Malmö Museum exhibition of pig-headed humans

I had been through Malmö, Sweden a number of times on the train. Once I even went outside the train station, but it was raining so hard I couldn’t really see anything. With just a few days left in Scandinavia, and nothing else to do after several consecutive days of poor weather in Copenhagen, we decided to head over to Malmö with the hope that the weather would get a bit better. It didn’t.

What do you do when sightseeing in lousy weather? You go to museums. We went to Malmö Museer which is connected to the 15th Century Malmöhus Castle. Neither were spectacular in the rain, and I’m guessing they aren’t in good weather either.

Malmo Museum was the wackiest museum I’ve ever encountered. The exhibits are not in English; not that that would make much difference. The exhibits are seemingly random. Walk in one room to find natural history, the next is about a concentration camp, the next is an aquarium, and the next may very well be an art gallery featuring pig-headed humans. This place was absolutely bizarre, although I don’t think it intended to be such which made it rather sad.

Malmö Museer "No Shit! Eco Design" exhibit

This was about the only sign in English, and it rather well sums up the craziness of the place.

Posted on August 8th, 2011 under Other. Tags: Malmo, museums, sweden. Comments Off on Malmö Museer (Malmo, Sweden Museum)

View from the Bergen Railway Line doing "Norway in a Nutshell"

Before getting to the fjords (going into actually) or the Flåm Railway when experiencing “Norway in a Nutshell” you get to ride on the Bergen Railway Line which features views such as the above. The scenery is always changing on this train from Oslo to Bergen. Sometimes you’ll see farms, wildflowers, waterfalls, cute Norwegian houses, lakes, fjords, glaciers, rivers, or forests. You never know, but it’s pretty much all good. From Bergen to Oslo getting a window seat on the left side of the train is probably best.

Posted on August 6th, 2011 under Other. Tags: norway, norway in a nutshell. Comments Off on Bergen Railway Line view

Amsterdam after dark

On my last night in Europe this summer I went for a walk with my camera and tripod. I had seen this location the night before, but I didn’t have my tripod then.

This night shot was one of the more time-consuming and complex ones I’ve ever done. From the time I arrived until the time I took this photo more than 30 minutes had passed. At first it was too light. Then I couldn’t get everything in. Finally, I fully extended my tripod (to over six feet), had it perched precariously on the top of a bench, and then finally I pressed the trigger for this 15-second exposure.

Posted on August 5th, 2011 under Other. Tags: amsterdam, night photography. Comments: 2

Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher

Some more Mastodon photos from Roskilde for you today… For the earlier pics I posted from the festival click here.

Troy Sanders

Brann Dailor

You can see a photo of Randy Rhoads on Dailor’s drum kit. Rhoads died in a plane crash on Brann’s 7th birthday.

Posted on August 3rd, 2011 under Other. Tags: mastodon, metal, roskilde festival. Comments Off on Mastodon

Scene from the Flåm Railway

I jumped ahead of the chronological order of Norway in a Nutshell in my prior posts, taking you straight to the fjord. The views don’t begin at the fjords (nor do they begin with the photos in today’s entry).

Kjosfossen Falls from Flåm Railway in Norway

Assuming you are coming from Oslo, the train between Myrdal to Flam, the Flam Railway, is loaded with amazing scenery as well.

Posted on July 29th, 2011 under Other. Tags: norway, norway in a nutshell, waterfalls. Comments Off on Flåm Railway