Archive for the ‘Norway’ Category

Oaxen Lifebuoy Stockholm

January 23rd, 2011 at 4:40 pm » Comments (2)

Out on a photo tour at the island Gotland last summer, we found this lifebuoy with the text Oaxen IV, Stockholm. Very suitable now when we are stuck in Stockholm for unknown time.

Oaxen IV was a boat build 1926 in Norway for whaling, that ended up in Sweden and rebuilt to a tugboat later on. [...]

Inspired of Vikings: Travel Oslo, Norway

September 12th, 2010 at 11:00 am » Comments (14)

Maybe Scandinavians have inherited a special strong urge to travel from the Vikings, maybe it’s in our blood. I don’t know, but I do know that it certainly is inspiring! This time we Swedes traveled to Oslo, Norway to meet up with blogger friends from different countries around the world.
It sure is an interesting, very [...]

Oslo Botanical Garden, Norway

September 5th, 2010 at 10:06 pm » Comments (7)

The first sightseeing we did in Norway this time (15th of August), was a tour to the botanical garden in Oslo - together with our Norwegian friend Kari. The weather was excellent and we really had a very lovely day there.

Which photo was your favorite? Mine is the eye on the tree and the water [...]