Breitling WON today!

What time is it?

Breitling WON today!

Kirkegaten / Church Rd. this morning.

Well, forget about the time, and enjoy the weekend!

Spring in the garden.

Spring in the garden.

Living in a silo?

Living in a silo.
Some farmers are quite creative.
This is from a place south of Stavanger.

ROADWORK

ROADWORK........ takes time.

A German made beauty at the harbour.

This huge private yacht, also seen in yesterdays image, has been built in Germany.
The owner lives in the Middle East.
Luxury and beautiful design!
(Including swimming pool, beauty saloon and spa, space for a helicopter pad etc.)

Why it was in Stavanger is unknown, but the newspapers are referring to EU regulations, and saying that if it goes to a harbour outside EU, get the papers stamped, the owner can than get the VAT back.
In this case it would be around 190 million N.kr.


Safe journey "AMADEA"!

OH HAPPY DAY!

Else and Arne (Sørlie) were out on their bicycles today.
As some of you already know, I am always happy to meet happy people wearing happy colours!
We have a nice sunny day today!
 It feels good with a bit of warmth and spring in the air.

PS. The yacht did not belong to the couple.
More about it tomorrow.

Jeff Innocent.

Comedy from London.
Jeff Innocent on the stage.
It was just GREAT to be in the audience last night in SANDNES.
We had a hilarious time!

Credit also to Jen Brister who  did a brilliant warm up performance!

Football supporters....

A lot of Norwegians support English football teams.

Streetart seen at Tou Scene.

Streetart seen at Tou Scene.

BLUE sky today!

BLUE sky today!

Inside & Outside.

Inside & Outside The Norwegian Petroleum Museum

Air traffic down 6,4 %

The number of planes to and from Stavanger Airport is still going down dramatically!

There are several reasons for that, not only that people have become more concerned about the environment. More meetings are held without travelling, and companies in the area are cutting down on travel expenses as well as the number of employees

More and more people have to commute to find good work elsewhere.
The oil business is no longer what it used to be.

So those who are commuting, are at least keeping people in work at the airport.
Sad that several direct routes out to European cities have stopped.

"Det dobbelte"

Two Danish artists Lotte Dahlgaard and Ann Schmidt - Christensen have used different technics to create these  outfits.
Seen same place as yesterday's posting.

Out at Hå.

A sunny day that reminded us about spring today.
After a long walk we went south to Hå Gamle Prestegård, an art and culture place where they had a new exhibition. Work by Karina Presttun and Kristina D. Aas.
Portraits weaved on textile.

Art by Kjell Pahr- Iversen.

I like art by Kjell Pahr-Iversen.
His work is seen both inside and outside the Clarion
Hotel.

A busy place...

A busy place...
Also very nice.

Spring is just around the corner.....

Spring is just around the corner.
It feels good.

Shelters.

The sign "TILFLUKTSROM" means shelter.

I guess that we have several shelters around in the city.
So in case of a war, -  that is where to go.

Well, in normal daily life, this is also the door that leads down to a big parking area.

Norwegian Outlet Stavanger.

NORWEGIAN OUTLET STAVANGER ( at Ålgård) is based outside the city.
It is a fairly "new" place, with lots of nice shops, the prices are usually lower than in other shops.
This is from my favourite shoe shop (Lille Vinkel Sko)
Nice service minded people working there.
This is Jessica.

I'll be back :-)

Sunday walks.

No matter what the weather is like. Sundays are often used for WALKS in the city or out in the countryside like here.
 It is probably the same all over the world?

RED (and BLUE) in the weeks to come.

When I saw this van / car I thought about all the RED (and BLUE) cars that will be used for RUSS (those who are finishing school at the age of 18 or 19 and celebrating in big style just before their exams.)
There will be plenty of them out on the roads in the weeks to come.

Parking.

If you think it is cheap parking in Stavanger, you are wrong.
I thought it was free parking for handicapped, but NOT here.

Happiness is found in simple things...

Happiness is found in simple things...

Like here out in the woods, coffee and chocolate together with a very good friend.

Simple joy in life!

We got a bit of snow yesterday when we were out on our weekly "walk & talk".

Quiet evening.

Quiet evening at the old market place.
The Cathedral at the back.

Inside and outside.

Inside and outside the Concert House.

Another mural....

Another mural that I discovered not long ago.
There have been discussions in the papers if we have too much street art around in town.
Do you have an opinion about it?

The morning after the storm.

Last night we had a STORM again!
I don't know who these traffic signs were meant for, but perhaps it was the storm that turned them around?

These flats are at the area Madla, about 10-15 min. drive from the city centre of Stavanger.

A tiny little dog.

A tiny Tsjekkian rat dog, or Prazsky Krysrarik as I found out they are also named.

Tou Scene

Tou Scene
The mural art is by the Norwegian dtreetartist Anders Gjennestad.

Architecture.

Architecture.

Seen from Kilden / Hillevåg.

A blue sky.

The grey sky turned to BLUE and the sun is shining.
Welcome MARCH!