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Tuddley3 01-01-07 05:19 AM

For SafeKeeper, a tribute to NorOps
 
I saw this and thought it was appropriate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwVQ7...93091C&index=0

azn_132 01-01-07 05:23 AM

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_ 01-01-07 05:24 PM

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/bilde...007-119-02.jpg

And the "Adolf-cannon (The worlds largest land-based cannon), the thing Harstad is most proud of!
http://www.nasjonalefestningsverk.no.../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 01-01-07 05:29 PM

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

bigboywooly 01-01-07 05:30 PM

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

:up:

azn_132 01-01-07 05:33 PM

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

_Seth_ 01-01-07 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly
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 01-01-07 06:29 PM

: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-...04%20-%201.jpg

_Seth_ 01-01-07 06:58 PM

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

Safe-Keeper 01-01-07 07:04 PM

Thanks, _Seth_!

Some photos I took:
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8...ogbupm3.th.jpgOld cabin, preserved as part of a farm museum.


http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/5...alarvm3.th.jpgIf 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.jpgMariakirken (the Maria Church) shot through barb-wire atop a wall.

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9303/2gv4.th.jpgAnother view of my hometown, looking down at the harbour.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6097/3ml3.th.jpgA waterfall in a park near my old school, two kilometres from my home.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8715/4jm5.th.jpgAnd 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 01-01-07 07:07 PM

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

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

_Seth_ 01-01-07 08:05 PM

@ 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 01-01-07 08:26 PM

: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 01-01-07 08:37 PM

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

_Seth_ 01-01-07 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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!

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


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