Day 356/366: Winter scenery at Gamlehaugen Royal residence
Again, I revisited a place I have shot before in this 366 project, Gamlehaugen, the Royal residence in Bergen. Now, the sea was frozen solid, and there was frost covering every surface. It was such a cold afternoon! But beautiful none the less.
(These last pics of my 365 was shot with “broken” equipment. My Nikon D90 and one of it’s two lenses started to go haywire… my favorite lens stopped being able to do auto focus, and the screen on my camera went kaput. So, it was very much like shooting with a film camera these last months of my 366… since I could not see my photos as I shot them, and make the adjustment needed. Neither could I access most of the features in my menu… only the one you can operate from the buttons on the camera body, so needless to say, it was a challenge, and limited the kind of shots I could take. Hopefully I will be able to save up enough money when this is all over, to get it fixed).
As the sun set 
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Had to run some errands in the city today… and couldn’t help but notice how gorgeously lit up the harbour area was. This stretch you see here is called Bryggen. From wiki:
Bryggen (Norwegian for the Wharf), also known as Tyskebryggen (the German Wharf) is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has since 1979 been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites. The name has the same origin as the Flemish city of Brugge.
The city of Bergen was founded in 1070. The area of the present Bryggen constitutes the oldest part of the city. Around 1360 a Kontor of the Hanseatic League was established there, now documented in a museum. As the town developed into an important trading centre, the wharfs were improved. The buildings of Bryggen were gradually taken over by the Hanseatic merchants. The warehouses were filled with goods, particularly fish from northern Norway, and cereal from Europe.
Throughout history, Bergen has experienced many fires, since, traditionally, most houses were made from wood. This was also the case for Bryggen, and as of today, around a quarter dates back to the time after 1702, when the older wharfside warehouses and administrative buildings burned down. The rest predominantly consists of younger structures, although there are some stone cellars that date back to the 15th century.
Parts of Bryggen were destroyed in a fire in 1955. This area was used for the construction of Bryggen museum containing archeological remains, plus some old-style wooden houses, these being the six leftmost houses on the panoramic picture below. Controversially, a brick hotel was also raised on the premises, which is seen behind these six houses.
Today, Bryggen houses tourist, souvenir, and gift shops, in addition to restaurants, pubs and museums.
(These last pics of my 365 was shot with “broken” equipment. My Nikon D90 and one of it’s two lenses started to go haywire… my favorite lens stopped being able to do auto focus, and the screen on my camera went kaput. So, it was very much like shooting with a film camera these last months of my 366… since I could not see my photos as I shot them, and make the adjustment needed. Neither could I access most of the features in my menu… only the one you can operate from the buttons on the camera body, so needless to say, it was a challenge, and limited the kind of shots I could take. Hopefully I will be able to save up enough money when this is all over, to get it fixed).
And one of the Christmas decorated shopping streets 
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It was a very severe rain storm this Friday afternoon when I had to go to the city center to run some errands. Torgalmenningen is usually crowded with people, but today I only saw a few solitude shadows running across the square, trying their best to cover themselves with an umbrella.
Getting to the city
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Day 279/366: The Royal Residence
Stopped on my way home from work this day to shoot the beautiful Gamlehaugen embedded in fall colors.
From Wiki:
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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Day 266/366: The art of reflection on Flickr.
It was a beautiful September Saturday, so after doing some grocery shopping, I decided to go for a walk down to the city center. It is a nice walk, and there are many different paths I can take… today, I decided to walk through Nygårds park. This route also takes me past Store Lungegårds water… where quite recently this piece of artwork was fully revealed. The artist name is Thorsten Goldberg, and his piece is named 60°N, 05°E Waterside Encased. The artwork consists of 732 steelplates formed as a waving carpet on the shore of Store Lungegårdsvann.
I absolutely love the reflections it shows of it’s surroundings… shaping itself differently after where you stand. It reminds me of wavy water, ocean, sea, river… and if you have followed this 366 for awhile, you know water means a lot to me.
Ps! Only 100 days left to go! Crazy.
Close up 
Walking through Nygårdsparken 
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Both girls started dance lessons today… Freestyle disco jazz it is called… introduction classes. they both loved it. They go one after the other, Sara from 5 pm until 6 pm and Emma from 6 pm until 7 pm. So there goes that day! I came home from work and basically turned in the door to head towards the dance academy with the girls… it is located at the edge of the city center towards North, so it is a bit away from where we live, in kind of an industrial area. This was shot as we were leaving to catch the bus back home, a bit of a hike to get to the bus stop in the pouring rain… and fog. there is a mountain behind these buildings, that you can’t see! We had to wait for awhile so had some time to shoot a bit.
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Our car has broken down, so this Saturday when we had to shop, it had to be done by foot. Went down to a place called Danmarksplass, not too far from where we live, where they have a small variety of shops and grocery stores to choose from. This is some of the apartment buildings you find there - the shops are behind them. The walk back up the hill proved to be good exercise as my back pack was filled to the brim with groceries, and I also had grocery bags to carry.
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It is better to wear out than to rust out.
Richard Cumberland
The things you notice when walking
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All shadows whisper of the sun.
Emanuel Carnevali
That’s death and life, you see. We all shine on. You just have to release your hearts, alert your senses, and pay attention. A leaf, a star, a song, a laugh. Notice all the little things, because somebody is reaching out to you. Qualcuno ti ama. Somebody loves you.
Ben Sherwood
Just loved the shadowed leaves this morning while waiting for my commute.
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It was raining buckets this Saturday as I was walking to the grocery store! Full on torrential rainstorm. I walked through Møllendal graveyard as it is a short cut to the store I wanted to get to, but also because I love this place. It is among other where many family members are buried, and I find a peace here.
I was soaked to the bone when I got back to my place, but I didn’t mind. It is nice to get inside and cozy up when the weather is like this. I made me and the girls some porridge, and we sat down and watched movies together the rest of the afternoon/evening.
The walk through the graveyard:
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