For SafeKeeper, a tribute to NorOps

[Tuddley3]

I saw this and thought it was appropriate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwVQ7NtQ3MM&feature=PlayList&p=27427E91FB93091C&index=0

[azn_132]

IT is beautiful make me want to live there and be closer to stabiz to help me make SH3 movies or SH4 movies or SHwhatever Movies.

[_Seth_]

It is truly a beautiful country! You are all welcome to visit....:up:
I think safe-keeper loves the tribute, since there is actually photos of Bergen city in the video.
I'll post a picture of my home town, Harstad, in the North of Norway hee, so you can see where i live:
http://harstad.rotary.no/files/bilder/web/460px/460px-0007-119-02.jpg

And the "Adolf-cannon (The worlds largest land-based cannon), the thing Harstad is most proud of!
http://www.nasjonalefestningsverk.no/portal/fbimg/nfv/redesign/trondenes.jpg
This mother of all cannons, called "Barbara", is the only one of four cannons that are made available to the public. It has a barrel diameter of 40,6 cm, and could fire a shell weighing 1080 kg all the way from Harstad to Narvik..
When the Germans retreated from Harstad, they burned all the documents explaining how to operate this beast. After the war (in 1956), some engineers managed to solve this problem, and they rigged the cannon for a test shot. Non of the engineers dared to stay inside the cannon when it was fired, so they rigged a remote firing-device and stood outside when the firing took place.
The result: Broken windows in the city located 3km away and bleeding from the ears of the people standing outside...

[azn_132]

Holy sh!!!!t!!! I wish the Allies take out that baby before anybody get hurts.

[bigboywooly]

Yes tis a beautiful looking country guys
Never thought about visiting before but your pics have made me rethink that

:up:

[azn_132]

Hell, go to Norway, tour places, buy me a house there, party in nightclub, and get laid.

[_Seth_]

Yes tis a beautiful looking country guys
Never thought about visiting before but your pics have made me rethink that

:up:
If you come over, im sure Stabiz, safe-keeper and myself would throw a GREAT party!

[stabiz]

:huh: Holy ...! Thats a cannon, seth!

Anyway, since this is a Norway-thread I`ll promote the most beautiful city in the world, Aalesund:

http://venstre.no/aalesund/00511E99-70E903AC.2/%C3%85lesund%202004%20-%201.jpg

[_Seth_]

Beautiful city, Stabiz!:yep::up: Whats the renown for that sailing ship to the left?

[Safe-Keeper]

Thanks, _Seth_!

Some photos I took:
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8333/12bekkogbupm3.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=12bekkogbupm3.jpg)Old cabin, preserved as part of a farm museum.


http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/5176/20fjellogdalarvm3.th.jpg (http://img484.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20fjellogdalarvm3.jpg)If you climb to the top of the mountain behind my house and look down the other side to Nordvik...

http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/5876/1ae8.th.jpg (http://img484.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1ae8.jpg)Mariakirken (the Maria Church) shot through barb-wire atop a wall.

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9303/2gv4.th.jpg (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2gv4.jpg)Another view of my hometown, looking down at the harbour.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6097/3ml3.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3ml3.jpg)A waterfall in a park near my old school, two kilometres from my home.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8715/4jm5.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=4jm5.jpg)And here's the view from my house, on a particularly pretty night.

It has its problems, but it's a beautiful, wonderful nation. Let's hope we manage to keep it that way for a long time still. Bergen is strongly recommended, as is, well, just about every city in Norway I've been to. If you're planning to visit Sweden, the little town Karlstad near the Norwegian border is a must-visit. It's a gorgeous little place.

As for the cannon: Wow. Just wow. Even though I've seen photos of it a thousand times before, it simply never seizes to amaze me.

[bigboywooly]

Many thanks to the Norwegian tourist board for the great pics
:rotfl:

Yes lets hope it stays that way
You're very lucky

[_Seth_]

@ safe-keeper: You live in a truly beautiful area! Thats for sure! Nice pics indeed!
I was just thinking: My ex-girlfriend (yeah, we broke up, but are still excellent friends) has a car, that weighs about 800 kg (a nissan micra -86). This cannon could actually toss something that heavy all the way to Narvik! What a sight, indeed!:smug:

[stabiz]

:rotfl:Nissan Micra! I have ravaged my moms Micra several times. It is really fun to put that car through roundabouts at high speed. Understeer!

(By the way, my ex girlfriend also had a Micra, seth, maybe its a Norwegian thing)

Sorta on topic; I would love to see a Micra be shelled from Harstad to Narvik, since I have a strong distaste for budget cars with no soul.

Loos!

[mr chris]

Stabiz that is one lovely looking city:up: Norway has just jummped up into my top five places to vist. :yep: :yep: :yep:

[_Seth_]

:rotfl:Nissan Micra! I have ravaged my moms Micra several times. It is really fun to put that car through roundabouts at high speed. Understeer!

(By the way, my ex girlfriend also had a Micra, seth, maybe its a Norwegian thing)

Sorta on topic; I would love to see a Micra be shelled from Harstad to Narvik, since I have a strong distaste for budget cars with no soul.

Loos!:rotfl::rotfl: Maybe we both had the same girlfriend....:o:o:o:o

[stabiz]

:huh:




Just pop by Norway, mr chris, you wont be dissapointed, mate. (Unless you go to Oslo)

oh, and everything is really expensive.

[mr chris]

:huh:




Just pop by Norway, mr chris, you wont be dissapointed, mate. (Unless you go to Oslo)

oh, and everything is really expensive.

I will do at some point mate.:yep: I had a friend who went to Oslo once he said it was the most expensive place he had ever been in his life for a beer.:cry:

[_Seth_]

:huh:




Just pop by Norway, mr chris, you wont be dissapointed, mate. (Unless you go to Oslo)

oh, and everything is really expensive.
I will do at some point mate.:yep: I had a friend who went to Oslo once he said it was the most expensive place he had ever been in his life for a beer.:cry: But we make a h*ll of a good moonshine here! :()1:

[mr chris]

Now that i need to try:sunny: :sunny:

[Jimbuna]

Now that i need to try:sunny: :sunny:

I reckon you tried enough on new years eve....and failed...about 9pm if my memory serves me correctly :rotfl: :rotfl:

[mr chris]

Now that i need to try:sunny: :sunny:

I reckon you tried enough on new years eve....and failed...about 9pm if my memory serves me correctly :rotfl: :rotfl:

For your information mate i was still knocking them back at midnight my time but not long after that my wheels well and truely fell off :yep: Very very messy :doh: :doh:
But boy was it adventure:arrgh!: :arrgh!:

[Subwolf]

I really don't like it when Norwegians are trying to tell the whole world how beautiful their country is. It's beautiful enough, but there is no need to do too much of it.

But there is one good thing in that video, a pic of a Scandinavian Airlines aircraft...or in fact one of its engines shot from the cabin ;)

[stabiz]

Welcome to the thread.

[Zinmar]

When I was stationed in Aschaffenburg with the US Army I toured all over Europe and had a blast!!! Actually went to Italy by mistake because I fell asleep on the train and they woke me at the border crossing. The only country I didn't make it to was England, sure regret that. That being said and not to appear mean, but I completely disliked going to France. This back back in the mid-80's but they were rude as all get out, at that point I could speak both English and German (German has faded away, if you don't use it you loose it), and on top of that all the people I did have extended contact with STANK!! Just my 2 marks worth :p

[Jusa_Finn]

I went to Hammerfest, Norway with my parents in 1966. If I recall it right there was a ferry trip to get to Hammerfest. That was in mid july and the town was the windiest and dampest place I have ever been. Food was good. Baked potatoes and cod.(pyttipannu:hmm: )

[_Seth_]

I went to Hammerfest, Norway with my parents in 1966. If I recall it right there was a ferry trip to get to Hammerfest. That was in mid july and the town was the windiest and dampest place I have ever been. Food was good. Baked potatoes and cod.(pyttipannu:hmm: )
Beautiful town, for sure. Its called "Pytt i panne" and can consist of a variety of different ingredients, Cod & potatoes beeing one of them..:yep:The ferry is gone, now there is a brigde there (Finished in 1977):

The Kvalsund Brigde:
http://www.kvalsund.kommune.no/getfile.php/183190.747/1123821217183190.jpg
BTW: Hammerfestwas the first town in Northern Europe to get electrical street lights..:D