My Virtual Window: Norway in HD is an Apple TV compatible video podcast mostly about nature, places and people in Western Norway - the best kept secret of Europe.
Do some armchair vacation travel with me to the village of Jelsa in Suldal, Ryfylke, Norway. This amazing little fjord community of about 250 people surely has a pace of its own.
It is definitely one of my favorite spots.
Enjoy!
This time we visit the home of norwegian painter Nikolai Astrup (1880-1928) in Jølster. Although his paintings would later sell at $5-600,000 he was never a rich man and died in pneumonia at the age of 47.
His home in Jølster still has a definite and beautiful natural feel to it. It's peaceful and quiet and you can easily understand why he chose his immediate surroundings as his favorite motives.
At the end of today's episode I have added a short 3D movie clip. If you are watching this episode on a 3D TV you should be able to enjoy the thrill. If you have no such option you can watch it cross-eyed (although somewhat distorted).
17th of May is our Constitution Day. And what a day it was this year. People in their finest, happy children, festivities and all the colors of springtime.
The west coast of Norway is blessed by the warm waters of the Gulfstream passing by and keeping the temperature a bit more pleasant than you would experience in the eastern and northern parts of the country. Under normal circumstances we would have only a few weeks of snow, but this winter has been exceptional, as we have had continuous snow from mid December to April.
Join me for a Sunday afternoon of ice-skating in January. It will be obvious from these images that we are not very familiar with skating around here.
I have also included a short driving sequence shot late March as the snow had just started to melt. It is slush time!
This time we will set sail to cruise along the coast near Bergen in the three-masted barque called Statsraad Lehmkuhl. This ship offers tourists and locals a unique afternoon experience of the Gateway to the Fjords. All accompanied by the samba rhythms of the on-board live orchestra.
Ship o'hoy, mates!
It’s April and spring is back. The leaves are back on our trees and nature is green as it gets. In Bergen and other cities all over the Kingdom another spring phenomenon is unfolding; the senior students in high school – The Russ – are out on the streets wearing their red or blue overalls. The Blues are students from business oriented high-schools and the Reds are students from other high schools. Expect to see some unusual behaviour …
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