Harpa

Harpa is a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. Harpa was opened in 2011. The building features a distinctive colored glass facade inspired by the basalt landscape of Iceland. Harpa was designed by the Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in co-operation with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.

We touched down in Iceland for a 2-week round trip to explore the beautiful landscape of the country, but starting with a short visit of the capital Reykjavik.

LX Factory

LX Factory is a hotspot in Lisbon. A former industrial complex has been transformed into an art -, food – and shopping centre. The photo shows the outside wall of a (toilet !) – building.

Mira

Largo de Artur Arcos in Porto hosts a stencil grafitti mural of artist Daniel Elme, artist from Caldas da Rainha, but living in the town of Porto: a figure of an old lady.

Porto – Lisbon

We have spent a week in Porto and Lisbon. Visiting Porto was for the second time since 1988, while we have been in Lisbon more often in recent years. The photo shows the classic view of the city along the river Douro.

Garbage nest

Common coot on a garbage nest

This is not a hopeful picture: a common coot has built a nest from garbage in dirty water. Photo taken in the city of Rotterdam.

Museum ‘STRAAT’

‘STRAAT’:  is the museum for street art and graffiti in Amsterdam and a must-see. The  exhibition displays more than 160 artworks by 150+ artists. The artworks were created on-site and most of these works are as big as outdoor walls. STRAAT resides in an 8000 m2 former warehouse on the NDSM wharf, both a national monument and the biggest outdoor playground for street art and graffiti in Amsterdam.

Vlissingen

A two-day short stay in Vlissingen (Zeeland, The Netherlands) to explore the city and the surrounding villages of the peninsula Walcheren. The photo shows the skyline of Vlissingen.

Hyder (Alaska, USA) – Fish Creek

From Stewart in Britisch Columbia, Canada, it is easy to cross the border to Hyder (on a dead-end road), situated in Alaska, USA. In Hyder you can observe brown bears catching salmons during the yearly salmon run at the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site.

More photo’s of our journey in Canada can be viewed in the Gallery.

Moricetown

In Moricetown (Canada, British Columbia), local fisherman are fishing on a special place in the river, where the river narrows and is forced through a small canyon. They use nets to catch the fish from the waterfall and this does not seem a harmless activity.

Maligne Canyon

Maligne Canyon is a canyon located in the Jasper National Park near Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Eroded out of the Palliser Formation, the canyon is over 50 metres deep.