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July 2022

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  • Tui SniderJuly 2022Viajero

    Warm welcome

    14 de julio de 2022, Dinamarca ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

    Not only did the locals in Fredericia, Denmark greet us with a brass band, chocolate candy, maps, and cannon fire, but they gave us quite a send off when we left town, as well.

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  • Tui SniderJuly 2022Viajero

    Around town

    15 de julio de 2022, Noruega ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

    Here are a few more shots from around town.

    The McDonald’s tucked in an old bank building amused me, while Burger Bordello gives a salacious twist to, “Would you like fries with that?”

     As you can see, I found another cool manhole cover for my collection, and Larry found a creative place to strike a pose.

    As for that crazed looking statue, doesn’t “Mystery of the Big-Eyed Monk” sound like an Agatha Christie book?    Leer más

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  • Tui SniderJuly 2022Viajero

    Strolling

    15 de julio de 2022, Noruega ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

    Kristiansand is a pretty little seaside town. Even the modern buildings are appealing to look at, which I find rare.

    Like so many places in Scandinavia, the town is clean and the buildings meticulously upkept.

    According to a friend on Facebook, Kristiansand is:
    “The “Santa Cruz of Norway” People from the far north like to come down there in the summer because it is so ‘warm and dark.’ (compared to the far north, it is!)”

    Meanwhile, Lar and I appreciate how cool and breezy it is compared to blazing hot Texas.    Leer más

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  • Tui SniderJuly 2022Viajero

    Alesund Cemetery

    17 de julio de 2022, Noruega ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

    The church doors were locked today. Rather odd for a Sunday, but at least we were able to explore the churchyard.

    Many of the oldest graves are cast iron and flush to the ground. I enjoyed seeing a cast iron cherub peeking through wild strawberry blossoms.

    Nordic crows squawked high in the trees as swallows swooped low, snatching bugs from the air even during the steady drizzle. It smelled so fresh. We didn’t miss having an umbrella.

    One pair of bas reliefs feature his and her birds. (His seems to be a gull of some sort!)

    Another bas relief has a beautiful ouroboros (snake eating its tail) on top.

    I even took an accidental selfie! Black marble is so reflective. I just wanted to show that some of the battery powered candles are lit.

    One unusual cast iron marker features what appears to be a wasp emerging from a cocoon. Butterflies are often used to represent a soul’s transformation and resurrection, but it’s the first time I’ve seen a wasp!    Leer más

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  • Tui SniderJuly 2022Viajero

    Icelandic signs

    20 de julio de 2022, Islandia ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F

    Seems like a fitting name for a seaside brew here in Akureyri.

    Meanwhile, I thought that other sign in Aku read “lasagna” at first. (And interesting that the silhouette looks like a husky now. Most dog signs I’ve seen throughout all these northern countries have looked like Scotty dogs.)Leer más

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  • Tui SniderJuly 2022Viajero

    Godafoss

    20 de julio de 2022, Islandia ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F

    When Iceland converted to Christianity, their leader tossed all his pagan god statues into this waterfall, which is why it’s called Godafoss (the waterfall of the gods.)

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  • Tui SniderJuly 2022Viajero

    More Godafoss

    20 de julio de 2022, Islandia ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F

    When Iceland converted to Christianity, their leader tossed all his pagan god statues into this waterfall, which is why it’s called Godafoss (the waterfall of the gods.)
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  • Tui SniderJuly 2022Viajero

    Long migration

    21 de julio de 2022, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F

    Did you know that Arctic Terns raise their young in Iceland and then migrate all the way to Antarctica?!? (This is a shot of gulls nesting on seaside cliffs. I have not gotten a decent tern shot yet, despite seeing throngs of them.)Leer más

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  • Tui SniderJuly 2022Viajero

    Whales!

    21 de julio de 2022, Islandia ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

    We keep seeing whales, but I haven’t gotten a decent shot, so here’s a cool rock formation, instead. (The whales were even leaping out of the water in some places!)

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  • Tui SniderJuly 2022Viajero

    Angry gods

    22 de julio de 2022, Islandia ⋅ 🌧 50 °F

    Shortly after Icelanders converted to Christianity and tossed all their pagan statues into Godafoss, a volcano erupted, creating this lava field. They figured the gods were angry. That’s why it’s known as “Valley of Christianity.”Leer más

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