Godalen Beach

I have posted this beach few times and this is one more. I hope you don't mind :). You can see other photos of this beach here and here.

BMW Motorbike

This is a BMW touring motorbike. Norway has endless scenic winding roads perfect for cruising through beautiful landscape. For you outside Norway bring your bike and take a nice trip.

Good Monday

It's spring now and the flowers start blooming. Here is one for you to start a new week.

Iron-man

This statue was created by Gormley. 23 of this iron men were scattered all over Stavanger. All facing the same direction. I have posted one of them before, you can see it here. This one is on the road that divide the Lagård cemetery in two .

Maximum 5 Knot

This sign is located in Godalen beach. It tells boats going pass to slow down and be aware of people in the sea. Also the marina in Hillevågsvatnet is into your right in the picture and people have to be aware boats coming and going.

House Series # 73

This nice house is located in Harfsfjord area. It is a nice and quiet place to live, close to the beach.

Tank Farm

This is a tank farm in Breivik area. The tanks are full of petrol and are delivered to the petrol station in Stavanger area.

The funny thing is that whatever petrol you are using of whatever brand, it all comes from the same tanks.

Wooden Sculpture

This wooden structure, or may I say sculpture, has grown up in the center of Stavanger.

Open Market

Usually in this market they sell vegetables, flowers and fruits. But now they also have added selling T-shirts, cheap jewelry, sunglasses, etc.

Godalen Beach

We went to this beach yesterday for a Sunday's stroll. My hubby and his friends also swam in the sea. It was about 6 degree in the water, but warm and nice in the land.

House Series # 72

This is a modern house behind Medjord stadium. They are building a few new modern houses in that area. They are all suited to each other.

Street Sign

For English speaking people this sign might make them smile. These speed bumps are in many housing areas to make people drive slower. They are effective. In Indonesia we call them sleeping policeman.

Communal Building

These houses are owned by Stavanger commune. They house people that have problem buying or hiring their own on the open market. Many reasons for that. Anyway this particular was damaged in fire and are now totally rebuilt.

Apartment Series # 33

This apartment is located in Forus. As you see one of these apartments are for sale. Once we went and looked at a similar one and it is really nice. Only thing is there is no lift and a bit far to walk from garage. But we liked the area and the apartment very much.

The Ship Edda Flora

The ship is in for maintenance in Rosenberg Yard. The ship is for ROV, it is a submarine remote controlled from ship. "Edda Flora" have Deep Ocean equipment, including two Work class ROVs, one Observation class ROV and one tower for sub sea lifting operations.

Drill-Quip Company

Dril-Quip, Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers of precision-engineered offshore drilling and production equipment that is well suited for use in deepwater, harsh environments and severe service applications. The Company designs and manufactures subsea, surface and offshore rig equipment for use by oil and gas companies in offshore areas throughout the world. Dril-Quip also provides installation and reconditioning services as well as rental running tools for use with its products.

Hanging Shoes

These shoes are hanging on the telephone line between two houses. I don't know these shoes belongs to whom and why he/she hanged them there.

Street Series # 28 - Nedre Suldalsgata

It is a quiet and clean street. We sometimes pass this street if we walk to the city center.

House Series # 71

This villa was built in 1915. It is located at the corner of Sandsgata and Jelsagata. I especially like the color of the house.

Decoration

Easter holiday now. Many families will decorate their dining table in yellow. I took this picture inside of 'Living' furniture shop.

Happy Easter everyone!

Flower Shop

Easter holiday starts tomorrow and the flower shops are full of yellow flowers. The color yellow has come to symbolize Easter.

Originally Easter was celebrated as Passover, which is the Jews exodus from Egypt.

Marina in Hillevågsvannet

This is the biggest marina in Stavanger. It has lots of expensive boats, and the funny thing is when you walk there on a sunny in the weekend most boat are still moored.

The bust of Theodor Dahl I posted few days ago is on the other side of this street.

Window Shopping

I took this photo in town center. I like the clothes they have exposed.

Modern Villa

This is a modern villa in Godalen. There used to be an old scruffy house there, a sore to the neighbourhood. Now this house is there; a big improvement.

Theodor Dahl

A bust of Theodor Dahl. He was a local journalist and writer (1886 - 1946). He wrote these books;

• 1921 - Lyngheifolk
• 1922 - Hanalandshanen
• 1923 - Manden på timpellete
• 1927 - Runestkrossen
• 1932 - Tre lys og to skjebner (Roman)
• 1932 - Jærsk lynne og humor
• 1933 - Gullsteinen
• 1937 - En hest en prest og en morildmann
• 1938 - Jeg kranser min jord
• 1942 - Under Jærens himmel
• 1943 - Jæren i syn og minne
• 1944 - Humor fra hav til hei (Humoristiske fortellinger fra Jæren)
• 1944 - Til deg du hei
• 1947 - Byen og menneskene

House Series # 70

This is a nice wooden villa in Paradisveien (Paradise Road). It is in a perfect location, quiet and close to town center. I like it a lot.

Bridge Section

This is part of a bridge between two oil platforms. Some of those bridges are even bigger in section. Length vary between 50 and 120 meter.

April 2009 Theme day - Yellow

Theme day for this month is 'yellow'. A motorbike is considered "Flashy", and what more than a yellow motorcycle?

The only improvement on the bike I should like to see are yellow rims.

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