Pictures from Stavanger, Norway |
I was born in Norway and have lived there
on 4 seperate occasions, besides the many summers I have been there usually
a month at a time. From my birth until 4 years of age, for half a year
while I was in junior high school, about 4 years in high school, and again
after graduating from college. Stavanger is pretty much the closest I
have to a hometown and I love the city. It has maybe something around
120,000 inhabitants and is the "oil-capital" of Norway. It is
on the south west coast and is surrounded by scenic fjords, mountains,
and some of the greatest nature I have ever seen, all only a short bus
or ferry ride away.
Many of these pictures are from Lysefjord, the long fjord just outside of Stavanger and one that I have a lot of fond memories from.
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A view of downtown Stavanger harbor. |  |
The marketplace in Stavanger. |  |
Another shot from downtown. |
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Another view of downtown |  |
Sunset just before midnight in July. |  |
Passing a town going into Lysefjord. |
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Just after sunset coming in on the Tau ferry. |  |
From the Lysebotn ferry just outside Stavanger. |  |
A little boat along the coast of Lysefjord. |
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Just outside of Stavanger. |  |
The peak Kjerag, 1000m drop into the fjord. |  |
Lysefjord from the cliff Kjerag |
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A little village along Lysefjord. |  |
During our hike to Kjerag. |  |
The valley behind Lysebotn. |
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The view from Thomas' window. |  |
Thomas' house from the side. |  |
The road past Thomas' house. |
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Glenn, next door neighbor and best pal since age 2. |  |
The road to Thomas' house. |  |
The driveway from Thomas' house. |
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My old high school, the Interntaional School Stavanger. |  |
Thomas' House. |  |
The drveway going into Thomas' House. |
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Here is a gang of Thomas' friends I went camping with. |  |
Thomas, his friend Ivar, and me on a camping trip along Lysefjord |  |
My friend Joey on Kjerag's Bolten, a famous rock at Kjerag. A nice 1000m drop. |
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Another view of Kjerag from the ferry. |