The Wool Museum and a Smal Bru
Narrative pending!
The site was in shade, but it was quiet.
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The site was in shade, but it was quiet.
Very, very Norwegian. If you don’t vibe with this poster, get out of the country.
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Very, very Norwegian. If you don’t vibe with this poster, get out of the country.
Time for some town square brekkie!
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Time for some town square brekkie!
Is there some city ordinance declaring that all houses be white??
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Is there some city ordinance declaring that all houses be white??
The Eurovelo borrows a chunk of golf course here. Highly amusing!
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The Eurovelo borrows a chunk of golf course here. Highly amusing!
More serious wood business. A lot of wood gets burned in this country…
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More serious wood business. A lot of wood gets burned in this country…
Not your ordinary run-of-the-mill lawn ornament.
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Not your ordinary run-of-the-mill lawn ornament.
I love this yellow bush! What is it?
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I love this yellow bush! What is it?
Another good day at the giant toilet paper factory!
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Another good day at the giant toilet paper factory!
Aha, I knew I’d find horses around here eventually.
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Aha, I knew I’d find horses around here eventually.
What’s this curious building? It’s the Sjølingstad Uldvarefabrik!
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What’s this curious building? It’s the Sjølingstad Uldvarefabrik!
Here, learn about the museum we’re about to see!
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Here, learn about the museum we’re about to see!
Aha, thank you translation app… Now I know I can ring the doorbell.
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Aha, thank you translation app… Now I know I can ring the doorbell.
A number of these old machines are still in regular use, even now!
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A number of these old machines are still in regular use, even now!
Want to hoist some wool?
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Want to hoist some wool?
Sacks of raw material, and more machines.
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Sacks of raw material, and more machines.
Notice the big leather drive belts connected to the power source near the ceiling.
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Notice the big leather drive belts connected to the power source near the ceiling.
Another of the old machines, still in regular use.
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Another of the old machines, still in regular use.
So many amazing colors!
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So many amazing colors!
I do believe this is the river that powers the factory!
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I do believe this is the river that powers the factory!
Okay, I’ve been climbing for a long time.
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Okay, I’ve been climbing for a long time.
Statue of Peder Claussøn Friis made by Gustav Vigeland
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Statue of Peder Claussøn Friis made by Gustav Vigeland
Cool statue but it turns out I can’t read the plaque, and it’s not on any map. Dang!
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Cool statue but it turns out I can’t read the plaque, and it’s not on any map. Dang!
This should be connected to a tiny grinder that dispenses birdseed onto a plate!
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This should be connected to a tiny grinder that dispenses birdseed onto a plate!
“Farts dampere” … you mean pants?
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“Farts dampere” … you mean pants?
Part of the reason these houses can be built so close to water is, the tide does not change much here.
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Part of the reason these houses can be built so close to water is, the tide does not change much here.
Nice shed you got there!
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Nice shed you got there!
Hey, finally! A house in a festive color!
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Hey, finally! A house in a festive color!
I appear to have gained some altitiude.
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I appear to have gained some altitiude.
Why haul your stuff up all the stairs, when you can haul it halfway, to a cart on rails?
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Why haul your stuff up all the stairs, when you can haul it halfway, to a cart on rails?
Sometimes it really is dang pretty out here.
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Sometimes it really is dang pretty out here.
Probably treacherous in winter, but a lovely walk in the spring!
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Probably treacherous in winter, but a lovely walk in the spring!
Spring has sprung.
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Spring has sprung.
Charming roadside color.
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Charming roadside color.
Similar to the ground cover I saw all over Iceland.
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Similar to the ground cover I saw all over Iceland.
Hmm; why would they put the combination to my luggage on a log?
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Hmm; why would they put the combination to my luggage on a log?
Don’t chew mess with mah wood!! It’s privat.
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Don’t chew mess with mah wood!! It’s privat.
After all this cycling I could use a small bru.
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After all this cycling I could use a small bru.
Oh boy, here we go! I hope no cars come…
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Oh boy, here we go! I hope no cars come…
I think I’ve been on this dang hill for an hour…
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I think I’ve been on this dang hill for an hour…
Okay, this is really looking like a pattern. What’s happening with fire safety in Norway?
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Okay, this is really looking like a pattern. What’s happening with fire safety in Norway?
I don’t know what the inscription actually is, but it might as well be “An Ode To Badonkadonk”
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I don’t know what the inscription actually is, but it might as well be “An Ode To Badonkadonk”
Tom kai soup with ramen-like noodles. Why not!
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Tom kai soup with ramen-like noodles. Why not!
Okay, I’ll admit, this is pretty handy.
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Okay, I’ll admit, this is pretty handy.
I am pleased by this camping vista.
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I am pleased by this camping vista.