Tag: Stavanger
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Fargegaten Stavanger
Fargegaten or The Color Street stands out from the other streets here in Stavanger because of its colorful establishments. It is located in the city’s sentre and just less than a minute walk from Stavanger’s Oil Museum. Here you can find cafes, salons and shops.
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Shades of Gray
Don’t be fooled by the ferocious look. This cute gray furry fellow is catching the hearts of every single customers of the grocery store near where I work.
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Paradis, Stavanger båthavn (Marina)
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Grand Slam Beach Volleyball 2014- Day 2
Today is the second day of the beach volleyball tournament here in Stavanger. Too bad we did not go to the main volleyball court today to watch the men’s qualification match. However, right after my work I went to take a look at the ongoing match just a couple of blocks away from where I…
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Stavanger Grand Slam Beach Volleyball 2014 -Day 1: Women’s Qualification
Here are some of the shots from the qualification matches between The Netherlands vs Austria and Argentina vs Ukraine earlier today. I didn’t make it to Norway- Italy’s match because of work.
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Sankthansaften
Sankthansaften or St John’s Eve in English is St John the Baptist’s day celebration. In some countries, like Norway, it is an annual tradition/celebration. People make big bonfires and gather around them. Here in Norway, we grill, drink and play games.
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Busy Monday in Stavanger
Monday was the busiest day in Stavanger this week. There were 4 cruiseships at the ports (only took pictures of 2 of them). I heard that the biggest cruiseship has the capacity of 2000 plus passengers. So imagine the streets were almost packed with tourists. It’s good for the business but not all are happy…
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A Date with Michelle
Last Thursday, I had a date with my girl friend Michelle. Met her in town, we took a cup of coffee and talked about lots of stuff. Then a friend of us finally joined us and we had this conversation about self improvement. It’s not that much actually but I’m glad to have met these…
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Norwegian Constitution Day
Or 17.mai as we call it here is Norway’s biggest event. On the same day in 1814, the Constitution was signed in Eidsvoll and this year marks the 200th year of having its very own constitution. Every year, 17.mai is celebrated by long parades and numerous festivities. People wear their national costumes and wave the…
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Scarred For Life
Life has never been fair to us. Dreadful things could happen to us anytime. Whether we like it or not, some things are almost impossible to leave behind. Experiences whether good or bad never leave without a trace, but most of the time it is the bad that still remains in our minds and shape…
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It’s Official!
Nope! I’m not the one getting married but my friends are. These are just two of the many shots I took of them a couple of weeks ago. I’m happy that they asked me to be their “official photographer” on their big day. However, I don’t think I’m so good at this. I mean I’ve…
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Japan Feeling in Stavanger
Never been in Japan but I’ve learned to love the Japanese culture because of my exposure to their films, tv shows and cartoons. I have also learned some Japanese words because of the anime song themes. I’m also a big fan of Japanese architecture. It’s very neat and minimalistic but definitely an eyecatcher. Anyway,…
The Rebel Chic 