Ferries and hydrofoils connect mainland and islands, carrying water and food, mail and tourists. Weather conditions and sleeping through the alarm clock might strongly affect the mobility between the islands …
Pictures shot in Milazzo, Salina, Stromboli and Vulcano, Aeolian islands, Italy.
This was the fifth time I visited Norway in the last 18 years … and the first time having a cruise through its fjords! A mystical experience, planned last-minute thanks to this service. How peaceful can be winter cruising a couple of hours between Nærøyfjord and Aurlandsfjord,
The Fanaraaken ready to set sail from Gudvangen.
Two hours in the arctic breeze: no pain no gain
Sea fluidity at low temperatures
Foam and snow, leaving the Nærøyfjord
Fanaraaken mirroresque roof (click it to magnify this amazing view)
Sliding into the Aurlandsfjord
Approaching our goal: the village of Flåm.
Don’t miss fjord cruising next time you visit Norway! Click each picture to enlarge. Pictures show with D800 plus 16-35 mm f/4
Oslo water front in a generous, summer-like day, despite the winter season.
Dream and reality
Benches on Oslo water front
Oslo city hall
Sunset on Oslo fjord
Compare this daylight with the colder light of the previous frosty day. Click each picture to enlarge.
From cyan to blue, tints of purple and yellow on cold white: Scandinavian colors at Oslo in a -12 °C frosty day
Icebergs and ships
A view from the harbor to the city … and viceversa
Old and new
Christmas lights on the bay. Click each picture to enlarge
In the search for Swissness, I stumbled into Weggis, on the northern shore of Lake Lucerne.
Pictures shot with D800 plus 50 mm f/1.4 G – click each to enlarge.
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