WWII graves

This is another photo from the cemetery at Alfaset and the German soldiers' graves.

At another Oslo cemetery is an area of graves where other soldiers were buried; the allied - mostly British soldiers. It's sad to think about all these young men who died way too early.

Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof at Alfaset

Alfaset cemetery is quite large and situated in the northern parts of Oslo, quite far from the center. Apart from the "normal" graves, there is one specific area for gypsy graves, one for muslim graves - and there is the cemetery for German soldiers who died in Norway during World War II. I've visited a few times. Even though they were our enemies, it's quite heartbreaking to see all the stone crosses, each with three names on each side. I don't know how many crosses are there, but this photo only shows one part of the cemetery.

Peaceful

Yesterday I went through Vestre Gravlund (the biggest cemetery in Norway). It was a beautiful sunday. New snow covered the ground like a white clean carpet. It was cold, but the sun and the blue sky made the day a perfect winterday. :o)

Photo: by Stormel

Angel

This angel is from the same cemetery I've showed you earlier. I like this, with the coloured trees in the background.

There's been a lot of talk in Norway about angels the past few months, after our Princess Märtha Louise launched an alternative school aimed at training students to contact angels. More about this here: Article in English.

Autumn

After a very rainy summer, we've had some really wonderful autumn weather. The past few days it's been raining again, but hey! - it's the autumn, it's supposed to rain.

I love the autumn for it's crisp clear air and the change of colours. The sunny autumn days are truly beautiful. I hope this photo gives you an impression of what it can be like.

The photo is taken in a cemetery near the Vigeland Park.

Whispers from the past

This is an old photo from one of the cemeteries in Oslo. This spot with similar head stones are the graves of some of the many soldiers dying here during World War II. These soldiers were mostly British. The German soldiers have their own cemetery at Alfaset.

Photo: by Lothiane