Hamnøy in a snowstorm
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I had always hoped to see the sunrays on the mountain tops during my time at Reinefjord. When I stood in the snowstorm on the bridge to Hamnøya and looked down to the red rorbuer, I had in between no … read more or write a comment …

Sakrisøya in a snowstorm
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Almost lagoon-like, the small bay of the Reinefjord with the island Sakrisøya lay in front of me. In this area, the water is so shallow and with a sandy bottom that it glows green. It was the day with blizzards and … read more or write a comment …

Sun on the mountain tops!
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I had to wait 3 days for this moment, it was always overcast or even rainy during the day. When I was on Hamnøya that day, looking for motives with the stockfish racks, the sun came through the cloud cover … read more or write a comment …

Views from Hamnøya
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The islands in the Reinefjord are home to many fishermen, you can still see modern fishing trawler at every corner. Every free space on the rocks is used to put up stockfish racks. On Hamnøya at the eastern end of … read more or write a comment …

Reinefjord at dawn panorama
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The cover picture of this article is only an section of the panorama, so it’s worth opening the article to let the full magnificence of the picture take effect. After I left my accommodation in Å in the morning hours … read more or write a comment …

Moskenesøya at night
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At night on the way to Reine, just out of the corner of my eye, I saw the snow-covered mountains above the small fjord and braked immediately (luckily there was nothing going on on the roads at that time!), turned … read more or write a comment …

Lands End — or the western end of Lofoten!
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During my stay in the Lofoten I first had to learn from the local people that in the Lofoten one always only has to go east (towards the mainland) and west. This might be still valid for the eastern part, … read more or write a comment …

Reinefjord at dawn
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It is wonderful to walk along the shore of Reinefjord and see different perspectives of the view of the two mountains Olstinden and Festhelltinden. All this in the early hours of the morning before the sunrise in January gives the … read more or write a comment …

Å i Lofoten
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The small fishing village of Å i Lofoten at the south-western end of Lofoten has two museums to offer: the fishing village with its houses and workshops, the tran cookery, blacksmith’s shop and boat shed. And the Stockfish Museum. In … read more or write a comment …

Clockwork from St. Nicolai
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The clockwork of the St. Nicolai church in Lüneburg dates back to 1895, and when the tower construction from 1831–1895 was completed, a clockwork from the company Weule in Bockenem was also installed. In 1967 the church council decided to … read more or write a comment …

Illuminated St. Nicolai Church
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The St. Nicolai Church in Lüneburg as an oasis of light, so the church community wrote on their homepage about the Illuminated Church. Every year in December the church is bathed in special light. Around all pillars there are lamps … read more or write a comment …

In the bell tower of St. Nicolai
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What an impression! The Marien bell of St. Nicolai in Lüneburg. From the year 1491. The special thing about my visit to the tower of the St. Nicolai church in Lüneburg was the exclusive guided tour by Uwe Asmussen, who was … read more or write a comment …

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