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Miriam
The Best Kind Of Quiet
My favourite places are usually by the water.
And exploring abandoned places are always so fascinating, I'm intrigued by all the memories that still lie around in the air and I always feel like I'm an intruder, disturbing a place that has fallen asleep many years ago and that is slowly starting to stir, awakened by my unwanted and curious presence.
All photos are taken in the South of Norway.
All photos are taken in the South of Norway.
Grå fjell
Now that I'm back from my amazing holiday in Lofoten, and I have access to internet and my computer, I'm going through all the photos that I took with my cameras. And this is the first one that I've developed.
In the meantime you can enjoy a little visual diary with iPhone photos from the past week, in the posts below.
Last days
Our last days here up in the north, where spent in Henningsvær. This is a pittoresque little Lofoten town. It was also a lot more touristy than the other places we visited. There are more shops, little cafés and restaurants by the water here, as well as lots of place to camp, go mountain climbing and a very nice and big sandy beach. It's very nice to just walk around here and look at all these little wooden tree houses and explore the coastline.
But what I liked best here was their unique art gallery. It's inside a restored kaviar factory with a beautiful view. Now called Kavi Fac Ory. I actually wish I could live in that building, it was the exact model of what my dreamhouse would look like. I'm seriously obsessed with that place now.
The best part with this gallery was the photo exhibition they had on the 2nd floor. It was by the very talented Rune Johansen who has this amazing way of seeing beauty in the simplest things. His photos of ordinary people and their homes and belongings are so inspiring and wonderful to look at. They really had a great display in this gallery with big square windows lighting up the room as well as offering you a panoramic view of the sea and those huge jagged mountaintops. Leaving this place I'm determined to someday have a similar spectacular exhibition of my photographs.
Conquering great hights and a little hippie beach life
Where do I begin with this day? I didn't think it would be possible to have a better day than our trip to unique Bunes. But this comes pretty close! Again we started off with a hiking trip up a steep mountain called Ryten. We could look down on the gorgeous Kvalvika beach below us and it was very tempting to just run down and enjoy those white sands, but that would have to wait.
This walk started off like our other hiking trips, with some very steep climbing, but then the terrain flattened out and there was a clear path you could follow all the way to the summit. There were times during this walk where it was very windy, but all in all it was a fairly agreeable walk and less challenging than our previous hikes.
Not a bad view for lunch right? After a bit to eat, we set off for the big descent and some fun down on the beach. Needless to say, I was very much in my element! The water was ice cold here as well, but there's nothing I like better than clear blue waves, and jumped into them without hesitation. Oh, and I forgot to mention that we had this whole glorious beach all to ourselves! I feel so lucky to have experience this wonderful place!
I will definitly always remember these magical moments in the mountains and on the beach. It's so surreal to be surrounded by all this beauty and as well have such chance with the weather. Lofoten has put a spell on me, and I really don't want to leave this heavenly little part of nothern Norway.
Idyllic moments
After two days in a row with heavy mountain trekking, we needed a day to rest. It was also time for us to leave beautiful Reine and explore more of Lofoten. I was going to miss our lovely little cabin here with those spectacular views surrounding it on all sides. This is without a doubt one of the nicest places I've stayed. Our cabin was called Egilbua and belongs to Sakrisøy rorbuer drifted by a very nice and helpful lady called Dagmar. If you want a place with an astonishing view right outside your doorstep and a simple but cosy and nostalgic atmosphere, this is the place to be!
Our next stop was Nysfjord, located in the heart of Lofoten. It's known for two vast beaches Flakstad and Ramberg, as well as some hidden gems and more towering mountain tops waiting to be conquered.
We spent the day driving about and stopping numerous times to take pictures of this magnificent scenery. As well as having a little siesta on one of the beaches and planning our excursion for tomorrow.
Oh and by the way I'm so glad I got this polaroid camera. I've been using it a lot during this trip and it creates such great photos with that extra little nostalgic flair that only a polaroid can give. It's a definite must-have to capture those holiday moments!
Bunes beach - total bliss
It's difficult to describe how perfect this day was. But hopefully the photos can help illustrate this gorgeous day. We started off early, taking a ferryboat out to Vindstad. Here we began yet another hiking trip up to a mountain top called Brunakseltind. Again this climb was also pretty steep and it took aproximately one and a half hour to reach the top. But all the way you have an amazing view! You can look down on the valley below with the tiny little wooden houses, the winding road and the towering mountaintops. As you get higher you get to admire the view on both sides of the mountain which is breathtaking. I have to say that this hiking trip is even more beautiful than yesterday's! And I really recommend people to go here, it will leave you speechless !
Once at the top you can enjoy a well deserved lunch and rest. Here you also get a third gorgeous view to admire, of the famous Bunes beach.
And having safely reached the foot of the mountain, we finally got to enjoy this beautiful Bunes beach. It's a huge beach, you have to walk at least two kilometers before you reach the water. I always get super excited when I'm on a sandy beach and see the waves rolling in, so in a matter of seconds I had stripped off my clothes and ran out in the icecold water! Nothing feels more refreshing than swimming naked in those clear waters! True definition of freedom!
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