Gran Canaria

A small getaway from Norway last winter. We stayed at the SAS Crew hotel. This is the view from our room.








Fallen sheeps. (It was windy that day.)


At the Sothernmost part of the island is a desert known as Maspalomas.

From the Botanical Garden at Gran Canaria.


Alien flower.


Cactus snake.


Palm tree.

2007

Halloween girl.

I wish I had some of K's hair.


Naive art category.

Pyramides

The pyramides just outside Cairo. It was taken on Christmas day 2007 on my first flight to Hurgada, Egypt. Only one SAS flight in the air that day - and lucky me got the 13 hour trip back and forth.

Harrods in London. I took this with my old 1.3mp cellphone before Christmas 2007. I kind of like the way it turned out!

Karl Johan Statue

The Karl Johan statue placed in front of the Royal Castle in Oslo.

Saturday

A beautiful day today.

We got a lot of snow last weekend, and then Monday morning we woke up to cold weather and a blue, sunny sky. The temperatures have been down to -24C (-11F) in the early mornings. Usually it gets a bit warmer during daytime.

I have been working a lot this week, and only been able to enjoy the snow-covered Norwegian landscape from above. I am off four days, so I hope it will stay like this for a while.

Overhead the Dolomites

Patmos

Flying to the Southern parts of Greece - or towards Egypt - takes us over the island of Patmos.

We went island hopping in Greece some years ago. Here I am at the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian. John the Apostle received his Revelation and wrote his Apocalypse in a cave just beneath this monastery. Patmos is large destination for Christian pilgrimage.

Rhodes

Flying into Rhodes takes us over the medieval Old Town.

K in the sunset at Rhodes. She is 7 years in this photo.

40000 feet

Passing overhead Paris. You can see the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe.

Early morning at Gardermoen Airport

Cows

Close to where I live. Reminds me a little bit of the Windows XP desktop.

Saltdal

Late september 2007, and we are travelling my homecounty, Saltdal, in beautiful weather.

Saksenvik.

My country.

This is taken where the Germans had prison/consentration camps during WWII. It looks so peaceful today.

Old farmhouse in Botn.

I love the colors of fall.



Junkerdalsura.

The old road to Junkerdal.

My parents and me. My dad is hunting moose, today near a drivable road, so we are stopping to say hello. I look amused over something above.



From Høgbakken.

This is Solvågtind. I think it looks a little like Matterhorn.

Hadeland Glassverk

September 2007, and we are visiting Hadeland Glassverk.
They have a large glass factory, museum, gallery, and various shops. You can also make your own glass.

K is getting help from a professional blower.

It is starting to look like a vase.



Decorations.

Nutbags (Funny word)

Stine & Lars

This is Stine and Lars.
Lars and I grew up as childhood friends. He is also working at SAS. Last summer we both bought ourselves new houses - next to each other. He and his girlfriend, Stine, are the best neighbours anyone could ask for.

This photo is taken in the fall of 2007. They are happy new parents to a little boy.

Their son, my Godchild, must be around two weeks old here. He is now joined by his one year younger sister.

Paper Star

I have been told that I am missing 999 of these…

My Grandma - Inga

My Grandma passed away before Christmas.
She had been gradually fading away over the last years. These are the last photos I have of her.

My Grandma's Place

When I walked around my hometown I passed my Grandma's place.
It had been abandoned for many years as my Grandmother had moved to a home for the elderly.
She used to be so proud of her garden. It was filled with flowers of every kind.
Today it is only a place filled with memories.

The nameplate on the door.

White flower

Hip

In the yard there is an old shed. I remember playing in it when I was a little kid.

Painting inside the shed. I believe it to be made by one of my uncle or aunts in the early 70's.