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Out and About in Oslo

NORWAY | Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By drmitch | Views [1166]

I had to get up stupidly early to catch the 6 hour train to Oslo, where I walked the 15 minutes to Anker Hostel . Once again it is more of a “hotel” feel than a hostel, with a large waiting room, no kitchen but a hotplate in the dorm room, and very ... Read more >

Tags: akershus slott, bygdoy island, castle, fram museum, kontiki museum, maritime museum, nobel peace centre, opera house, oslo, vikings

Traipsing Around Turku

FINLAND | Mon, 13 Jun 2011 | By drmitch | Views [746]

I woke up to a cloud-heavy sky threatening to rain, which made it a perfect day for travelling to Turku, a quick 2 hour train ride on the other side of the country. Which was made more exciting by a clothing malfunction when my coke decided ... Read more >

Tags: castle, ferry, maritime museum, turku

 

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In the heart of the souk in Fes is an area devoted to the dying of leather.  If you look across the dye pits, you can see the rooftops of the many surrounding buildings & sense the hectic activity taking place there.  But the dye pits feel removed from the commotion, as the men go about their work.  It doesn’t matter that it takes a lot of labour, or that they may be waist-deep in dye as they stomp the leather beneath their feet…the leather is dyed how it has been for years – by hand & by foot: by justinekain, Views[715]
In the heart of the souk in Fes is an area devoted to the dying of leather. If you look across the dye pits, you can see the rooftops of the many surrounding buildings & sense the hectic activity taking place there. But the dye pits feel removed from the commotion, as the men go about their work. It doesn’t matter that it takes a lot of labour, or that they may be waist-deep in dye as they stomp the leather beneath their feet…the leather is dyed how it has been for years – by hand & by foot

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