Nordness Park and Vicinity
We explored the Nordness Park and Peninsula in Bergen on Tuesday
April 16, 2019. This included the park, the residential areas
and the Fredriksberg Fortress.
2019 Norway pictures
Part 6: Bergenhus Festning (Bergen Castle Fortress)
Part 7: Fjords: The Train to Voss
Part 8: Fjords: The Bus to Gudvangen
Part 9: Fjords: Gudvangen
Part 10: Sognefjord by Boat
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Nordness Park
The park was very close to our hotel. We walked there in the morning
and I took a lot of pictures of the bay.
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The Vågen bay—it didn't stitch together well into
a single panoramic image.
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The Askøy Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses
the Byfjorden between...(more)
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The edge of the park on the left and Sankviken(?) in the
distance.
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A normal-big-size private boat approaches the hydrofoil's wake.
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The boat has SAR on it. Search and Rescue?
OK...it's part of the Norwegian...(more)
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I tested the telephoto lens I was borrowing on a Swedish
SAS plane flying over....(more)
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Some cool, odd graffiti on a building in the park.
Stephanie and I posed next...(more)
More Park stuff
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A totem pole. In Norway. I was a little confused, as
it had the look of...(more)
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Turns out there's something on the backside of the totem pole.
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It was a gift from Seattle, it's sister-city, in 1970,
in honor of Bergen's 900...(more)
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I saw a swarm of small school children arriving when I
wanted to get a close-up...(more)
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A statue of Edvard G. Johannessen, who created an
inititive to establish the...(more)
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A Search and Rescue (SAR) boat from the Norwegian Society
for Sea Rescue...(more)
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Things look straight to me.
As Morty once said after experiencing perfect...(more)
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A close-up of a plant (playing with my wide-angle lens'
macro-like capaiblity).
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Looking towards the Syndes area and the ferries to Denmark.
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Looking towars the southwestern part of town. The tall
spire might be...(more)
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A statue of the head of Kristian Magdalon Bing,
a Norwegian lawyer, author,...(more)
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So blue! And the bonus non-corner corner with extra windows!
Fredriksberg Fortress and more
The Fredriksberg Fortress is on the
highest point in the peninsula with steep cliff walls on
the west side. The fort was built between 1666 and 1667.
Construction stalled and was restartedin 1695 and completed
in 1706.
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Walls of the Fredriksberg Fortress in Bergen with
sun-bathers on the grass.
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We were wondering about the bit jutting out in front at
the bottom. My guess...(more)
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A plaque for the The War Mother. Feel free to translate it
yourself.
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A statue dedicated to The War Mother who took care of
the house and family...(more)
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Looking northeast toward the city center in Bergen with
the Nykiren tower...(more)
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More views of central Bergen. The clock tower on Nykirken
("The New...(more)
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Looking more towards the southeastern part of Bergen.
2019 Norway pictures
Part 6: Bergenhus Festning (Bergen Castle Fortress)
Part 7: Fjords: The Train to Voss
Part 8: Fjords: The Bus to Gudvangen
Part 9: Fjords: Gudvangen
Part 10: Sognefjord by Boat
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