by the Norwegian state, the most recent private owner was Christian Michelsen, a politician and shipping magnate who later became the first Prime Minister of Norway after the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway. Michelsen commissioned the construction of the current main building at Gamlehaugen, where he would live for most of the rest of his life.
When Michelsen died in 1925, his closest friends and colleagues started a national fund-raising campaign that brought in enough money to allow the Norwegian state to purchase the property. The large English park was opened to the public the same year, and the first floor of the house was opened as a museum two years later. Gamlehaugen has been the Norwegian Royal Family's residence in Bergen since 1927.
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Bergen Gamlehaugen
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