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Holger Torp (Holger) > 31. december 2007. In the house to left of center are the offices of our president. Happy new year.
Holger Torp (Holger) > 29. 12. 2007. Nesstofa is located at the tip of the Nes peninsula in Seltjarnarnes, one of the oldest municipalities in Iceland. Today the landscape of Seltjarnarnes is surrounded by the ocean on the north, west, and south coastlines, while it borders with Reykjavik to the east. The building of Nesstofa, one of Iceland’s oldest concrete houses, was constructed between the years 1761-1763 for Iceland’s first Surgeon General, Bjarni Pálsson who utilized the building as his residence and medical centre. The selection of the specific location of the Nes peninsula in Seltjarnarnes for the accommodation of such a building has been the subject of various discussions and given a number of interpretations. It is believed that the decision was caused by a number of reasons. These are as follows: the easy access to the sea, given the fact that most patients were transported by boat; the presence of a farm which was used as a secondary income to the resident, and its associated buildings which after renovation were used as medical shelters and its proximity to other centers of power like Bessastadir and Videy, where the country’s supreme officials resided. Located at one of the highest points of the peninsula with an almost 180° visibility out to the sea, Nesstofa must have commanded the landscape in an almost authoritarian manner. The National Museum of Iceland received possession of Nesstofa in the years 1976-79 and was partly restored in its original form in the mid-1980s. Nowadays, Nesstofa houses the Medical and Health Care Museum, a specialized museum under the administration of the National Museum concentrating on the collection and preservation of artefacts, tools, instruments, pictures and drawings associated with Iceland’s medical history.
Holger Torp (Holger) > 28. december 2007. The Lighthouse in Grótta. Show me your light and safe my life. In the old days the lighthouses played an enourmous role for the sailors safety.
Holger Torp (Holger) > 27. december 2007. Mount Esja in the last rays of the sun today. A beautiful cold (-9°C) and clear day.
Holger Torp (Holger) > 25. december 2007. Christmas Day
Holger Torp (Holger) > 24. december 2007. Yet another one of the Pearl. Here you can see the top part with the restaurant. Merry Christmas to you all :)
Holger Torp (Holger) > 23 1/2 december 2007 And tonight we go dancing. The Pearl is now illuminated with colored light. For more details on the Pearl see: http://holger.smugmug.com/gallery/3591231#215379156
Holger Torp (Holger) > 23. december 2007 Today is the day of Thorlak the holy. We are memorizing Thorlak the holy former bishop of Skalholt who died the 23. december 1193. Pope Johannes Paul II named him the guarding saint of Iceland and he is the only icelandic saint in the catholic religion who has been officially recognized. He was so holy that he never drank water but only vine. The picture shows the free Lutheran church in Reykjavík and to the right the National Gallery of Iceland. The house the gallery is situated in was build in 1916 and construted as a freezing plant. Various activites have found place in this house, for many years it was the most popular dance house in town. When I was young this was the place to go weekend evenings to listen to rock bands, have a drink or two and admire the girls. From 1988 you admire art in the house.
Holger Torp (Holger) > 22. december 2007 On this the darkest day of the year we had sunrise at 11:32 and sunset at 15:30. We were lucky to see a little clear sky and the sun today. Tomorrow the days will begin to be longer agani and before we know: It will be summer again!
31. december 2007.
In the house to left of center are the offices of our president.
Happy new year.
Holger Torp (Holger) > 31. december 2007. In the house to left of center are the offices of our president. Happy new year.
31. december 2007.
In the house to left of center are the offices of our president.
Happy new year.
See photo in gallery
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