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affjordable lodging | hamnøy, norway
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These little rorbus (traditional Norwegian fishing cabins) dot the shores of much of the Lofoten archipelago. We had the good fortune of having a real honest-to-goodness Norwegian with us during the week we were in Lofoten (he's a friend of our trip organizer), so we got a bit of a history lesson about these cabins. It turns out shelter for fishermen has existed in this part of Norway for 1000+ years. The original ones (which probably looked nothing like today's structures) were ordered built by one of Norway's kings to ensure that fishermen coming from the mainland had a place to stay as they were conducting their very economically important jobs. The cabins are always painted either red or ochre, and the reason is kind of funny: those two pigments happened to be the cheapest available at the time when many of these cabins were being built. Nowadays many of these rorbus have been converted for use as lodging for tourists and vacationers, and let me tell you, they're really nice. They have a very rustic feel; our rorbu even had a Jøtul cast iron wood stove (complete with water kettle) and one of the two rooms had two sets of bunk beds. It definitely had a "camp" feel, which just added to the charm of staying there. Lodging in the winter was quite affordable, too: $200/person for the week.
If you have occasion to visit Lofoten (and if you're a landscape photographer you should really add it to your short list), I highly recommend staying in one of these cabins. We stayed at Eliassen Rorbuer (www.rorbuer.no/en) on the tiny island of Hamnøy, near the town of Reine. An awesome experience for sure.
By the way, if you're interested in seeing some truly gorgeous Lofoten photos, I recommend you make your way over to Vicki Mar's photostream to check out her Lofoten, Norway photoset. Once you're done there, check out the rest of her photos - you won't be sorry. Vicki is one of the most talented photographers I know. I was fortunate to meet Vicki in person during the Lofoten trip since she and her husband were staying in the same rorbuer as my group.
OK, time to stop rambling and start working on my to-do list for the weekend. Happy Saturday, everyone!
-Lorenzo
affjordable lodging | hamnøy, norway
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You can find more of my Norway photos here.
Feeling social? You can also find me on:
facebook | google+ | tumblr | instagram | 500px | elmofoto.com
_________________________________________________
These little rorbus (traditional Norwegian fishing cabins) dot the shores of much of the Lofoten archipelago. We had the good fortune of having a real honest-to-goodness Norwegian with us during the week we were in Lofoten (he's a friend of our trip organizer), so we got a bit of a history lesson about these cabins. It turns out shelter for fishermen has existed in this part of Norway for 1000+ years. The original ones (which probably looked nothing like today's structures) were ordered built by one of Norway's kings to ensure that fishermen coming from the mainland had a place to stay as they were conducting their very economically important jobs. The cabins are always painted either red or ochre, and the reason is kind of funny: those two pigments happened to be the cheapest available at the time when many of these cabins were being built. Nowadays many of these rorbus have been converted for use as lodging for tourists and vacationers, and let me tell you, they're really nice. They have a very rustic feel; our rorbu even had a Jøtul cast iron wood stove (complete with water kettle) and one of the two rooms had two sets of bunk beds. It definitely had a "camp" feel, which just added to the charm of staying there. Lodging in the winter was quite affordable, too: $200/person for the week.
If you have occasion to visit Lofoten (and if you're a landscape photographer you should really add it to your short list), I highly recommend staying in one of these cabins. We stayed at Eliassen Rorbuer (www.rorbuer.no/en) on the tiny island of Hamnøy, near the town of Reine. An awesome experience for sure.
By the way, if you're interested in seeing some truly gorgeous Lofoten photos, I recommend you make your way over to Vicki Mar's photostream to check out her Lofoten, Norway photoset. Once you're done there, check out the rest of her photos - you won't be sorry. Vicki is one of the most talented photographers I know. I was fortunate to meet Vicki in person during the Lofoten trip since she and her husband were staying in the same rorbuer as my group.
OK, time to stop rambling and start working on my to-do list for the weekend. Happy Saturday, everyone!
-Lorenzo