Post your holiday pictures here 2009

[Germanicus]

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These are just a few of the many photos i took of Littlehaven,

[The Lawspeaker]

Too bad that I don't have a camera so I won't be able to shoot any pictures when I am in Norway. But I will look for a camera before I leave. :)

Nice pictures, Germanicus. Where is Littlehaven ?

[Germanicus]

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[Germanicus]

Too bad that I don't have a camera so I won't be able to shoot any pictures when I am in Norway. But I will look for a camera before I leave. :)

Nice pictures, Germanicus. Where is Littlehaven ?

Littlehaven is situated In West Wales, Near St Davids.....get on the M4 travel past swansea and keep going west...it's a 2 3/4 hr drive from my shire.
To be totally honest i found the cottages and bungalows delightful, most have 2 garages attached, just what i would like to retire to.

[Ladejarlen]

Ok, here comes my pictures, the quality varies a bit. But I hope you enjoy some of the pictures. Will post more later.

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Our old farm, its the second oldest house on the island. The chieftain Hårek from Tjøtta, who participated in the battle of stiklestad, killed a local farmer on our farm. Hårek wanted one of his slaves to take as his lover, and the farmer was probably keeping her as a frille himself.
The man was called Laumann and he hid in a cave where they used to take out a rock called kleberstein in Norwegian. The locals call it esjestein, and its a rock type you can form to make pots etc.
Laumann dug himself inside in this small mine, but his beloved dog was at his farm, so when Hårek came, he let the dog out, and the dog ran straight to his owner.
Hårek tied Laumann between two horses and let him he pulled apart on our farm. Archeologists found the remains of a man inside the mine, but they are not sure if its Laumann. There are many burial mounds on the island, so I would think a small chieftain like him would be buried in one of those.

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This reminded me of a norwegian song by Vømmøl spellsmanslag. "Vil du værra med mæ hjæm over viddan myrullkvit..."
This myrull (marsh wool) is very warm and was used in the kosmonaut suits in the soviet I read somewhere.

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My dog, Akkus. He is an alaskan doublesetter.
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The mountain in the back is called Røyfjellet, which means the red mountain. I think people in the past attributed some magic with the mountain. The chief on Tjøtta, Hårek, have buried a treasure somewhere in the mountain the local folklore tells. Archeologists have found corpses of some men near the sea, maybe it was Hårek's men which he had killed after they had buried the treasure, so noone would know where it was. Who wants to come treasure hunting?:P

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Teenage mutant ninja crabs:
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My cat Frøya with her catch. If I'd been quicker to get my camera I would have gotten a great shot of her carrying the mouse in her mouth when she was coming up the trail to the farm.

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There are not many farmers left on the island, but some of them keep sheep.
This is a type of sheep which is very old, its called wild sheep. The meat is very good, and this guy has a harem of many willing she-goats. Any welsh would be envious;)
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Another victim of my killer cat, she was kind enough to drag it into the kitchen to help with the food supply.
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The name means flight of the ravens:
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Many rock carvings close here, will post some pictures of them later. Sadly they are withering away since they are exposed to the climate. It dosnt seem like the government wants to preserve them for future generations.
The only rock carving on the island they care for is one called skiløperen (the skieer), its a 4000 old rock carving of a man hunting while skiing, and is the oldest image of a man who uses skies.

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This is the sister of my dog, she and her owner came to visit:
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Found this one in my kitchen, seems like it didnt get into focus though:
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Got a late night visitor, a bit blurry since I had to take it at max range handheld:
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This is called a raw cellar, guess they used to store potatoes and other food and things there in the past.
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I took some panaroma images also, wont use the IMG tag for them, so press these links if you want to see them.
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More pictures will come later:)

[Sol Invictus]

Wow Ladejarlen, some excellent pictures you took. I really enjoy your photography. Keep it coming mate.

[Ladejarlen]

Thanks man, glad you enjoy the shots:) Im pretty new to this

[Germanicus]

Yes i agree also, they are truly spectacular thank you for sharing.:thumb001:

[The Lawspeaker]

One of my travel companies took the pictures. Regrettably the weather was quite overcast when we were in Norway.



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And ooh I may not have a photo camera but I have a cam at home and made a shot from my price souvenir:

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A drinking horn with a pewter stand. ;)

[Osweo]

I WILL post pics of my amazing Norwegian holiday soon, but for the moment, I just have to fulfil a promise made to a certain young lady concerning Norwegian baby ponies....

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And me at Urnes:
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Oldenvatn
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[Allenson]

Let's see--we took a one day holiday last weekend and took the canoe out on a local lake:

Boulders, forest & hills:

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Had a really nice sunset:

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Last year, I went solo to Scotland and got some good shots. Here are a few:

Glen Etive:

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Quirang on the Isle of Skye:

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And this dude in a pub in Glasgow--that Oswiu should remember too. ;)

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[Zankapfel]

You've all posted truely great images! :thumb001:

Däneeeemark ^_^ Friends gathering, a lighthouse near the beach where the old WWI bunkers are, a pretty ambiguous dance (captured on handy) and yes, a pet bat!

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More when I'm back home/have time to spam. It's certainly been an interesting time.