Lofoten, Norway
Everybody is talking about it
At least everybody somehow related to outdoor life
So when they asked me
Do you wanna hop on a car and go for an adventure
I said YES
And this is how
I ended up exploring these famous islands
What comes to my mind when you say 'Norway'
The answer would be
Mountains
Sea
Vikings
Not necessarily in that order
How come there was this beautiful land
With magnified mountains and fjords
Just next to my country and I have never visited there
Well, I partly blame my parents
Whom always on holidays took us to the southern Europe
But it's ok
They are not winter people
Although both of them have been born in middle of the winter
But anyway
Finnish Lapland was the most north they felt they needed to go
And ofcourse it's way more cheaper to drive to Spain with four kids
Than travel to Norway with them
Norway?
No-way!
Now
On my third trip to this land full of wonders
I'm still amazed
I can't get rid of the question in my mind
Why do people wan't to travel all the way to New Zealand
When you have all the same possibilities here in Northern Europe
But of course it's a matter of preferences
2 hours in a plane
Or 22 hours in a plane
(Or in my case 12 hours in a car)
(Or in my case 12 hours in a car)
I have always loved water
It's one of the most multiple elements in this world
It can be salt or fresh
Calm or rapid
Strong and unstoppable
Or light mist
As a clouds that grab the mountain peaks
When frozen
It covers everything in it's protecting white blanket
It's the power of life
Without it
There wouldn't be any
And finally
The sea and the mountain shore villages
Brings us to the vikings
That horribly violent fighter folk
With their mystical life
Between the giants and the goods
The sea and the mountain shore villages
Brings us to the vikings
That horribly violent fighter folk
With their mystical life
Between the giants and the goods
Despite all the violense
I admire them
They found a way to habit the rough mountain shores
They cultivated the land where they could
And took what was them by the rights of the strongest one
They respect their free women
And as men also women lead them to victorious battles
Can't but admire them
Now days the viking life styles lives mainly in museums
And among people whom keep up memory of their society
It is important to understand where we come from
Acknowledge the wisdom that has been there for thousands of years before us
And I think Norwegians whom have been successfully inhabited this rough land
Have that wisdom in their blood
It's strong in their roots
Knowing all this
Standing on a shore of the great sea
Surrounded by mountains
That has been here way before me
And will be here long after me
I can feel this deep peace inside me
Rising up from my roots on this earth
Roots stronger and older than my words to describe them
It's a deep feeling of belonging
And I know it deep in my soul and heart
I need to come here again
Pssst!
Here you can find the stories from my first adventure to Norway
