wonderful Oslo

I'm starting to fall in love with this city day by day...there are soooo many things to see and visit in Oslo, lots of museums, interesting architecture spots, gardens, castels, boats, statues, the sea, the fjord...and it's a loong list! Here are some of the main atractions in Norwey's capital.

Oslo OperaOn top of the Opera you can see a great part of the norwegian fjord, with all the cruise ships.Oslo Parliament

up&down - Vigelan's sculputures park. Amazing!
They were all body based sculptures, a day wasn't enough to contemplate them in detail.Of course, couldn't miss the theatre!

up&down - Oslo National Theatre

Grand Hotel

At the end of the day, I was exhausted and just wanted to have a snack before dinner on the balcony, breathing some fresh air and enjoying the silence.

Oslo taste...

All of my sightseeing actions began with a 4 km bicycle ride till the bus station that drove to Oslo...so I also did my body fit besides visiting :)My bro lives in one of the many islands that Oslo has, in a new complex of buildings, that I simply loved!this was the cut between the big Oslo land and the Nesoya islandthe norwegian fjord

plane to Oslo

And I'm off to Norway to see my bro and visit Oslo in detail. The hard part of the entire journey is this waiting deal that I hate...this pic is taken in Budapest airport, terminal 1...still smiling after 7 hours since I got there...had my plane to Oslo at 1 p.m.third time flying with Norwegian...had better ones.....a quick photo stop in Oslo airport, I was exhausted but happy to start my vacantion in one of the most beautiful (and expensive) cities in Europe!

Norway...here I come!

Tonight I'm leaving Baia to Budapest...Ill get to the airport at 3 a.m. and I'll have to wait until probably 11 am to have my check in...the plane to Norway should take off at 12.45... It's funny I'm gonna travel more going from Romania to Budapest(6 hours by car..bus...whatever...) than Budapest To Oslo...(2h30m).

Until the 15th of august...God...we're already august.. :O ... I'll spend my time with my bro and his future wife on an island near Oslo, where he's living, and continue my sightseein' in Oslo and the surroundings. When I was there in december, because of bad weather issues...I couldn't see all the things on the MUST List...so, hope I'll get to visit all the good staff. Just hope it won't rain too much...I saw the forecast and it's not too brighty :/

Anyway...I'll keep u guys in touch! Waiting for comments or questions!!!

P.S. I'll post some pics from my last visit to Oslo, dec 2008

the Theatre

Karl Johans, the central street in Oslo

up - The Government Building

up&down - the new Opera of Oslo

..."noi muncind intocmai ne-am ales cu...ne-am ales cu Dl Eminescu"

Fara dar si poate, poetii mei de suflet raman Eminescu si Esenin...aflata tot pe taram moldovenesc, mi-am mai indeplinit un vis, banal poate pt unii, insignifiant pt altii; insa pt mine a calca in casa unde candva a pasit Eminescu, a insemnat foarte mult... poate nu luat ad literam...pt ca aceasta casa a fost reconstruita...insa pt suma minuscula de 1 leu, sa vizitezi atatea lucruri la Ipotesti...sa poti admira cartile din care citea Eminescu, masa la care statea cu familia, cutia de machiaj pe care o lua cu el prin tara cu trupa de actori...e nemaipomenit! M-am incarcat de toata energia acelui loc, mi-am reamintit cu placere versuri eminesciene si am admirat "lacul codrilor albastru" care intr-adevar e incarcat de o mare de nuferi...
Eminescu...un alt motiv pt care imi iubesc tara....dar tine tot de trecut...

sus-in fata casei memoriale eminesciene

jos-cutia de machiaj a lui Mihai Eminescu

camera surorilor lui Eminescu

jos-camera parintilor pe vremuri,

astazi amenajat biroul tatalui, fotografiile parintilor lui Eminescu

"Am cantat Daciei intregi!"

...am vizitat casa memoriala a lui Ciprian Porumbescu...sau ce s-a mai pastrat din plaiurile pe care a copilarit si compus unul dintre cei mai cunoscuti si valorosi compozitori ai lumii... pacat ca a murit asa tanar...Pacat ca cei ce ar trebui sa se ocupe de turism sau macar de promovarea valorilor nationale, n-o fac asa cum trebuie, pt ca oameni ca Porumbescu...nu stiu daca o sa mai avem. Ma opresc aici, nu cred ca pot schimba ceva. Insa pot recomanda oricarui om care are in pieptu-i o inima care bate si un suflet nobil, chiar daca simplu... sa mearga nu departe de Suceava, la fostul sat Stupca...astazi "Ciprian Porumbescu", pentru o gura de muzica adevarata...pentru a afla mai multe despre viata unui om care si-a iubit vioara mai presus de orice...pentru a afla cum a "cantat Daciei intregi"....pentru a vedea cum tot satul face liniste pt ca acordurile baladei sa rasune in voie. Asta e unul din putinele motive pentru care imi iubesc tara. ...pacat ca aproape toate motivele-mi se ragasesc sau sunt strans legate doar de trecut...

sus - doar o anexa a fostei case a familiei Porumbescu

jos- statuia Lui C. Porumbescu din fata muzeului din satul natal

balada....

Moldavian sights

...on the way to Suceava, we've decided to try the telegondola that takes you above the Piatra Neamt moldavian town, up to a ski run. You can see everything from the top of the mountain...don't have to miss it if you get in this region.

behind me, the Bistrita riverAnother must see when you visit the Neamt places, is Cetatea Neamtului, an old fortress built during Petru I Musat ruling (1375-1391), in the period of the consolidation of the Moldavian feudal state. It's been recently restored and opened its gates one month ago.The fortress from the Plesului Hill had its years of glory during the ruling of Stefan cel Mare (1457-1504), the military organiser and leader of exception, understanding well the role of the fortifications in the growth of the defence capacity of the country, fortifying all the fortresses and building new ones, whole Moldavia being bordered by a stong defensive system (Suceava, Hotin, Soroca, Orhei, Tighina, Alba, Chilia fortresses).

It's called "the eagles nest", built on the top of the mountain- the enemies could not reach it easily.The works made during Stefan cel Mare, here at Neamt fortress, were overraising the old walls, builing the 4 bastions of the exterior yard and making the bridge in the form of an arch, sustained on 14 stone pillars. Fortified so, in 1476, the fortress stands up against the siege of Mohamed IInd, after the battle from Valea Alba-Razboieni. About this siege, Angiolello, the sultan secretary, writes "those from the fortress did not want to speak with us all were defending them with the artillery and did not care about us".

As the Tuskish ocupation hardened and the progess made by the fight technique, the role of the Moldavian fortresses is diminishing starting with the second half of the 14th century. After the partial destroying of the interior building during Alexandru Lapusneanu (1564) and the restorings ordered by Ieremia Movila, in 1600 the fortress opens its gates for Mihai Viteazul, who is the first who makes the political union of all the Romanians. Transformed in monastery by Vasile Lupu and next partialy destroyed by Dumitrascu Cantacuzino in 1675, another page of heroism is "written" in 1691, when, defended by a hand of men, have resisted to the siege of the Polish army leaded by Ioan Sobietski. After its destroying by Mihai Racovita in 1717, Neamt fortress looses its political and military importance forever.

outside town - Sugas Bai

running out a bit...

...having a pear juice at a beautiful pension in the Sugas area, not far from Sf.Gheorghe, Romania.

first part of the day...a walk in the park

It's been some months since I last went back home...I'm lucky enough I can manage to stay away from it for several monts, and be ok ... And usually when I get home, I want to visit things outside town...anything. ButtThis morning was "updating my home town" morning...we have a lovely park that's been reconstructed and taken more care of...so I went out to see it. the result? Not a waist of time visitin' it!

If you wanna rest... have some time off...Saint George, my home town, is perfect for that! The Kurtos colacs are great! Love them!

But I'm still for the big city life...got too used to it.