Winter scene from the Folk Museum at Bygdøy, Oslo.
During the weekend we visited the Folk Museum at Bygdøy, Oslo. They held a Yule market there and it was extremely crowded and horrible, but I did get some nice shots – this being one of them.
Winter at The Folk Museum
Very nice shot – its too bad that events have to be shared with so many people
Yes, it’s too bad. The main problem was that the organizers gave free entry to all the members of two different, large organisations (a building society and another one), plus all the customers of what I believe is the largest Norwegian bank. They should have separated it into different days: one day for the bank customers and the next day for the organisation members.
We went there with a baby carriage and because of the crowd it was just impossible to get around where the market was held. In the end we gave up went to take the bus back to the city, but even on the bus stop people showed themselves in front of us, so we didn’t even get on the bus. It was a disgusting display on the egoistic nature of humanity. We had to walk to the stop prior to the Folk Museum in order to get on the bus. It was the first and last time we ever visit that market.
…but you went outside and discovered this view…
I love this three-layer-photo!
Thank you Sanfermo. Three-layered can be cool.
oh what a shame it was crowded, I love Christmas festivals but huge crowds no i don’t if they are jostling one around, you really do have Christmas weather there 🙂 x
We had Yule weather, then it disappeared and today it’s back again. It’s coming and going. I hope we’ll get some cold days in a row so that the water freezes and the ice skating season can begin.
“Crowded and horrible”….welcome to season in Vero Beach! LOL terrible time of year for locals…i feel your pain.
Thanks for the support. Crowds can be a pestilence.
It’s gorgeous Cardinal.
Looks cold!
Thank you. It was actually not that cold. The snow melted during the day.
Snow = cold for someone from Australia!! LOL ❄️
Hehe, reminds me of this visitor I had from Australia. He’d never seen snow before and when he came here, it was the coldest period with minus 20 Celsius. He loved the cold!
I quite enjoy the cold as well actually. It’s very hot and humid where I grew up so I think it makes a nice change. Although I have never experienced very cold weather for more than a werk or two…
Doesn’t look very crowded from this angle. But I know they’re probably just out of sight. Oh, wait, now I see them in the distance. Well, they are not disturbing in this shot at all.
This was shot early in the morning, just before the shit hit the fan. I posted a crowd photo further down in the comments section.
Beautiful! I love it!
Thanks Priceless Joy!
I was there too, the weather was too good. Should have waited till next week end 😉
We didn’t even get to see all the stalls because we couldn’t get to them.
looks cold.
Looks can be deceiving…
Ok.
I hate winter and villages, but I actually like this one 🙂
This is actually an outdoor museum that’s built like a village. It’s definitely a “must see” if you ever visit Oslo.
it’s beautiful… Yule markets (which Google says is Christmas markets 🙂 ) are usually crowded and horrible lol… but nothing of it is suggested here… it’s very peaceful and the light is so soft… love it!!
Google is right, Yule is Christmas. Around here we celebrated Yule for hundreds of years, but then Christianity came along, stole Yule and renamed it Christmas (it’s easier to implement a new religion if you use the holidays that people are already celebrating). People here still call it “Jul” and not “Kristmesse” which would have been the Norwegian word for Christmas.
Here’s a crowd photo:
it is much the same here, what were once pagan traditions became Christian, but still preserving many of the old beliefs… 🙂
and thank you kindly for explaining the Jule to me…
the crowded photo is really… crowded lol 🙂 bug just as beautiful… 🙂
Lovely light, tree silhouettes and composition!
Thank you very much Paula.
At least you found a patch of light, and a gorgeous one at that, at the end of the tunnel.
The rumors say that it’s always light there 🙂
The light it lovely … the low Winter sun..
Yes, the winter sun and no flies/mosquitoes is the best thing about winter.
It’s the bug free season … another reason to love Winter! 🙂
I love bug free!
Beautiful! Perfect soft lighting and angel, CG!
Thanks Amy. I pulled some tricks to get the look I was after.
Crowded and horrible go hand in hand. Beautiful shot, though! That’s gorgeous light.
That’s so true; they go hand in hand like two disgusting looking lovers.
so beautiful 🙂
beautiful ! beautiful 🙂