ABC - S

New ABC week.
And S is the challenge. Very difficult. Too many similarties.

Same object in both English and Norwegian -
beginning with the letter S.

Please be patient and take it as an " English - Norwegian lesson and also travel" during Summer - sommer.
Or, just scroll down and stop whenever you want on the Tour.

Kommenter på ditt eget språk - Comment in your own, preferred Language.

I begin as allways with some facts about the Letter:
Origin of the letter S.

And not to forget:
“S” is the letter of the alphabet that represents inspiration. These attractive people win others over with their charm. Influence is an aphrodisiac to them. Others doting on them is the most sensual feeling they can achieve. Loving anything to do with --- read more


This week I will start with what most foreigners think about Norway: Snow - sne. And this is from our Summerhouse - sommerhus. Two S words on the same Photo.
OK. It might be more: Snow Crystals - snekrystaller.

When we first are in the Nature:
Sunrise - soloppgang.
Here from Capitola, Monterey Bay, in California.
I just wake up and took the photo from our Hotel Balconny.

Sun - Sol comes up and even goes down: Sunset - solnedgang. Here from Seaside in Northern Oregon. (Seaside in Norwegian: Sjöside).
PS. This is an option, most of you might like: One of my first blog-posts ever and facts about Norwegians in USA. Click here

From Sun to Stones. Yes, we have lot's of Stone - Stein in Norway.
Here from Hurum peninsula 1 hour south of Oslo. Regard the different colours.

And Strong - sterk men - menn. Like my Son - Sönn (Mats)
The neighbour country of Norway is (mainly) Sweden - Sverige. Here from Sjötorp, at Götakanal.
Do you know any Swedish - svenske bloggers that write in English? Click - klikk.

Well, it's Summer Time - sommertid. For the moment we have what we call "The Green Winter" - what's then better than a hot Soup - suppe?

When it's warm outside, what about a mixed Salad - Salat?

After a hot Soup - then comes a warm Smile - smil
Norway my be familiar to you when I say Nature and fjords.
With other words, here is from a part of Norway on World Heritage Nature List:
Stalheim - view down to Naeroy valley and Sognefjord

From Norway and going west across the Sea - sjö to Michigan in USA.
My Son - sønn is sitting - sitter with his wife on a bench (benk) looking over the Beach of Saint Joseph. Charming - sjarmerende.
Did you know that Michigan state - stat, do have more Light Houses than other states in the US?

We have two cats. They are Sisters - söstre (Felicia and Rosa). Born Oct 31 - 2002.

When talking about Family (familie):
This is my grandson Sebastian, some years ago.
Can you see his Shriek - skrik?

Well from art to art. This is a Sculpture - skulptur - in Dröbak, Norway.

When in Norway, what more than nature and snow and polar bears are this country known for?
Ibsen, Hamsun, Heyerdal (Kontiki), Vikings. Jarlsberg , whale and seal hunting, A-ha.
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A clue: Shipping Nation - skipsfartsnasjon- in fact about top 3 for decades.


It's about time to have some views from other parts of the world. Let's start in Salta, NW Argentina. Andes in the Background.


And continue even higher to the Salar Grande - What you see is Salt - salt. At 3500 meters above Sea level. It's really a huge bassin of natural salt. Once a lake. In the Andes.


When in South America, the let us visit a Sculpture - skulptur at Place des Armas in Santiago de Chile. We had Coffee in the morning in the Arcades to the right.



It's a long way from Santiago to San Francisco - here from Fiskermens Wharf.

And from San Francisco to the Sandy Beaches - sandsterendene in NE Brazil, Ceare state.
545 km undisturbed sandy - sand beaches. You can even see persons sitting - sitter on the horses. And the Sea - sjö in the background.

That's all for now folks. My Swan-song - svanesang.
For this ABC-S edition
Photo taken in Oslofjord.

You will without doubt find more here at ABC – in Words and Photos – ABC i ord og bilder. The original ABC challenge derived from Denise Nesbitt from Yorkshire in England and Petunia brought the challenge to Norway Click on this Link - lenke to see more fascinating ABC-R

PS. How could I forget Shiong from Singapore? It's my age;-)) Here she is. Click on the photo to visit a Museum in Singapore

From Night to Day - TT from Salta, Argentina

Here this week (Delicious)

Facts and Pictures from our Voyage to Argentina

With such an amount of impressions and Photos from our rescent Silver Wedding Honeymoon in Argentina, well, what else but post some pictures from the Voyage this TT? (PS - You can choose to watch the Pictures only, or take one more minute to learn some interesting facts)
Alle the pictures are from the center of the City of Salta, Capital of the Province with the same Name. Situated in NW Argentina (2 hrs+ flight from Buenos Aires) and founded on April 16 in 1582 by Hernando de Lerma. It was an important settlement on the route from The Vice King of Peru down to Buenos Aires in order to keep control of the Area. An area in which we can trace findings from "modern" Humans 10.000 years back in time. When we still had Ice Age at The Northern Hemisphere.

We arrived Salta Airport around 7 pm ( 4hrs 30 min delayed) and arrived the City only minutes before it was totally dark. A City with People having one thing in Mind: Christmas shopping... coming in from all over the region. Crowed and Road Deviations. (Have you by the way ever experienced your Rent-A-Car company are able to tell you about that?) But we Checked in at our hotel, parked the car, and went out. We were hungry. I mean: Starving. 8 hours without a real meal. (Captain Lifecruiser would have been dead for hours - LOL).
First part of the photo's is how it looked like in the Night, our first impression - the second part how the same buildings etc looks like in Day Light. I will advice you to check facts by clicking on the Links and do NOT FORGET to Click on the Pictures.
NIGHT: (around Plaza 9 Julio)

1) Iglisia Mayor - (Construction started in 1582)

2) Iglisia San Francisco (1882)

3) Galerias and restaurants and cafes - Our First Evening in Salta. A Climate for Vikings - at Night. Sitting outside is what we often Dream about - without beeing dressed for Winter.

4) Cabildo de Salta with Museo Historicó del Norte

5) Plaza 9 Julio at Night. National hero San Martin to the left, some youths in the middle and Iglesia Mayor to the right. Our first impression of the city of Salta: Very friendly, excellent service most places. Quality shops. Easy to walk around. Fresh air. (Altitude about 1150 meters - 3500 feet)

6) What was the name of the hotel? I think I will take a Photo - just in case----

It was easy to remember the name of the street: Buenos Aires -but Hotel name and Street number can easily be forgotten. Right? So many new impressions. And so practical to show the Taxi Driver. If needed. (In fact, the hotel is only 2 minutes strait walk away from the central plaza - but, shops of all kinds, bars, restaurants etc can be very distracting - at least the first evening in a unknown City - I say no more).

DAY TIME: (Summer Time - we were close to Capricorn where the Sun is in Zenit Dec 21/22)
( Now with Links that gives more information - it was too dark in the evening to find the links - LOL)

7) Iglesia Mayor - (Construction started in 1582)

8) Iglesia San Francisco (1882) - I advice you to click on the link. You'll be surprised. No kidding.

9) Galerias and restaurants and cafes - Plaza 9 Julio

10) Cabildo de Salta with a.o. Museo Historicó del Norte.

11) Plaza 9 Julio - San Martin - National Hero - at the Horse

12) Pigeon - even in Salta - let's fly to #13:

13) Salta is a region of very strong contrasts (from High Mountain Desert to Tropical Rain Forest Climate - from modern Bars to Museums that brings you 1000's of year back in human history)

Have a Lucky TORsday. If you have not yet done it, read this.

---- More to come from the Area

Happy New Year to ALL of you

Anna y Tor wishes you all a great and positive 2008

Buenos Aires to Salta

Monday was time for leaving Buenos Aires and heading for Salta in the North East. And area known for it´s spetacular nature sceneries and very dry climate.
Scheduled take off: 11:55 am. Arrival 2 am.
Well on board the Airplane, we were told to leave it again. In Spanish.
Then information was given outside the plane. In Spanish.
New information was given 1 hour later. In Spanish.
Another 30 minutes. Short message. In Spanish.
People left. Some asked what was going on. Vol caputo. Nuevo machina a 4:30 pm.
Food and beverages while waiting? Silly question. Airliner: LAN Argentina.

We arrived Salta Airport at 7 pm. And the hotel at 8 pm. Several nice night pictures taken
Tuesday: Raining. --- It´s raining in Salta.

More to come.......