The Norwegian Opera, Oslo, May, 2013.
Die Norwegische Oper in Oslo ist eines der spektakulärsten Opernhäuser der Welt und wurde von dem norwegischen Architekturbüro Snøhetta entworfen. Bei meinem Besuch letzte Woche regnete es, aber aufREGEN lohnt nicht. Es wurde ein wunderfeiner grauer Tag.
The angled exterior of the Oslo Opera House, designed by the world famous Snøhetta, is covered in Italian white carrara marble and granite, making it appear to rise out of the Oslofjord like a glacier.
“Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof”. – James R. Lowell
It is the world’s first and only opera houses where you not only can, but are meant to, walk on the roof. On my visit last week it was raining cats and dogs. Perfect moody weather!
“When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.” – Maria Callas
“People’s reaction to opera the first time they hear it is extreme, … They either love it or they hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don’t, they may learn to love it, but it will never become part of their soul.” – Richard Gere, Pretty Woman
“Rain does not fall on one roof alone” – Norwegian proverb
“If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role.” – Judy Garland
The iceberg art installation “She lies” (norsk; hun ligger) on the water is created by Monica Bonvicini. It caused something like a soap opera! Some find it beautful, others say it’s trash. The sculpture turns on its axis in line with the tide and wind and is a three-dimensional interpretation of Caspar David Friedrich’s painting The Sea of Ice (Das Eismeer).
“Until the Eighties, Oslo was a rather boring town, but it’s changed a
lot, and is now much more cosmopolitan. If I go downtown, I visit the
harbour to see the tall ships and the ferries, and to admire the modern
architecture such as the Opera House or the new Astrup Fearnley Museum
on the water’s edge.” – Jo Nesbø
“Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.”
– Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) & the norwegian tax payers
Thank you, Diana, for giving me a glimpse of Oslo. The opera building is a stunning piece of architecture.
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It is indeed, Kathie. I love this building, it’s wonderful. Thank you very much!
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Ich bin sehr beeinddruckt, Hanne, tolle Fotos und ein tolles Gebäude. Die Akustik muss hervorragend sein.
Weiter eine schöne Zeit wünscht dir Susanne
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Es freut mich, dass es dir auch gefällt, Susanne! Liebe Grüße zurück. 🙂 ♥
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Beautiful work, love the quotes.
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Thank you so much, Ray!
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Agreed! Great taste on everything!
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Architektur kann spannend sein, wie man sieht. Danke für die tollen Ansichten, in jeder Hinsicht.
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Ich danke dir für den tollen Kommentar, lieber Mickzwo. Vielen Dank!
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Hallo Dina,
ein interessantes Gebäude, aber für mich persönlich “gewöhnungsbedürftig”.
Liebe Grüße, z.Zt. aus York, auch von Mary,
Pit
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Lieber Pit,
das Gebäude ist halt sehr kühl, nordisch und ist sicherlich nicht jedermanns Sache. 🙂
Eine schöne Zeit in York und eine gute Weiterreise Richtung Edinburgh!
Liebe Grüße, auch an Mary
Dina
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Liebe Dina,
(moderne) Architektur ist, wie vieles Andere, ganz bestimmt eine sehr persönliche Geschmacksache. Ich tue mich z.B. sehr schwer mit der Berliner Reichstagskuppel, die Andere großartig finden, und das neue Kanzleramt fällt für mich unter das, was Prinz Charles als “carbuncle” bezeichnen würde.
Apropos “carbuncle: davon haben wir so einige hier in England zu sehen bekommen, aber auch das Gegenteil: wundervolle Integration von alt und neu, sowie – natürlich – absolut fantastische historische Gebäude.
Übrigens: York gefällt uns bisher am besten, dann kommt Norwich, und erst dann London. Cley lassen wir mal außen vor, denn es ist einfach zu unterschiedlich der Größe wegen – kann man m.E. nicht vergleichen. Gefallen hat es uns da natürlich sehr sehr gut, eben weil es ein absolutes “Kontrastprogramm” gegenüber der Riesenstadt London war. Und dann war da in Cley natürlich auch Klausbernd’s Gastfreundschaft!
Mal sehen, wie uns Edinburgh gefallen wird. Morgen geht’s da hin.
Danke für die guten Wünsche für die Reise, und liebe Grüße, auch von Mary,
Pit
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Hi Ihr Lieben,
York fand ich auch eine sehr schöne Stadt, The Minster ein Traum. Das feine an Norwich sind die alten Viertel und die große Auswahl an kleine, individuelle Läden. Jetzt seid Ihr in Edinburgh angekommen, habe eine feine Zeit! Hoffentlich habt ihr auch so feines Wetter wie hier.:-)
Herzliche Grüße aus Bonn
Siri & Selma, Dina
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Whowwhh, das sind wundervolle Fotos, jedes einzelne.
LG Mathilda
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Vielen, vielen Dank, liebe Mathilda! 🙂 🙂
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Beautiful lines and angles.
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Thank you, Cynthia! I’m glad you liked it: 🙂
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Reblogged this on Barry Piatoff@WordPress and commented:
Norway photographs well but follow https://toffeefee.wordpress.com/ for when I don’t repost her blog.
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Oh Barry, this is great, I love it! Thank you very, very much for this reblog! 🙂 🙂
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Wonderful photos of these beautiful building in Oslo, excellent captured… 🙂
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Thanks a lot, Drake – appreciate it! Takk skal du ha. 🙂
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This building is really stunning, I love it.
“Give my best to the Opera”, I say that every time I know someone is visiting Oslo.
Thanks for sharing.
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How lovely! 🙂 🙂
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Futuristisch. Ein imposantes Gebäude und tolle Fotos.
Liebe Grüße, Szintilla
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Danke sehr, liebe Szintilla. 🙂 Einen schönen Tag dir!
LIebe Grüße
Dina
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Das ist wirklich ein außergewöhnliches Gebäude. Danke für den Eindruck durch feine Fotos.
Das Zitat von Richard Gere ist mir sehr präsent, den Film hab ich mindestens 8 mal gesehen ;).
Liebe Grüße
Marion
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Liebe Marion ♥,
ich habe den Film auch sehr oft gesehen, der ist einfach bezaubernd gut gemacht, nicht wahr. Und gut gealtert! Zuletzt sah ich den Film in Rhu Sila (Cley), das ist nur ein paar Wochen her. Klausbernd und die Buchfeen kannten den Film nicht (! :-)) die waren alle drei restlos begeistert, Schön, oder?
Herzlichen Dank für deinen lieben Kommentar! ♥
Dina♥
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Liebe Dina,
die KANNTEN den Film nicht *kopf.fest.schüttel*, ts, ts, ts…
Dann hat es sich ja gelohnt, ihn zusammen anzusehen 😆
Freut mich, dass sie restlos begeistert waren. Wäre es mir nicht genauso ergangen, hätte ich ihn nicht so häufig gesehen. Keinen anderen Film habe ich derartig häufig angeguckt und konnte mich immer wieder dran erfreuen ♥♥♥.
Herzliche Grüße
Marion
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Liebe Marion,
…die KANNTEN den Film nicht *kopf.fest.schüttel*, ts, ts, ts…
Dann hat es sich ja gelohnt, ihn zusammen anzusehen … 🙂 🙂 🙂
Stimmt, das richtig schön und echt, ja da war ich doch erstaunt, welch eine Bildungslücke, hihihi! Wie bekommst du diesen zauberhaften Smiley dazu, die Zähne zu zeigen- und das bei WP? 🙂
Gute Nacht zu dir in der Schweiz ♥ ♥ ♥
Dina
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I love your quotes! And I love walking with you – especially when we climbed the roof! Life just is so good when we share it with kindred spirits!
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I like your quotes as well! Yes, dear Clanmother, it was nice climbing the roof of the opera with you! 🙂
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🙂
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Those are some beautiful pictures, but that walk looked awfully slippery in the rain!
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No,no, the roof is not slippery at all! You walk up like you’re glued to it! 🙂
Have a lovely day Rhythm and say hello to your Mum and The One with the Goodies.:-)
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Some of the most atmospheric rainy day photos I’ve ever seen, Dina. Great post. 🙂
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Oh dear, no I turn red..! Thank you very, very much Johanna! What a kind comment. 🙂 🙂
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Super Hanne!! Super photos and infos. My list of places to visit is getting longer!!! 🙂
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I love that Joan! ♥ Next place to go is Monte Mare, together with you, I look forward to it, very much so!
Big hug, take care ♥♥♥
Hanne
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Amazing architecture – the fourth photo is my favourite shot.
I love seeing other photographer’s images of cities and architecture which I would otherwise not experience – bring the rest of the world right to my doorstep and the next best thing to visiting the region myself.
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Lovely comment, thanks a lot Vicky. I feel the same! 🙂
Have a great day!
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Gorgeous and inspirational design–thanks for a great post.
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Thank YOU for looking and commenting! 🙂 It puts a big smile on my face. 🙂
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I like the first photo in particular. And the quotations that accompany the pictures are very interesting.
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Thank you, Danny, I’m glad you enjoyed it! The first one is my favourite too…
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Beim Anblick der Oper denke ich sofort an Ozeandampfer – gefällt mir sehr. Faziniert u. begeistert bin ich aber von der Eisberg Skulptur. Danke für die Bilder, so lernt man tolle Orte/Gebäude kennen, die man selber noch nicht bereist/besucht hat.
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Hallo Tanchen,
du bekommst die letzte Antwort bevor ich ins Bett gehe 😉 Ja, die Skultur hat was, das finde ich auch! Die ist größer als man denkt. Witzig; es gab ein Preisausschreiben und um die 175 Künstler haben sich beworben bezüglich diese Wasserinstallation. Die Gewinnerin ist eine Italierin, die in Berlin lebt. Schön, oder? So wird die Welt kleiner und greifbarer und darauf werden wir in Italien eins trinken! 🙂 Einen schönen Tag dir.♥
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I have been to Oslo a few times & loved it all! Thanks for reminding me what great times I spend in this lovely cool city! Excellent pics too!
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Loevely cool city is the right expression! 🙂 Thank you, Sophie! 🙂
You really have been travelling a lot!
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Tolle Eindrücke, auch bei Regenwetter. Die Skulptur finde ich gut. Von weitem sieht es durch das Blau wirklich wie ein Eisberg aus. Passt gut zur Oper. Auf ihrem Dach bin ich allerdings noch nie rumspaziert. Als ich im Winter mal dort war, war dies aufgrund von Schnee und Glätte natürlich nicht möglich. Liebe Grüße! 😀
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Das nasse Dach ist erstaunlich griffig zu begehen, ich war verblüfft. Was hat dir denn in Oslo wohl am besten gefallen beim letzten Besuch? Ich bin im July wieder in Norwegen und möchte unbedingt zum Tjuvholmen, das Astrup Fearnley Museum und die ganze Kunstinstallationen auf der Insel neben Aker Brygge besichtigen. “Alle” schwermen in den höchsten Tönen davon.
Liebe Grüße zurück! ♥ 🙂
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Dearest 🙂 You spend your time well. My favourite is the second photo. Grey – suddenly a red umbrella and the blue ice-cubes in the background with some blueish color on the left (windows). Fantastic !!!!!! Can’t wait to see the pictures of Finn. Lots of love and kisses from me to you. And I’ll promise to take lots of pictures this week-end in Lofoten. Weather forecast says sunny, but you never know, it changes in a second. Better pack for all seasons 🙂 ❤ ❤ ❤
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My dear friend, I’m so glad you enjoy it! 🙂 🙂 ♥ Can’t wait to see your photos from Lofoten. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for the best weather ever. I have some good ideas concerning Finn! 🙂
God natt og sov bra! 🙂
♥ ♥ ♥
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Wonderful shots of this amazing Opera House. I*ve passed it a few times but haven’t walked on it yet… I like the floating iceberg sculpture too.
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Try it the next time you’re around, it’s very impressive and it’s a true diva; loves your camera! 🙂
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The opera house is stunning, and your third photo f it is a work of art, wonderful.
I like the floating sculpture, somehow it makes me think of a crumpled tall ship 🙂
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I’m so happy that you enjoy it, that’s great! The resemblance with Caspar David Friedrich’s painting is striking, I think the artist did a very good job with the sculpture. Thank you so much for visiting! ♥
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wonderful pics. and wonderful architecture… the contrast of the tiny figures and the brilliant white building is amazing. I would love to go to the opera there ( have just been to the Met Opera’s Parsifal ) I too see a tall ship or a tea clipper in the beautiful sculpture in the water.
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Thank you, Valerie. I love the opera myself and try to visit the opera houses when I travel. Wagner is not top of my list, but I did enjoy the Twilight of the Gods in Hamburg last year. Parsifal was my very first encounter with the opera, much too heavy as a starter… :-), today I like it. Thanks for visiting! 🙂
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Lovely photos 🙂 I run my coaching weekends near Oslo and admire the views on your pictures every time on my way from the airport to the stables 🙂 Some wonderful places in the City!
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Thank you! 🙂 Sometimes flybussen makes a little detour, I always appreciate it when I can catch a glimpse of Oslo too. Hav fun in the stables!
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Beautifully taken Dina 🙂 and Moliere’s quote still seems to be true :). Bravo!!!
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Hehehe, thanks, Paula! 🙂
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Extraordinary building. I’m a bit of a traditionalist, but this is a very splendid edifice! RH
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This is probably as far away from the charme of Trinity & Co as one can get, but I love both styles. 🙂 Thank you, RH!
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As far back as I can remember, there was something that thrilled me about telling a story…you tell us your opera story in so many ways…there are feelings, culture…emotions…So glad you’ve found me, Dina….and so glad to be here and see what i see….
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You’ve got it! 🙂 I love to combine the photos with things and quotes = me and present it from my angle. Appreciate yor kind comment very much, benvenutocellini, you have a smashing blog, just love what you make out of photography!
Good night to you from the Rhine Valley
Dina
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I loved every bit of your article.
Maria 🙂
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That’s more than I hoped for! Thank you so much!! 🙂 🙂
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Hi, dear Dina,
wow, what a great building! Stunning photographs of a great building. I like that sculpture as well 🙂
Love, hugs and kisses xxx from Cley next the Sea
Klausbernd
Greetings to our dearest Bookfayries Siri and Selma
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Thanks my dear,
the iceberg is for you, thought you might like it. 🙂
Dina ♥ ♥ ♥
Fayriedust from Siri& Selma, sound asleep… #####
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Liebe Dina,
das sind ganz phantastische Fotos! Ganz arg nach meinem Geschmack,
herzlich, mb
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Das lese ich gerne! Danke sehr. 🙂 Ich glaube, wir beide hätten Spaß Oslo gemeinsam mit der Kamera zu erkunden…
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Ja, das glaube ich auch. Zumal wir uns dann auch über Bonn herrlich austauschen könnten … hab da ja nicht nur studiert, sondern auch in der Uniklinik (Psychiatrie) als studentische Hilfskraft gearbeitet. Gibt es eigentlich noch das Café Blau gegenüber der Uni?
In Oslo bin ich als Jugendliche einmal gewesen. Einen einzigen Tag während einer “Freizeit”, und den haben wir Mädels ausschließlich in irgendwelchen Klamottenläden verbracht … herrjeh! 😉
LG mb
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Hmmmm… wo genau sollte das Café Blau sein, was meinst du mit gegenüber der Uni? Universität unten in der Stadt oder die Uniklinik oben auf dem Venusberg? Als ich auf dem Berg anfing (Derma) gab es das Pavillioncafé (danach hat es ein paar Mal den Besitzer gewechselt, ist heute richtig schick) – unten in der Stadt kenne ich mich weniger gut aus. Ich war heute in der Stadt, puuuh…es ist mir alles zu voll, zu viele Menschen, Autos, zu viel Gedränge. Und überhaupt. 🙂
Naja, einen ganzen Tag in Klamottenläden in Oslo habe ich als junges Mädchen auch verbracht. Einen Ausflug nach Oslo, das war damals etwas ganz besonderes. In Oslo gab es in den 70-igern den ersten H&M – Laden, wow war das toll…
🙂
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Liebe Dina,
die Fotos sind ganz toll, selbt wenn mir die Architektur nicht wirklich gefällt, dafür von dir toll in Szene gesetzt. Zum Thema Regen: als Hundehalter liebe ich den Regen, fein, gesprüht, in Strömen, vertikal, horizontal, in Faden oder aus Eimern: dann haben wir drei nämlich freie Bahn im Grunewald. Natürlich kann man Regentage wunderbar im Bett verbringen, mit einer schönen Tasse Kaffee, eine Stapel Bücher, der/dem Liebsten oder mal schnell nach Oslo fliegen und hübsche Bilder knipsen. Merci und herzliche Grüße mal nicht aus Berlin sondern aus Magdeburg meiner zweitliebsten Stadt.
Georg
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Lieber Georg,
deinen feinen Kommentar hatte ich bereits beantwortet, aber wo ist er den geblieben…?
Ich bin auch eine fröhliche Hundebesitzerin (Golden Retriever) und liebe ebenfalls den Regen. Ich habe Wetterklamotten und gehe ohne Schirm, finde es toll, wenn die anderen daheim bleiben. 🙂
Herzliche Grüße nach Magdeburg!
Dina
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Outstanding images!
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Thank you, Phil! 🙂
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This is a great collection of quotes and images. I don’t love the opera (though apparantly one day I might), but I love this opera house. I’m not sure how I feel about the “iceberg.”
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Thank you, Heather! This building is as nordic clean as it can be, truly beautiful. Lots of people think the iceberg looks like garbage. Anyway.., I like it… 🙂
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Lovely photos! I spent some of my honeymoon in Oslo and it’s great to see some images again. We never got to climb onto the roof as it was too icy, but I loved walking round the back of the opera house and looking through the windows to see the costume and wig departments. And you have included a shot with a DFDS ferry in the background which is how we arrived into Oslo! Happy memories.
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Oh, but that’s lovely!! 🙂 🙂 Enjoy your happy memories, let them stay alive! 🙂
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The opera house is stunning. I love opera. I love Maria Callas’s quote. She was so right!
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I love the opera myself, Francesca. It’s like coming into another world, great music and emotions, so different from the drama of everyday life.
Have a lovely day. In Germany we have a holiday today…
Big hug ♥
DIna
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The opera house is incredible. But your photos make it come alive! Thank you!
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Thank you!! 🙂 🙂
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Great pictures. The same mood as when I visited the opera n November. Looks nice also in grey weather.
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Yes it does! 🙂 In fact, I think grey moody weather is excellent for a photo shooting.
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Eine grandiose Architektur, so klare Formen. Das mag ich. Und der Regentag tut den Fotos keinen Abbruch. Die Spiegelung gefällt mir auch sehr.
Liebe Grüße, ‘Franka’
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Grandiose Architektur, da schreibst du was. Ich liebe diese klare, schnörkellose Form, so typisch für den Norden. Herzlichen Dank dir und l♥ebe Grüße zurück!
Dina
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Dear Dina,
I love your beautiful photographs of the Oslo opera house! It really looks like a towering glacier wall. My personal favorite is the one with the two converging lines and the person in the red umbrella: just beautiful, clean composition – perfect! Also, I am going to pick sides and say that I am with those who like the iceberg shaped “floating sculpture”. Finally, your last quote is pricelessly tongue-in-cheek! 😉
Love,
Stefano
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That’s soooo kind of you Stefano, thank you very, very much! 🙂 Also for appreciating the quote! 😉
Big hug
Dina
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Dear Dina, many thanks for gving us such an interesting and pleasant insight into Oslo and it’s opera house and I must admit that I just love the iceberg! I’m soon going to see Macbeth by Verdi. I hope you didn’t have to suffer to much because of the noise the opera singers provoked with their arias! Have a nice evening. Cari saluti da Martina
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Thank you, Martina! 🙂 I appreciate your kind comment,.No, I don’t suffer when I go to the opera,… 🙂
I hope you enjoy Macbeth, have fun!
Greetings from grey Bonn
Dina
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I just love that you have a quote from Pretty Woman in there. You’re not a snob for sure! 🙂 Such beautiful photos as always Dina. I so enjoy seeing the world through your eyes. I also think you have a real talent for catching the colours of a place. In this series I’ve come away feeling happily in sync with a very very pale icy blue-green that is so light it hardly shows but it a glue through all of these photos. It especially comes out in your second. Beautiful!!
Love Jennifer
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Thanks, Jennifer for this wonderful comment! You’re so kind – it goes down like a piece of delicious chocolate… 🙂 ♥
L♥ve Dina
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Great photos of this amazing building, I have not visited it – yet! – the architecture is amazing, and I’m sure it will be wonderful to visit it.
I dreamed for years about seeing Utzon’s masterpiece in Sydney, and I was not disappointed in 2011 when I finally visited the Sydney Opera House! – but I am sure i will love it, the
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Lucky you, Truels! I’m sure you’ll not be disappointed with this one either. It pays credit to every camera… 🙂
Have a lovely day.
Dina
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i love the way u compose story telling pictures! :0
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Oh, I l♥ve that, composing … and being read! 🙂 Thanks a lot!
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Wow – stunning images!
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Thank you very, very much! 🙂
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Wunderschöne Architektur, tolle Fotos … ich bin beeindruckt. Der Regen hätte mich auch nicht gestört. Zumal er eine besonders Stimmung macht.
Liebe Grüße aus dem ebenfalls regnerischen Norden.
Stefan
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Danke sehr, lieber Stefan. Graue Regentage sind spannend, das finde ich auch. Schöne Aufnahmen bei strahlender Sonnenschein werden millionenfach täglich hochgeladen.
25 000 000 Bilder jeden Tag allein bei WP, als ich die Zahl las, musste ich doch schlucken…:-)
Liebe Grüße nach HH!
Dina
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Danke liebe Dina. Ja, ich hatte auch gelesen, dass die Zahlen erschreckend hoch sind. Für 2013 werden sogar bis zu 550 Millionen Bilder pro Tag bei Flickr, Snapchat, Instagram und Facebook erwartet. (http://de.slideshare.net/kleinerperkins/kpcb-internet-trends-2013)
Grau macht einfach ein interessantes Licht und das hast Du ganz famos eingefangen. Chapeau!
Liebe Grüße aus Hamburg zu Dir
Stefan
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Schluuuck, sooo viele!! 🙂 Interessant, nicht? Clever inszeniert. Die Kamerahersteller und Softwarebetreiber können sich die Hände reiben. Stell dir das mal vor…, und wie viel Zeit draufgeht. Danke für den Link, Stefan und ganz, ganz herzlichen Dank für dein liebes Lob, das tut gut.
Liebe Grüße aus dem Rheinland zu dir in der schönsten Stadt Deutschlands
Dina
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Das sind ja fantastische Fotos!
Liebe Dina, ich grüße Dich herzlich
Barbara
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Liebe Barbara,
das freut mich gerade sehrsehr, dass dir die Bilder gefallen! 🙂 🙂
♥-liche Grüße zurück!
Dina
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Those are some amazing buildings – they look great to photograph.
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The are indeed! Thank you!
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The building was made for that kind of weather! Just beautiful.
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Well, at least that’s the weather they have in Oslo quite often. Bente writes she had the same experience in November. Thank you so much!
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A superb collection of pictures. The inclusion of people in some of the shots is particularly effective in providing an indication of scale (as well as the weather!!)
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How kind of you, Louis, thanks a lot! Yes, the people and the weather gives it the right erspective. Have a great weekend.
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lange habe ich deinen Blog nicht mehr besucht, verzeih, liebe Dina …
mir gefallen die Bilder von der Oper bzw. ihrem Dach, ich mag auch die Eisberginstallation, diese stelle ich mir allerdings mit Sonne lebendiger vor- aber nun, was wird es mit Sonne nicht?
ich bin kein Opernfan und ob ich es je lerne … ich bleibe skeptisch-
herzliche Grüße zu dir nach Bonn, wo ich heute durchgefahren bin und an dich dachte
Ulli
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Liebe Ulli,
ganz herzlichen Dank für deinen Besuch – ich hoffe, du bist jetzt gut angekommen.
Das Max Ernst Haus in Brühl ist immer einen Besuch wert, ich hoffe, du zehrst lange davon.:-)
Ich liebe die Oper, aber wie gesagt, das ist nicht jedermands DIng… 🙂
L♥iebe Grüße!
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You addition to Moliere is so apt!
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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I’ll make sure to put Oslo on my list as it’s not too far off to be honest.
Great photos.
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Yes, it’s well woth a visit. Oslo is getting better all the time! 🙂 Thanks for visiting!
Ha en god helg.
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Grandiose Aufnahmen sind das, liebe Dina ..ein faszinierendes Gebäude!
Opernbesuche ..unvergessliche eindrucksvolle Erlebnisse, und Richard Gere hat sicher recht 😉 (Ein lustiger und nachdenklicher Film, den ich doch schon einige Male gesehen habe …)
Ich grüß dich lieb und wünsche dir ein rundum schönes Wochenende,
Ocean
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Ganz, ganz lieben Dank dir, Ocean!
Ja du… Pretty Woman…, den Film habe ich so oft mit Vergnügen immer wieder gesehen, wie kein anderer.
Knuddel mal die süße Greta von mir! ♥ ♥ ♥
Liebste Grüße zum Wochenende zurück zu euch 3.
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Wonderful series if images Dima but that first one is just outstanding.
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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I enjoyed your photos and some of the humorous and thought-provoking quotes.
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I’m so happy you do! 🙂 Thank you very much.
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Q- love your photos! The opera is definitely on my list of this to see when I finally get to Norway!
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It’s hard to neglect! 🙂 And well worth a visit, also the inside. Hope you get there soon.
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This is a very familiar sight. I have several posts from the new opera myself and it’s always interesting to see other people’s photos. Many people have been complaining about all the new buildings and construction in that area, but I think it’s great to see that my city is developing.
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I agree with you, Oslo is getting more and more interesting and have some high classs attractions. I look forward to seeing you for a photo walk in Oslo this summer! 🙂
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Wow, sehr schöne Aufnahmen. Ich habe das Gebäude mal in einem Reisebericht über Oslo gesehen. Deine Fotos machen Lust endlich mal wieder die Kultur und Landschaften des Nordens zu entdecken.
LG, Gilles
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Ich bin sicher, du wirst große Freude an den Norden erleben.
Liebe Grüße, Dina
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Grandiose Bilder!
Ich gehöre hiermit zur Opern Like Fraktion. Die Eisberginstallation erinnert mich an die “Blur”, eine künstliche begehbare Wolke im Neuenburger See bei Yverdon (CH), die vor gut 10 Jahren zur Expo gezeigt wurde.
Oslo kenne ich 1988 und 1995 und seither nur aus Jo Nesbøs Harry Hole Krimis. Das verleidet mir ein Bisschen die Stadt. In meiner Phantasie laufen dort seither nur Junkies und kranke Serienkiller herum.
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🙂 “Blur” kenne ich nicht, hört sich spannend an. Oslo hat sich in den letzten Jahren stark weiterentwickelt, ich war erstaunt. Als Tone und Jostein in Oslo wohnten, verbrachte ich jedes Jahr einige Tage dort. Das ist 15 Jahre her, ich fand damals, dass die Stadt einen Riesensprung gemacht hatte, aber der Effekt jetzt war.. wow! 🙂
L♥ebe Grüße zu dir und Soso.
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Ich bin gespannt. Ich hoffe, bald nach Oslo zu kommen. Alleine Deine Bilder vom Opernhaus machen schon dieses gewisse Kribbeln mit sehen wollen “in Echt”.
Die Blur gibt es nicht mehr. Sie war nur für einige Monate während der schweizer Expo zu sehen. Ich muss mal die Fotos finden, die ich gemacht habe. Liebgrüß auch von SoSo.
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Lovely….I like the almost monochrome look (with little pops of color) and atmosphere. I miss these types of days sometimes living in the desert!
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I know what you mean. Living in a part of the world with rainy season all year round, I found it strange to be in the desert. We always long for good weather and sunshine, but for me it’d be boring without the contrast. As a dogowner I go out in any weather and I must admit, love the drizzling rain. How many days of rain a year do you have? Pit, a fellow Blogger lives in southern Texas, it’s a highlight when it’s raining.
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I live in Prescott, which is about an hour North of Phoenix. Here we get maybe 12″of rain per year, Phx maybe half that. But there has been less rain the past few years due to a drought. When it does rain, most people love it! It also is torrential yet very short in duration. I do miss “weather” sometimes so really enjoy rainy, foggy or snowy images (especially so if they include an umbrella) :). The good thing about being here is that I can hop in a car and within 6-8 hours be in either cold mountains (Colorado) or the sea (California).
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As I juts answerded on your post, I actually know your desert! Way back in the eighties I drove from San Fransisco -Phoenix – Las Vegas – Los Angeles. It was so great. Whta amazed me the most; after only an hour or two behind the weel, the scenery changed. So versatile!
Have a great week!
Love
Dina
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Ah, SF is a great city, my fav in US. You also have a good one!
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I think SF is the most “european” city I have visited in the States. Absolutely adorable!
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Hallo Dina,
It’s ever so true. Even with a deluge in San Antonio while we were touring Englsnd and Scotland we desperately need more rain down here.
Best regards from southerhn Texas, and have a great weekend,
Pit
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Stunning photos and great quotes. I’m inspired to visit Oslo in the future:)
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Great!. Please come! 🙂 Thanks for visiting, cocoaupnorth!
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That carrera marble and granite make for a dramatic backdrop for the architecture… your photos are inspiring, you’ve captured the drama of weather, people. I like that they look minimalistic, and the clean lines add to your composition 🙂 You’ve put it on the map for me! One day i’m going to visit.
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That’d be great, Liz. When you a plan a trip to the North, let me know, maybe we can meet.:-)
Have a l♥vely Sunday!
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The operahouse in Oslo is so beautiful! Nice shots 🙂
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🙂 🙂 Thanks!
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Herlig bildeserie, operahuset i Bjørvika er stilig og fotogent!
(og til din kommentar “….ja, bare kom du…”)
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Hehehehe.. 🙂
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What beautiful images of the opera house! I love the varied perspectives, and especially love the way the color of red umbrella pops out in some of them. …Lorri
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Thanks a lot, Lorri!! 🙂
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Hi there, I have nominated you for The Liebster Award, in which small bloggers help other small bloggers to get their name out there some more! Read all about it here: http://themerrybride.org/2013/06/03/the-liebster-award/ – Katie from The Merry Bride 🙂
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I’m very honored, thank you so much…. but I go award free, I’m so sorry. But I still appreciate you liking me work and nominating me, thanks a lot! 🙂
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Great caption QUOTES! 🙂
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Thank you, Bette! Thank you very much. 🙂
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What a beautiful opera house, Dina, and your photos are fabulous. The quotes are amazing as well. By the way, thanks for joining my blog. I wonder what you’d think of Muscat’s Royal Opera House: http://catbirdinoman.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/caracalla-dance-theatre-kan-ya-ma-kan-at-the-royal-opera-house-muscat/
Ours is so traditional while the Oslo Opera House is very modern. Yours also seems very organic, as if it just grew out of the landscape. 🙂
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Organic Opera House sounds great…. 🙂
Well, well, the Royal Opera House of Muscat ist pure magic, like a dream.
What a pity that you’re packing up and going home, I’d love to come and visit the country when you’re there! Easy packing….
Love Dina
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Yes, Dina, it is too bad that I’m leaving, especially if I could have had visitors like you! I didn’t have many visitors while I was here, sadly, just my sons and one Italian man who I met in Jordan in 2011. I would have loved to play tour guide and host to any of my blogging friends. 🙂
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Oh yes, that’s too bad really, I’d put your country high up on my list. Right away! 🙂
Anyway, let’s stay in touch and see what happens. Who knows…
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Great photos and quotes!!!!
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Thank you, Lidipiri! 🙂
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beautiful images in Monochrome…thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thank you for visiting! 🙂
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Lovely photos, Dina. I especially like the first and third ones!
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🙂 🙂 🙂
Big hug!
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Lieben Dank für diese sehr interessante Tour!
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Gerne! 🙂
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What an excellent post: the architecture has much to admire!!! And your photos are very good. I will be back to enjoy your blog again, no problem. I am glad you like “In search of unusual destinations”, by the way! Phil.
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🙂
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It was some years since I visited – beautiful it is. The Opera house is maybe even more beautiful in rain – at least in your photos. Great quotes – it’s a pure joy to follow in your footsteps! Thank you!
Have a great weekend!
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I thank YOU for this kind comment, you’ve made my day now! 🙂
Well, growing up and spending a lot of time in Norway, I have come to terms with the weather: you always have to make the most of it. And to be honest, there are millions of sunny photos and they all look great, no question… but on a grey day you have a different mood. And I love moody photos… 🙂
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Beautiful building and beautiful pictures!
We have a beautiful performing arts center in Kansas City, Missouri, too. If you’re interested, you can see it here: http://wp.me/p34Vxu-4r.
Thank you for stopping by my blog!
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Uuups, what happend to WP, several of my comments disappeared!
Dear Svetlana, I visited your art Center in Kansas a couple of days ago and I think it’s great!
Thanks for guiding me. 🙂
Have a lovely weekend.
Dina
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Your photos are stunning. And your last quotation is truly amusing. 🙂
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🙂 🙂 🙂 Thanks!
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I had no idea about this .. what a stunning building Dina ! The weather may not have been the best but I think it’s added a certain something to your photos . That Ice Sculpture !!! wow . I loved the link . Thanks Dina 🙂
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Poppytump, what a great Name! 🙂
Thank you so much for looking into my blog and making this nice comment. 🙂 🙂
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Love the architecture Dina and you took stunning photo’s! Love the quotes that accompany them as well. Great post! 🙂
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How kind of you, thanks a lot! 🙂 🙂
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Nice photos!
I remember the first time I walked on the Oslo Opera House and thought – how can this be legal? 🙂 Coming from Sydney, where I think it’s almost a federal crime (exaggeration) to climb the Sydney Opera House.
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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I Nominate you for a Wonderful Bouquet of Awards – 16 Nominations
Please Choose any one of the awards
please accept it and oblige
http://ajaytao2010.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/a-wonderful-bouquet-of-awards-16-nominations/
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Oh dear, what an honour!! 🙂 Thank you so much! We have a slight problem now, since I long ago decided do go awardfree. I’m so sorry! Still, I appreciate your Nomination very much indeed.
L♥ve to you
DIna
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okay dont do anything just accept it dear
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Thank you for this little tour… Beautiful!
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Thank you for your cute little visit! 🙂
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Wirklich sehr beeindruckend. Und sehr ansprechend fotografiert!
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Ganz herzlichen Dank für den Besuch und den Kommentar, Christian! Ich habe mich gefreut, Dich hier zu sehen. 🙂
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What a stunning building. It’s on a par with our opera house in Sydney!
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Well, well I’ll bow to that! Thank you, Mike!
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I sing opera…..and yes….for people who want to come to the opera, it is expensive.
I fear opera will fade away (not quietly) if the prices keep going up.
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I’d love to hear you sing opera, Mary! Do you have a link to somewhere or something so that we can all see and hear you?? That’d be really great. 🙂 Well, opera is expensive, in this case it’s the building itself – BUT it was 300 mio NOK (~US$52 million) under its budget of 4.4 billion NOK (~US$760 Million) 🙂
By the way, it is the largest cultural building constructed in Norway since Nidarosdomen was completed circa 1300.
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I have some music mp3 files.
I’ll send one to the email posted on your Gravatar.
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How great, that’s so kind of you, thank you very, very much! 🙂
I’m so much looking forward to listening to you, Mary, this is exciting! 🙂
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I sent the music file yesterday—to the email address that you have on your Gravatar. I hope it got to you.
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Oh yeas, it did! It put a big smile on my face, I listened to it all night. I mailed you. Thanks you so very much for this great gift, Mary! 🙂
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Lovely pictures! Looks great in bw too.. Really great architecture.
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Thank you, Sophia! 🙂 ♥ I love this architecture. The inside is grande as well. Have a lovely day in gorgeous Sweden.
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What a glorious shot of the opera with the silhouetted women and umbrella. And, I have to say, at least at first glance the Bonvicini sculpture does look rather like a collapsed building. Perhaps in the sunlight, in person as it turns on the tide .. .
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Thank you so much, Lynne! I really appreciate your kind comment. 🙂
Well, as for the Bonvicini sculpture, quite a few find it debatable… People seem to love it or hate it…
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Thanks for stopping by my blog Dina. It’s amazing to see these views of Norway after hearing so much about it from my friend Kristina, who traveled from there to visit America for a bit. Looking forward to seeing more photos soon.
Alex
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Thanks for your words, Alexander Johnny! There might come some post about Norway in the future. I’m going back in July/August and quite looking forward to it. 🙂
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That’s excellent. Can’t wait to see some new photos and hear about new adventures. Take care.
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Vielen danke fur visiting mein blog. (Ich habe vergessen mein deutsche worten?) I would love to visit Norway someday. Ich habe verwandten somewhere there.
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Thanks for visiting trying out your German! 🙂 Verwandte in Norwegen zu haben ist Grund genug zu kommen, but also without relatives in Norway it’s a beautiful country to visit and trave.
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meine Tochter (Architektin) hatte mit ihrem Team auch einen Entwurf zu diesem Wettbewerb eingereicht – aber leider nicht gewonnen …
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Was für einen Zufall- und wie interessant, Frizztext! Dein Beitrag deiner Tochter hätte ich gerne gesehen. Ich glaube es gab sehr viele Bewerber aus der ganzen Welt. Mir persönlich sagt die Skulptur zu.
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It’s a wonderful building, we walked on the roof last year when there was snow and ice on it…very precarious, but then we went inside and had the most divine hot chocolate….warmed us up again!
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Hi Joan,
the interior of the Opera House is very interesting as well, I’m glad you enjoyed it and had something to warm you up in the cool surroundings! I had a long discussion with myself about including them or not. And didn’t, because …as the building itself says; less is more. 🙂
I went through your travelblog and looked eagerly for a post about Oslo, but couldn’t find anything. Did you write about Norway?
Thank you so much for your kind words. Hope to see you here again soon. 🙂
Have a lovely week.
Greetings from the Rhine Valley
Dina
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Hi Dina, my daughter lives 2 hours south of Oslo, in Telemark, though I haven’t blogged much about it yet, I think we went to the Opera House the year before I started the blog…though I do have some photos, might do a ‘snowy’ post soon. Cheers,
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I’d look forward to that! Do you plan another visit to Norway in the near future?
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Yes, hopefully in August – 2 grandchildren will be celebrating birthdays so I couldn’t miss that!
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Beautiful photos & architecture, & I loved the quotes! Thanks for visiting my blog.
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Beautiful work, Dina.
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Thank you very much, Karen! It’s highly appreciated.
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Thank you for visiting my blog. I love theses photos. The effects are marvelous. The moodiness touched by hints of colour. And to see this beautiful opera house in Norway gives me new appreciation for the wonders of the internet. Way cool..
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Beautiful pictures! I’ve never been to the opera, but I already know I am one of those who has it in her soul.
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Give it a try one day, it’s a wonderful, different world, quite magic. 🙂
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The photos have a poetry that complements the building and setting so well.
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Thanks for your appreciation on my drawing and i find your blog quite interesting!
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I really love the floating iceberg sculpture! I would never call it a piece of trash! Thank you so much for sharing these photos. They really inspire me to want to travel to Norway!
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I’m so glad to read this! 🙂 Thank you very much! You all and your very kind words make it wortwhile, I find it very rewarding.
Best regards
Dina
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The iceberg sculpture is incredible! Thank you for sharing your day with us-wonderful photos Dina!
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