Haugesund,Norway

[Glenni]

So this is my hometown then, it's not a very big town it only has 31k ... Mostimages taken with my Sony Ericson K750i mobile, a few are also taken with my sister's  phone:





















Here's some pics from the northern end of Haugesund, where i live:

a biketrail:


Bomb shelter:

[Gaston]

Glenni,
   I'd like to see these images.   But I have dial-up and they seem rather large.     They will take way to much time to load.     I'm sure they are lovely.   


---Gaston

[Glenni]

Some of them are arround 1000x1600 or so, most are 800x600 though, can you see those?

[Gaston]

Glenni,
    I can see them.   It is just going to take a very long time to wait for them to load.    LOL    Perhaps when I have a GREAT deal of time to let them load completely.   I will have to refresh the load many times to get to see them.    Only a certain number will load then I get the dreaded little box with an "X" in it.   lol    Then I reload and let a few more load up.     It will just take some time to be able to view is all.    Since I have started typing this reply (maybe 3-5 minutes ago) only 4 pics have loaded and 4 more are remaining.   The rest (about 50 I think) have turned into those "X"s.    I'm just need to keep hittting refresh and waiting a little while.     I'll try when I have an hour or so to set and wait for it to load.    The first 8 look pretty good.   Some are just a bit fuzzy.   Thanks for your concern though.   I'll see them all eventually.


---Gaston

[Glenni]

Yep, i'm aware of some of them being fuzzy.. it's sorta hard to keep that little phone stable. especially when my snap button often is a bit hard to reacty so i have to push extra hard.lol   two of these were taken while it was still snowy outside

Anyway:

Fixed the images and re-uploaded them: here they are at 800x 600 + some other pics i forgot to upload...

[TheTeaCat]

Wonderful pictures Glenni.

It brings back memories from the time I was cycling in your country. (I made it all the way to Tromso.)It amazed me then and it still does just how clean your country is. I love the fact that you have no litter scattered about.

Thanks for jogging my memory


TTC

[Glenni]

You cycled all the way to Tromsø?

Whoa! that's quite an acheivement!

[TheTeaCat]

Glenni you ready for this.

I have cycled all around Europe. I have been through Ireland (all over , where I come from )
England, Scotland, Wales, France, Spain, Gilbralter, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, Switzerland, Leictenstein, West Germany, East Germany, Unified Germany (was in Berlin the night the pulled the wall down ) Hungary, Belgium, Luxenberg, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and a few more but its hard to spell some of the former USSR countries  I did this for 3¹/₂yrs. Total miles travelled was 75,000 or 120,000 kms

Yet after all my travels I found the Scandanavian countries to be the cleanest


TTc

[Zaphod]

wow cool pics.

your town may be small but its a lot more interesting than mine lol

[FromTheAshes]

Some very sweet nature...
I don't think you want to see the "nature" around my district... Cement, cement, cement

[Mulefisk]

Nydelige bilder!
Ser ut som en veldig koselig by. Har desverre aldri vært der.

Eng: Great pics! Looks like a nice city. Unfortinately, i've never been there.

[Glenni]

I got some new  pics, taken Saturday    05.05.07

These taken at Haraldstøtta, it's a large obelisk on a small slope, it's where king Harald Hårfagre is said to be buried.

There are rocks with the names of our counties former and present in Norse, surrounding the monument:



















And a pic from the town centre:



Enjoy

[Vario80]

Very nice pics Glenni. I like the mixture of wooden houses and brick buildings in the city.
Also the streets seem to be very steep in Haugesund. 

[Glenni]

Got some pics from the hills at the eastern  edge of town.