My Time Capsule

1.1.12

Norway: the Longest Fjord

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 !!! I wish you all happiness and joy and blessings throughout the year :)

The next morning we made our way to Gudvangen to catch our ferry for the fjord tour along Sognefjord.
It's the longest and one of most beautiful fjords in Norway. It was 2 hours cruise from Gudvangen to Flam.
The weather was so perfect, blue sky with pretty clouds that these pictures look like have been edited using photoshop. Nope, I have never used photoshop on all my pictures. In fact I don't even have photoshop program on my computer. Anyone willing to teach me photoshop? :D

on the way to Gudvangen

the roadway

Gudvangen

at Gudvangen ferry terminal

Viking

cute Troll

beautiful sky and clouds over Gudvangen

pretty houses at Gudvangen

beautiful Sognefjord

my feet enjoying the scenery :p

Lookie !!! a sun bathing seal!

Our ferry arrived at Flam terminal which is also a train station. Then we hopped on Panoramic Train to Myrdal station where we changed onto fast train to Geilo station. The coach already waited there to take us to Hamar.

arriving at Flam train station

my sister on Panoramic train

Myrdal train station

nice place for picnic by the river

20.12.11

Norway: the Naked Sculptures

Norway, September 2010

We embarked the Crown of Scandinavia before 5 PM from Copenhagen and arrived in Oslo the next day around 10 AM.
We made our first stop at Vigeland Park, the world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist Gustav Vigeland. There are more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron.
Each sculpture have different story about journey of human life from birth to death. Gustav sculpted only nudes to make his images universal, not bound in time or class by their clothes.
It's a very beautiful park, definitely a place I'd love to revisit in the future.


waking up to a beautiful sunrise through my cabin window

Crown of Scandinavia, our cruise ship

Running man with a boy on his back


Vigeland Sculpture Park

amazing sculpture details

17.3 m high, The Monolith

The Monolith is composed of 121 human figures rising towards the sky. This is meant to represent man’s desire to become closer with the spiritual and divine. It portrays a feeling of togetherness as the human figures embrace one another as they are carried toward salvation

Oslo city

The next day we headed to Bergen by coach. It was a 7 hours long journey but with breathtaking scenery, I'd say it was worth it.
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway after Oslo. It's a pretty historic city surrounded by mountains.
To get the best view over the city, I went to ride the famous Floybanen (funicular). It took me up to the top of Mount Floyen, 320 metres above sea level.
Another main attraction in Bergen is the 900 years old wooden buildings,next to the Fish Market. It's listed on UNESCO's World Heritage site.