Comments for Norway Street

Comment on Sommarøy Sunset by Hanneke

Hanneke — Sat, 12 May 2012 20:52:22 +0000

Thanks Susan! It was a magical evening

Comment on Sommarøy Sunset by Susan

Susan — Sun, 06 May 2012 03:16:10 +0000

What beautiful sunset photos! I love the soft and colorful light! The clouds are magnificent!

Comment on Sommarøy Sunset by maaike

maaike — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:55:02 +0000

Hé Hanneke – hier ook prachtige foto’s weer, vooral jullie tocht naar Inari en deze foto’s van Sommarøy zijn erg mooi! Wat zijn we toch bevoorrecht om hier te mogen wonen!

Comment on Sommarøy Sunset by Hanneke

Hanneke — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:14:54 +0000

Hei Ben,
Tusen takk Sounds like you’d be the right person to live in the Arctic! I really do hope you get the chance – but looks like you can speak Norwegian, so what’s stopping you?

Comment on Sommarøy Sunset by Ben

Ben — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:38:19 +0000

So beautiful! Every post of yours I read and every picture I see confirms to me that I was meant to live in northern Norway. The nature, the culture, the lifestyle, it all beckons. Here in England it’s been spring-like for about two months, but I’d gladly give up the early spring for the islands, the mountains, the gradually melting snow and the approaching midnight sun. Og man kan ikke snakke om Norges vakkerheter uten å nevne språket og nordlysene.

Comment on Sommarøy Sunset by Hanneke

Hanneke — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:21:23 +0000

Hello Martha,
Shouldn’t you be resting your hand?? Hope the surgery went well!
The village is called Sommarøy which means “summer island”. Fishing is important there, but there’s also a hotel, a school, a cafe, a couple of shops… and it’s only an hour’s drive from Tromsø so I guess they could even commute. There’s quite a lot of summer houses there. You can find some statistics here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sommar%C3%B8y there it says the population is 230.
It’s a really beautiful place, but I wouldn’t want to live there either – too far away from Tromsø (or any other bigger town). It doesn’t get very cold there in winter but neither very warm in summer (all moderated by the temperature of the sea), so yes I do think Las Vegas would be a shock for them 103!!!! I think I would melt

Comment on Drop Photography by Hanneke

Hanneke — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:13:47 +0000

Thanks it was such a fun workshop!

Comment on Drop Photography by qin

qin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:49:42 +0000

Fantastic pictures. I loved them.

Comment on Sommarøy Sunset by Martha

Martha — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:33:45 +0000

Glorrious pics!!!! Thanks for posting. What do those people at the end of the bridge do for a living in that part of the world?!? What it that town called? How many people there? about +or-? How do they put up with the weather during winter? It is beautiful but I do not think I’d like to live there. If anyone from there came to Vegas in the summer they would die!!! The AC has been going on since about 3 weeks ago. We have reached about 103F but officially it has not been over 100. The official temp is taken by the airport, city streets are much hotter. This is the most I have typed since my hand surgery. It is hurting right now, so I’ll quit. Thanks!

Comment on Russia trip part 1: Tromsø to Kirkenes by Hanneke

Hanneke — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:23:58 +0000

Hello Raymond,
Thanks!! Norway is beautiful I agree on the cruises, they are not for everyone and you do get to experience more by driving yourself. Driving Kirkenes to Oslo would be a fantastic trip for sure. But this is roughly 2600 km/1600 miles – I think you should think in weeks rather than days of course you could do it in say 5 days but you’d have long and tiring driving days. Keep in mind the roads can be quite windy, go around fjords, over mountain passes… and in Northern Norway the speed limit is usually 80 km/h (sometimes 90). And if you want to follow the coast, there’d be ferries too (you might have to wait a few hours in places). For a nice holiday, I think you should take at least 2 weeks, preferably 3 or 4. There’s so much to see along the way!
Do you know if they do one-way car rentals from Kirkenes to Oslo? It sounds excellent but I’m a bit worried about possible extra fees for such a long distance!
Have a good weekend, and do get in touch if you have more questions
Hanneke