Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Munch: The Modern Eye – Frankfurt 2012

Dear reader, you might know I have been visiting my daughter and her family in Germany recently?
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On the last day of my visit we went to the Munch exhibition in Frankfurt am Main in Germany. Not only because we are Norwegian, but mainly because we love his art.

Here is what the Museum writes about this special exhibition:
Edvard Munch is acclaimed for his vivid Symbolist painting and regarded as a pioneer of Expressionism. Prepared together with the Centre Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, the exhibition in the SCHIRN offers a novel view of his work. It is for the first time that Munch’s interest in modern techniques of creating pictures such as photography and film and modern stage designs is the focus of attention. His works reveal to what degree he adopted specifically photographic or filmic forms of composition and narration, poses, or even effects in his painting.

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Here is Ingelin in the Exhibit Hall. We had a rare moment without too many spectactors around, hence I could take a photo of her alone.

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Most of the works belongs to the Munch Museum in Oslo, but there were also works belonging to other Art Galleries and Museums and private collections.

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Edvard Munch was assignet the task to decorate the Aula in the University of Oslo. It took him 5 years to fullfill the task in 1916.
The Sun is major theme. You can read more about it here.

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You can see most of the photos I took during our visit to the exhibit here.

More to come from my Vacation, also from Alsace……

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Thursday, March 08, 2012

Papa visits Grandson in Frankfurt

During my very last Vacation before I retire, I choosed to visit my Grandson and his Parents in Frankfurt. It’s less than 2 hours by air from Oslo….
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Leander loves vegetables and special the Brocolli
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Thursday Ingelin went to a Job interview and when she returned we had lunch at La Maison du Pain in Sachsenhaussen district of Frankfurt. This establishment is very suiteable for parents with young kids, besides their food is excellent.
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Ingelin choosed Roast Beef Sandwiches. Papa had Flammkuchen.
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After Lunch we went to pick up Leander in the Kindergarten.
But he was asleep:-)
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We arrived at Home, he slept in the Car, brought him inside and suddenly the door bell rang.
Who but his Grandma (he calls her Mao) arrived. 
Then we went to the Play Ground only a couple of Minutes walking distance away.
Here we are, all but “bestefar”.
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Bestefar went for a Short Walk…. Hmm, is this a safe place?2012-03 With Gun in the Park
Better go back to the Playground … but, is it safer here?
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Suddenly this little boy showed up.
They played for a while, when the Boys Mother said: Hi, we must go go, but he would not.
Then Leander (2) said:
- Did you hear, you are going Home. Your Mother is there, he said and pointed at the other boy’s Mother.
Leander sat up a very strict face and looked directly at the Boy.
Who then went to his Mother…
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Then there was a swinging time….
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Before rushing home ….
… going out for Dinner

But, that’s another story

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Sunday, March 04, 2012

Winter Vacation – Part 2

Hi, dear readers, papa is back again with report #2 from our Winter Vacation. This time from Sjötorp where the Göta Channel begins at the Easter end of lake Vänern, the largest lake in Scandinavia. You can see the Summer in this Blog Post.
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Here we are on the top of the 3 Locks. It’s Ice!!!
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Boats packed for the Winter
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Winter maintenace
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No reason to use the Buoy this time of Year
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Baltzar con Platen was the Göta Kanal constructor
I had a cup of Hot Chocholade in the Cafe….
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What to do if you have no Boat or do not swim in the Channel?
Rent a Bike. All informations above:-)

See also from our blog meeting on Lifecruiser and RennyBA
More to come…

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Winter Vacation with Nordic Blog Friends - Part 1

My dear blog friends, it’s a strange periode for me: First of April I’ll retire. I started my working career in Paris in 1967. Hope to return there and walk around the “old streets” and memorize.
Last week I had the pleasure to meet old blog friends from Sweden and Norway – in Mariestad, Sweden. Here are some photos from that great event.
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I arrived on Tuesday afternoon, and heated up RennyBA’s leisure appartement waiting for Mrs and Mr LifeCruiser. The next Day we went shopping – you see;-)
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Then, on Thursday, when the Sun light up the whole area, we went to the Cathedral of Mariestad.
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Here from the interieur

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Some details – click to enlarge – See the last one: The different stones they found to build the Cathedral.
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Some views from Old Town Mariestad. Lifecruises takes Photos.
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Here we are – a bad selfportrait. But it’s us on a Tuesday evening;-)

More to come….

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

A Sunday with a FB Friend from Holland – in Oslo

What to do when you have foreign friends via social medias when they are in your Home Town?
You will be Guide of Course.
It was on Saturday I met her for the second Saturday in a row– a very foggy Day in Oslo, besides I did forget the batteries for my Camera. What a disaster. And I had planned for her to see Oslo out of the normal tourist tracks. Shit happens.
But Sunday, I met Sylvien from Holland again, her last Day in Norway this time.  Our plan was to visit the National Gallery, so stay tuned to my report:
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I went to my local Bus Station around 11 am.
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After 4 minutes I’m at the local Train Station. It will reopen in a new standard on Monday, February 20 – 2012. 12 Minutes to Downtown Oslo.
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Here are some Photos from the Train Ride to Down Town Oslo.
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Sylvien in the National Gallery
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Here she is again. Hmm, I think she took a photo of me??
2012-02-19 Winters Night in Rondane -Harald Sohlberg
This painting by Harald Sohlberg is amazing.
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And this one by Jens Ferdinan Willumsen – after the Tempest
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Above some more from the National Gallery. You might find other paintings and Sculpture more fascinating – it’s free enterence on Sundays.  Besides Norwegain Painters it’s a large collection of French, and Dutch and German Painters as well. Just know it’s a great Collection of Candian Painters called “Painting Canada”. Tom Thomson and his “School” is the main attraction. This special Excibition will we poen until May 13 – 2012.
The Gallery have artifacts from around year 2000 bc.

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And a special room for Edvard Munch. Sylvian and me did visit the Munch Museum in Oslo on Saturday. So we reached two great galleries in two Days.
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Well. after spending 2 1/2 hours with art from several countries and times it’s nice to have a hot chocolade.
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Down to the Hotel Lobby
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And here you see Sylvien with her luggage heading for the Train to Oslo Airport.
We had a great time togeghter.
And happy  I connected Maria and Sylvien as FB friends. They both love Norway and I love them as well. Can it better?

More to come…

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Lemon Festival in Menton – Festival de Citron

This Festival will open on Februaty 17th this year and ends on March 7.
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I was in Menton on Wednesday Fenruary 8. The preparation for the Festival was well “en route”. All the Lemon/Orange Sculptures were well hidden behind high Fences. But I’m a tall man;-) And did take some snap-shots ----
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What are they preparing here?
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Looks like a Pyramide or?
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Do you have any idea what this will be?  I could not see, but took the Photo way high over my head and the Fence….
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I could not see this Sculpture either. Only my Camera. Lemons and Oranges…
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There is more permanent art to see in Menton.
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Even an Art gallery named Anna;-)

Have a nice week.
More to come from here and there….

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