Þróndeimr
December 22nd, 2004, 07:39 PM
Hordaland
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Voss. The building in the centre of the image is Fleischer's Hotel. The hotel was built in 1889 in the then popular Swiss style. Fleischer's Hotel was popular with well-to-do tourists around the turn of the 19th century.
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Eidfjord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It was and continues to be a popular tourist destination. Sites include the Vøringsfossen waterfall and the Hardangervidda mountain area. The yellow building with the red roof in the centre left is the old Hotel Vøringfos.
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A view of Eide (today called Granvin) in Hardanger.
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View from the farm Trå on the eastern side of Granvinsvatnet. The mountains in the background are Ingebjørgnuten and Oksen.
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The Skjervefossen waterfall near Granvin, Hardanger.
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Skjervet in Granvin, Hardanger. The white building is Café Fosheim. The building was moved from Voss and rebuilt in Skjervet in 1902. It had previously been used as a hotel and a school house. When the tourist trade halted in 1914 the building was moved back to Voss again, and the Café Fosheim ceased to exist.
Previously, in the years 1890-1896, this spot was occupied by the Hotel Skjærven.
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View of Skjærvet
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The Bondhusbreen glacier and the Bondhusvatnet lake, Hardanger.
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Sundal, Mauranger in Hardanger. In the late 1800s/early 1900s a lot of tourists came to Sundal in order to visit the Bondhusbreen glacier.
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Måbødalen in Hardanger. The road in Måbødalen was under construction for a period of several years. The final stretch of road was finished in 1916.
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Tokagjelet, Kvam. The road through Tokagjelet was built in the years 1903-1907.
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Sognefjorden
Kviknes Hotel, located on the Balholm peninsula in Balestrand, Sogn.
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View of the Nærøyfjord from Gudvangen, Sogn.
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Gudvangen 1915
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Stalheimskleiva near Voss. The buliding on the top right is Stalheim Hotel.
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Hotel Videseter in Stryn.
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Loen
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Vik
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Romsdal
Hellesylt. At the time the photo was taken, (approx. 1891-1903) there were two hotels in Hellesylt , Grand Hotel and Tryggestad Hotel.
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Hotel Nordangsdal was located in Fivelstadhaugen by the road between Øye and Hellesylt. The hotel was built in 1885 and received a lot of tourists in the decades before the Second World War.
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Mountain road. Quite possibly a section of the old road from Geiranger to Grotli.
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Steamer in the Geiranger fjord (Thanks kristerk1!) The smaller steamer to right has the word "Bjergningsdamper" [rescue steamer] written on it. It is quite possible that the larger ship has run aground, and that this is photo of the rescue operation.
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Nibbedalen, Stranda
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Unknown Location
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"Laksegilje", a fishing device designed to capture salmon.
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Voss. The building in the centre of the image is Fleischer's Hotel. The hotel was built in 1889 in the then popular Swiss style. Fleischer's Hotel was popular with well-to-do tourists around the turn of the 19th century.
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/874/36128455713c03a5e716o.jpg
Eidfjord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It was and continues to be a popular tourist destination. Sites include the Vøringsfossen waterfall and the Hardangervidda mountain area. The yellow building with the red roof in the centre left is the old Hotel Vøringfos.
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/4051/361292310572bb19c0b9o.jpg
A view of Eide (today called Granvin) in Hardanger.
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View from the farm Trå on the eastern side of Granvinsvatnet. The mountains in the background are Ingebjørgnuten and Oksen.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2423/3613674132_f575b3879b_o.jpg
The Skjervefossen waterfall near Granvin, Hardanger.
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1204/361303896148a9e7c0fao.jpg
Skjervet in Granvin, Hardanger. The white building is Café Fosheim. The building was moved from Voss and rebuilt in Skjervet in 1902. It had previously been used as a hotel and a school house. When the tourist trade halted in 1914 the building was moved back to Voss again, and the Café Fosheim ceased to exist.
Previously, in the years 1890-1896, this spot was occupied by the Hotel Skjærven.
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8181/36137683784cef3bc13ao.jpg
View of Skjærvet
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The Bondhusbreen glacier and the Bondhusvatnet lake, Hardanger.
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Sundal, Mauranger in Hardanger. In the late 1800s/early 1900s a lot of tourists came to Sundal in order to visit the Bondhusbreen glacier.
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Måbødalen in Hardanger. The road in Måbødalen was under construction for a period of several years. The final stretch of road was finished in 1916.
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Tokagjelet, Kvam. The road through Tokagjelet was built in the years 1903-1907.
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/9614/36128529791508b999f0o.jpg
Sognefjorden
Kviknes Hotel, located on the Balholm peninsula in Balestrand, Sogn.
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9708/3612845523930648f478o.jpg
View of the Nærøyfjord from Gudvangen, Sogn.
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Gudvangen 1915
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Stalheimskleiva near Voss. The buliding on the top right is Stalheim Hotel.
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Hotel Videseter in Stryn.
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Loen
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Vik
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Romsdal
Hellesylt. At the time the photo was taken, (approx. 1891-1903) there were two hotels in Hellesylt , Grand Hotel and Tryggestad Hotel.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4380/36136631724949bd1056o.jpg
Hotel Nordangsdal was located in Fivelstadhaugen by the road between Øye and Hellesylt. The hotel was built in 1885 and received a lot of tourists in the decades before the Second World War.
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/1341/3613842030e0cbd0ab08o.jpg
Mountain road. Quite possibly a section of the old road from Geiranger to Grotli.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5466/3613022939436a99d9bfo.jpg
Steamer in the Geiranger fjord (Thanks kristerk1!) The smaller steamer to right has the word "Bjergningsdamper" [rescue steamer] written on it. It is quite possible that the larger ship has run aground, and that this is photo of the rescue operation.
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9141/36138660408f8c58d76fo.jpg
Nibbedalen, Stranda
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Unknown Location
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"Laksegilje", a fishing device designed to capture salmon.
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