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A Short Visit to Kragerø – Part 3: Jomfruland, A Walk on Virgin Land
After visiting Odd Einarson’s exhibit and Christina Soot Kløvig’s gallery, we got invited to Jomfruland. This island is a one-hour ferry ride from Kragerø mainland. Jomfruland is one of the most beautiful places in Southern Norway. The island was formed at the very end of the last ice age, and the ice brought…
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A Short Visit to Kragerø – Part 2: A Town with a Great Art History and Many Galleries
There is something special about the coastal town of Kragerø. Many artists have created great art here. Among these artists is Edvard Munch, who, like many others, fell in love with the magic light that embraces the landscape. It is where the ocean and land emerge and create a feeling…
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A Short Visit to Kragerø – Part 1: A Master of Satire and Caricatures
Kragerø is a town on the coast of Telemark in southern Norway. It is known for its many summer tourists and several art galleries. My husband’s father, Odd Einarson, lived here from 1960 to his death in 1991. He was a famous Norwegian cartoonist who made controversial satire before and…
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Girl Power in Norway
A few days ago, I received a question from a friend: “Hey, Grace, is it true that Norwegian women are the ones in charge there?” Most Filipinos are curious about the strong position of women in Northern Europe, and I jokingly replied, “I don’t know, but I see a lot…
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Meetup with Old-time Friends in Oslo
Spain is great, but like all new things, it takes time to get used to it 🙂 I enjoyed the climate and the easy way of living, but I quickly understood that I needed time to be bold enough to practice the Spanish I had learned. When my husband and…
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Norway: Vigeland Sculpture Park
The sun was shining, but it was still cold, only 17°c when my husband and I arrived in Norway, and the Norwegians call it summer. One of the first things my husband did was to show me the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the world’s largest sculpture park, by a single artist,…
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Málaga: Tradition + Art = Progress
We live near the City of Málaga, the 2016 European Capital of Culture, and it’s amazing to see what a conscious commitment to art can lead to. Taking care of local traditions and customs while understanding the great importance of art is a winning concept. For the past 10-15 years,…
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Trip to Almuñecar: Relinking an Old Friendship
We received an invitation to a meetup from an old friend of my husband’s who bought a small townhouse with his wife in Almuñecar. It’s just a 10-minute bus ride from our area in La Herradura. After over a decade of not seeing each other, I was excited for my…
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9 Things Which Amaze Me About La Herradura
It has been a week since I arrived in La Herradura, the southern part of the municipality of Almuñecar in Granada, Spain. La Herradura means the Horseshoe because the bay is shaped like one. I love the climate and the peacefulness. I miss my home, the Philippines, no doubt, yet…
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