On October 13th, my grandfather, Magnar Karolius Hanssen (known to his grand children & great-grandchildren as ‘Far’) passed away. Far had championed against a series of major and minor health issues over the last decade – some of which might have taken him much earlier if he hadn’t been so strong, both in body & [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Norway’
28 Jun
sleepless by the fjord
(The mountains across the fjord bathed in sunlight by a welcome break in the rain clouds.) The 24 hours of daylight North of the Arctic Circle can wreak havoc with your sleep patterns – it makes you realize how important darkness is as a signal that it’s time to get to bed. (I remember, during [...]
19 Jun
the land where the sun goes to work
I’ve been in Norway for just over a week now, enjoying the company of my family and the beauty of nature in this little corner of the world. Here are just a few of the pictures I’ve taken so far… (My cousins, brother and I with our grandmother at her 80th birthday; and, my brother [...]
