Saturday 21 May 2016

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Sorry to show you this place, so empty and with not much to offer.

It used to be a colourful busy market place, with HAND MADE items and also fruit, flowers and vegetables from local farmers for sale.

From time to time there have been some salespeople selling mass-produced items from far far away.
A few concerts, some demonstrations, and also openings of the annual food festival.

Over the years there have been competitions, school classes and even (architect) students from abroad who came up with good ideas. I met some from Istanbul one summer who told me about this.

A daughter of some friends won, together with others pupils, a trip to Barcelona.... after a competition with suggestions on what could be done. She is now a young woman, and their winning solutions are probably stuck in a drawer and long forgotten.

This is Stavanger on a cold rainy day......

The good news is that it will be warmer and a bit of sunshine next week.


7 comments:

Arianna said...

Nice shot of an empty moment in the city...Arianna

William Kendall said...

At present, it looks a bit desolate.

Taken For Granted said...

That urban landscape is not appealing as it looks empty, and wet. But there is a huge cruise ship in port. Where are all the passengers? Must be lovely to live close to the sea.

Unknown said...

Doesn't matter about the weather it's always interesting to see different places..hope you have lots of sunshine next week...

DeniseinVA said...

Quiet and pretty! Looking forward to a little warmer weather here too.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

It may have been the cold rainy weather that kept everyone warm and cosy indoors hey Gunn 😃

Bill said...

It does look empty but all it needs is some sun and the people with come along with the fun :)