Norway, Ireland, 26 June - 02 July 2006

For the last week of my pretty pretty long vacation, I travelled to Norway (Oslo) and Ireland (Galway, Letterfrack, Dublin), Norway (Oslo) again and back.

See also the flickr set (48 photos).

Looking out the window on the NCE-OSL flight.

En route

 On the NCE-OSL flight, a half hour before landing. Through the window that is nicely framed with frost I see a clear blue sky and pure white clouds.

frost

 A white fence and gate and purple and pink flowers.

flowers

 Coffee is slowly brewing on the stove, from a pretty vintage Atomic espresso maker.

brewing

 It's almost 8 p.m. and the sun is still high in the sky. As I was looking out the window I noticed my reflection.

In a tree

 I had to take a photo of the norwegian flags in the park, as a token of good faith that I'm in Oslo.

flags
A bird is landing on the water of the pond. Another is floating behind.

landing

 A girl reflected in the water of a pond as a bird just landed on the water.

wavy

 As I was shooting the girl by the pond and the birds, everybody decided to scram.

scram!

 a couple sitting on the grass in the park, near a stream.

outlook

 People enjoy the sun in the park. A dense tree projects a very dark shadow.

park

 Leaving Oslo, briefly. From the OSL-DUB flight.

En route
On the OSL-DUB flight, shortly after take-off. The thin hazy clouds caught my eyes.

hazy

 So we're on the N6, with two more hours to go, by bus.

Which way?

 The coach is dashing into the twilight.

Whee!

 A golden sunset in the country of Ireland.

sunset

 Galway is still an hour away. The sun is setting slowly and there is a mysterious fog hovering in the fields.

mist

 This is Galway bus station (at last!), it is 23:25. It was a four-hour journey from Dublin.

In Galway
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koalie, 2006