Oslo, July 2012

Fortunatly for me, my mothers brother lives just outside of Oslo, Norway in a small town called Asker. 
Tim, my uncle has lived in Norway for about 25 years, so I am very lucky to have been able to visit and be involved with another culture for all of my life which I find very interesting.
We aim to visit every year, but this isn't always achieved. This summer however we did manage to stay for a week Tim and his family. 
This is a selection of photos from my album.

Frogner Park, Oslo. Designed by Gustav Virgeland. Own photo.

Silva, Tim's cat. Own photo.

Opera House, Oslo. I am very fond of this building. I wrote my first university essay on it. I particularly like this photo from the compositional aspect; the monochrome colours and the mis of materials. The clouds look very angry and effective, and the reflection on the window of the Opera tops the photo off. Own photo.

Tiled flooring in Amsterdam

While in Amsterdam for a few days after I was in Prague this summer, we went into this modern cafe/restaurant for breakfast. I really should have taken more photos of the interior, as it was a very large, very spacious room with interesting paintings and decor aspects. I am especially interested in the tilling on the floor. You don't often see such bright colours on a floor, but in this big room I think it makes it a lot more interesting than say paneled oak. If there was any type of wood flooring it would make the room have a totally different feel e.g cold and disconnected, but this works perfectly, as it helps keep the room feel cool and spacious.

Architecture in Prague

Own photo

 I took these photographs while on a trip to Prague this summer. I loved how the architecture - typically Baroque or Art Noveau - was so different in comparison to the rest of Europe.

The above photo is of architecture in the Old Town, while the bottom photo is situated in the New Town.

Own photo

Own photo

 The below photo is the only modern building that I saw while visiting the city. It is called the Ginger house, built in 1996 in the new-baroque style, it is one of the only building of this style, and there was much controversy when it was finished on how it would fit with running architecture within the city. But now nearly 10 years after the building was completed, it is now seen as an addition to the art work of the city.

Own photo