Showing posts with label white nights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label white nights. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Travel Notes, Norway, Chapter#5, Sognefjord-Balestrand, crazy things

Now, let me tell you some another key point from our Balestrand visit. After a long and busy day, we were hanging around the pier area to wait our dinner time but I must admit that all of us starving  and fantastic smells indicated us one point, Pilgrim Restaurant.
Glad that they had a table for four of us. We immediately canceled our previous reservation and started to review their menu. 
When we entered to I couldn’t control myself where to look, what to see among all those wonderful vintage pieces.Right  after ordering things I started to take photos of all those amazing pieces. 

They have two storey building but their new  top floor crystal dome amazing, it  gives a fantastic view of the mountain and fjord. 

We also welcomed by the owner Bjorg Bjoberg, she is a retired school teacher but she is a multi skilled artist. 

It was her birthday, she made our dinner so special at her special day, we’ll never forget. As we agreed with her, there is no coincidences!
She is a real keeper like me but her collection  amazing items, another most important thing is she  remembers the story of each item and it belongs to whom.


When we were  starving her friendly staff, young Ladies started service. We were two couples, we really enjoyed our time there.
Thousands  miles away from home, while experiencing white nights to meet with a special person was so nice, sharing almost same interests, same hobbies get people together. I would like to repeat once again “All you need is love” as John Lennon said so.
If you go to Balestrand,  Pilgrim Restaurant must be visited to meet with her&family and to see their colorful world. I believe that those kind of people makes our world peaceful with their lovely colors, whenever they touch they turn it a different beauty. Thank you Bjorg, we had so special time at your place during your birthday. Hope one day we get a chance to see each other again!
Thousands  miles away from home, while experiencing white nights to meet with a special person was so nice, sharing almost same interests, same hobbies get people together. I would like to repeat once again “All you need is love” as John Lennon said so.

When we were leaving Balestrand, I  thought all those beautiful people that we've met there, I waved them quietly and wished them lots of happiness.
If you go to Balestrand,  Pilgrim Restaurant must be visited to meet with her&family and to see their colorful world. I believe that those kind of people makes our world peaceful with their lovely colors, whenever they touch they turn it a different beauty. Thank you Bjorg, we had so special time at your place during your birthday. Hope one day we get a chance to see each other again!


I would like to share another nice memory, I noticed a shop with Handcraft sign at night when we were going back to hotel after dinner. I went to see display window with a hope if it is open . I must admit that to get adopted white night is not so easy you may confuse your time easily, it was from one of  that moments for me! Of course it was closed, but next morning after breakfast, what I did? Directly, I went there...It is a lovely shop, sells craft materials, they make lovely patchwork quilts in their studio. Also they do knitting branch, too. They knit lovely things with those good yarns. 

By the way, there were several big tables that they were selling second hand items, some of them were antiques, some of them vintage and brand new things, too. I love bronze candles, several  pairs of  poinsettia form bronze candles were waiting me there.  Now, I have one a wonderful candle set.  I’m so sad that I couldn’t chat with all those ladies who run the store and studio, non of them knows English. I’m sure that they all know full information about those second hand items. Anyway, I couldn’t learn who was the owner, how old those candles, etc. But, I’m so happy with them and they found a good home, I think;-))
Another key point from our travel, longest fjord and glacier tour later....

Monday, August 15, 2016

Travel Notes, Norway, Chapter#4, Balestrand

Balestrand, an idyllic village on the main Sognefjord with its narrow fjord branches and scenic and lush mountain landscape. If you ask me describe Balestrand with a few words all I can say, high mountains with snowy peaks, deep fjords and peace and silence. This is also my explanation for the entire fjord tours.
Sognefjord is the longest fjord of Norway, its Balestand area  has welcomed tourists since the early 1800s, it  has inspired artists from all over the world, because it is known for its  wonderful light and breathtaking nature all year around. Artists from all over the world have traveled here for inspiration, brought their sketch books or canvases to capture the extraordinary light.  


Those visitors left their mark on the architecture of the many villas and large painting collections in some hotels that they stayed for long terms. The wonderful light and breathtaking nature still inspire artists from all over the world.

Our Hotel Midtnes, was a nice building with wonderful vintage decorated lobby and living area with fantastic fjord views.
It is a boutique hotel,  our simple decorated room was at first floor corner, had a big enough balcony with fjord view and mountain view...






Wonderful fjord view from one living room.
This is another living room with another breath taking view.



The decoration of living areas were so impressive for me as being a vintage lover person. 
There are many pianos at different holes, so many wonderful painting on the walls, vintage doilies on the table and end tables...



This photos show wonderful view of a window from different angles. 



So many wonderful details to feel a totally different, cozy atmosphere feeling like at home but  with an amazing fjord view. I sat at their lovely decorated saloon to watch amazing white night sun till mid night, it was a fantastic experience.
I wish I could have more to time stay there longer. Hope to go there again. If you’re looking for serenity Balestrand is perfect address for you.  I'm unable to upload more photos for this blogging, more details about  Balestrand later....