Norway - One photo per day

[GeneratorNL]

Really great thread! You know how to deliver quality, with all the fine pics, descriptions and maps, instead of throwing some random low quality together, which you sometimes see in other threads.

[UrbanLife]

Øvre Holmegate, Stavanger (Rogaland)
This colorfull street in Stavanger was a few years ago a dull, random street just outside the city center. But as a "rebirth" of the street, all the buildings were painted in variuos colors housing small shops and cafès, and is a new "main street" of cultural Stavanger.

Stavanger is the 4th largest city in Norway, with a population of 120,798 (2008) and approximately 210.000 people in the conurbation. The city is commonly referred to as the Petroleum Capital of Norway.

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[daneo]

beautiful!
maybe i go next year to alesund.

[UrbanLife]

Svolvær (Nordland)
Newyears eve in Svolvær, a city in Lofoten with a population of 4.000.

[UrbanLife]

Ramberg (Nordland)
This is the Ramberg beach in the midtnight sun. This is so far north, even for most norwegians, that the water rarly is more than 16-17 degrees. But who knows? With the global warming, this will be the european main beach in 50 years?

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[UrbanLife]

Ramberg (Nordland)
I really like this spot, so adds another photo for tomorrow

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[UrbanLife]

Midnight sun, Nordkapp (Finnmark)
North Cape (Nordkapp in norwegian). This 307 m high, steep cliff is often referred to as the northernmost point of Europe, located at 71°10′21″N 25°47′40″E and is a popular tourist destination, especially in the summer during the midnight sun looking north knowing the next "land" is the North Pole

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[Joelre]

Most beautiful country in the world.

[THINK€R]

Any pic from Svalbard??? (I'm going there! )

[FLAWDA-FELLA]

Originally Posted by UrbanLife

Øvre Holmegate, Stavanger (Rogaland)
This colorfull street in Stavanger was a few years ago a dull, random street just outside the city center. But as a "rebirth" of the street, all the buildings were painted in variuos colors housing small shops and cafès, and is a new "main street" of cultural Stavanger.

Stavanger is the 4th largest city in Norway, with a population of 120,798 (2008) and approximately 210.000 people in the conurbation. The city is commonly referred to as the Petroleum Capital of Norway.

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Stavanger is the only city I have been to in Norway, which was over 15 years ago. It was during the month of November so there wasn't that much to do except shop and club hop.

[christos-greece]

Nice thread

[UrbanLife]

Longyearbyen (Svalbard)
Longyearbyen is the largest settlement, and the administrative centre of Svalbard. With a population just passing 2000 its growing as tourism industry is demanding more jobs up here. Reserach facilities, and some brand new high-schools and a University centre is also contributing to a growth in one of the northernmost settlements on Earth. The "Doomsday Vault" is an Arctic safe capable of storing millions of crop seeds, is located near Longyearbyen. This gigantic safe will protect against natural and human disasters, including global warming, floods and fires, and nuclear holocaust. The site was chosen for both its remoteness and ambient temperature of the permafrost.

[THINK€R]

Thanks mate! Bueatiful pic. Looking forward to get there!

[UrbanLife]

Reine, Lofoten (Nordland)
Reine is the administrative centre of Moskenes municipality, Norway. Its population is only 342. It has been a commercial centre since 1743. Today tourism is important. In spite of its remote location thousands of people visit this neighborhood annually.

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[UrbanLife]

Reine, Lofoten (Nordland)
Just can't decide wich photo I want to use, so uses both and ads also a photo for tomorrow

[SimsPlanet2]

Lofoten looks amazing!

[FLAWDA-FELLA]

Does anyone happen to have a picture of the Vestfjorden region of Norway?? When I was on a ship in the Navy, we sailed through that area on the other side of the Arctic Circle.

[miguelquirarte]

Longyearbyen is wonderful!!! I'm Miguel from Mexico/USA, sorry, my english is terrible! Longyearbyen is a magic city, spectacular, simply WOOOW!!!

more photos of longyearbyen, please!

[UrbanLife]

NATO exercise, Vestfjorden (Nordland)
Submarine during a NATO winter practise in Vestfjorden.

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[UrbanLife]

Vøringsfossen, Eidfjord (Hordaland)
Vøringfossen in early spring.

This is one of the most visited waterfalls in Norway. The falls are 183 m (about 600 ft.) high. The falls are located in Eidfjord not far from Highway 7, which connects Oslo with Bergen.

Bjoreia, the small river that flows into Vøringfossen, has a hydroelectric dam in the Sysendalen valley above the falls, reducing the flow of water. In summer, the flow is increased to 12 m3/s, above its natural rate, not least to benefit the tourist trade.

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